Work with client-connection channels

We can use the client-connection channels widget in the IBM MQ Console to add and delete client-connection channels on a queue manager, view and set the properties, and manage the authority records for the channel.

Before starting

We must create a client-connection channels widget before we can use it. For more information about creating IBM MQ object widgets, see Work with IBM MQ objects.

About this task

The client-connection channels widget lists the client-connection channels that exist for a specific queue manager. We can select individual client-connection channels from the list to work with.

We cannot view or edit authority records for a client-connection channel on z/OS .

Procedure

• To add a client-connection channel:
  1. Click the create icon in the client-connection channels widget toolbar.
  2. Enter a name for the client-connection channel. Valid characters are letters and numbers and the ., /, _, and % characters.
  3. Specify the connection name. The connection name is the name of the computer that hosts the target queue manager. The format is computer_name(port_number), where computer_name is the name or IP address of the computer that hosts the target queue manager, and port_number is the port that the target queue manager's listener is using.
  4. Click Create. The new client-connection channel is created.

• To delete a client-connection channel:
  1. Select the client-connection channel that we want to delete from the list in the client-connection channels widget.
  2. Click the delete icon in the widget toolbar.
  3. Confirm that we want to delete the client-connection channel by clicking Delete. The client-connection channel is deleted.

• To view and edit the properties of a client-connection channel:
  1. Select the client-connection channel in the client-connection channels widget.
  2. Click the properties icon in the client-connection channels widget toolbar. Alternatively, double-click the client-connection channel.
  3. View the properties and edit them as required. If the property text box is disabled, the property is read-only, or can be edited only from the command line. For information about a property, view the property information in Channel properties.

• To view and edit authority records for a client-connection channel:
  1. Select the client-connection channel in the client-connection channels widget.
  2. Click ... > Manage Authority Records. The authority records show the permissions that users and administrators have on the selected client-connection channel.

Parent topic: Work with IBM MQ objects