Use the panels and the commands

We can use the MQSC commands, the PCF commands, or the operations and control panels to manage DQM.

For information about the syntax of the MQSC commands, see Script (MQSC) Commands. For information about PCF commands, see Introduction to Programmable Command Formats.


Use the initial panel

For an introduction to invoking the operations and control panels, using the function keys, and getting help, see Administer IBM MQ for z/OS®.

Note: To use the operations and control panels, you must have the correct security authorization; see Administer IBM MQ for z/OS and sub topics for more information. Figure 1 shows the panel that is displayed when you start a panel session. The text after the panel explains the actions you perform in this panel.
Figure 1. The operations and controls initial panel
IBM MQ for z/OS - Main Menu

Complete fields. Then press Enter.

Action . . . . . . . . . . 1   0. List with filter  4. Manage
1. List or Display  5. Perform
2. Define like    6. Start
3. Alter       7. Stop
8. Command
Object type . . . . . . . . CHANNEL    +
Name . . . . . . . . . . . *
Disposition . . . . . . . . A Q=Qmgr, C=Copy, P=Private, G=Group,
S=Shared, A=All

Connect name . . . . . . . MQ25 - local queue manager or group
Target queue manager . . . MQ25
- connected or remote queue manager for command input
Action queue manager . . . MQ25 - command scope in group
Response wait time . . . . 10  5 - 999 seconds

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Command ===> ________________________________________________________________
F1=Help   F2=Split   F3=Exit   F4=Prompt  F9=SwapNext F10=Messages
F12=Cancel
From this panel, we can:

  • Select the action you want to perform by typing in the appropriate number in the Action field.
  • Specify the object type to work with. Press F4 for a list of object types if you are not sure what they are.
  • Display a list of objects of the type specified. Type in an asterisk (*) in the Name field and press enter to display a list of objects (of the type specified) that have already been defined on this subsystem. We can then select one or more objects to work with in sequence. Figure 2 shows a list of channels produced in this way.
  • Specify the disposition in the queue sharing group of the objects you want to work with in the Disposition field. The disposition determines where the object is kept and how the object behaves.
  • Choose the local queue manager, or queue sharing group to which you want to connect in the Connect name field. If you want the commands to be issued on a remote queue manager, choose either the Target queue manager field or the Action queue manager field, depending upon whether the remote queue manager is not or is a member of a queue sharing group. If the remote queue manager is not a member of a queue sharing group, choose the Target queue manager field. If the remote queue manager is a member of a queue sharing group, choose the Action queue manager field.
  • Choose the wait time for responses to be received in the Response wait time field.
Figure 2. Listing channels
List Channels - MQ25          Row 1 of 8

Type action codes, then press Enter. Press F11 to display connection status.
1=Display  2=Define like  3=Alter  4=Manage  5=Perform
6=Start   7=Stop

Name         Type     Disposition  Status
<> *           CHANNEL    ALL   MQ25
_  SYSTEM.DEF.CLNTCONN  CLNTCONN   QMGR  MQ25
_  SYSTEM.DEF.CLUSRCVR  CLUSRCVR   QMGR  MQ25 INACTIVE
_  SYSTEM.DEF.CLUSSDR  CLUSSDR    QMGR  MQ25 INACTIVE
_  SYSTEM.DEF.RECEIVER  RECEIVER   QMGR  MQ25 INACTIVE
_  SYSTEM.DEF.REQUESTER REQUESTER   QMGR  MQ25 INACTIVE
_  SYSTEM.DEF.SENDER   SENDER    QMGR  MQ25 INACTIVE
_  SYSTEM.DEF.SERVER   SERVER    QMGR  MQ25 INACTIVE
_  SYSTEM.DEF.SVRCONN  SVRCONN    QMGR  MQ25 INACTIVE
******** End of list ********




Command ===> ________________________________________________________________
F1=Help   F2=Split   F3=Exit   F4=Filter  F5=Refresh  F7=Bkwd
F8=Fwd    F9=SwapNext F10=Messages F11=Status  F12=Cancel