Work-with-channel choices on IBM i

Work-with-channel choices on IBM i

The Work with Channels panel is reached with the command WRKMQMCHL, and it allows you to monitor the status of all channels listed, and to issue commands against selected channels.

The options available in the Work with Channel panel are:

Menu option Description

2=Change Changes the attributes of a channel.

3=Copy Copies the attributes of a channel to a new channel.

4=Delete Deletes a channel.

5=Display Displays the current settings for the channel.

6=Create Displays the Create channel panel

8=Work with Status Displays the channel status panels.

13=Ping Runs the Ping facility to test the connection to the adjacent system by exchanging a fixed data message with the remote end.

14=Start Starts the selected channel, or resets a disabled receiver channel.

15=End Requests the channel to close down.

16=Reset Requests the channel to reset the sequence numbers on this end of the link. The numbers must be equal at both ends for the channel to start.

17=Resolve Requests the channel to resolve in-doubt messages without establishing connection to the other end.

18=Display authority Displays IBM MQ object authority

19=Grant authority Grants IBM MQ object authority

20=Revoke authority Revokes IBM MQ object authority

21=Recover object Recovers IBM MQ object

22=Record image Records IBM MQ object image

2=Change
Use the Change option to change an existing channel definition.
3=Copy
Use the Copy option to copy an existing channel.
4=Delete
Use the Delete option to delete the selected channel.
5=Display
Use the Display option to display the current definitions for the channel.
6=Create
Use the Create option to display the Create channel panel.
8=Work with Status
Use Work with Status to see detailed channel status information.
13=Ping
Use the Ping option to exchange a fixed data message with the remote end.
14=Start
Use the Start option to start a channel manually.
15=End
Use End to stop channel activity
16=Reset
Use the Reset option to force a new message sequence.
17=Resolve
Use the Resolve option to force a local commit or backout of in-doubt messages held in a transmission queue.
18=Display authority
Use the Display authority option to display what actions a user is authorized to perform on a specific IBM MQ object.
19=Grant authority
Use the Grant authority option to grant the authority to perform actions on IBM MQ objects to another user or group of users.
20=Revoke authority
Use Revoke authority to remove authorization to perform actions on objects from users.
21=Recover object
Use Recover object to restore damaged objects from information stored in IBM MQ journals.
22=Record image
Use Record image to reduce the number of journal receivers required for the recovery of a set of objects, and to minimize recovery time.
Parent topic: Monitor and controlling channels on IBM i