Work with IBM MQ objects

We can use the IBM MQ object widgets in the IBM MQ Console to work with the different types of IBM MQ object.

About this task

• Queues widget
• Topics widget
• Listeners widget
• Channels widget
• Client-connection channels widget
• Authentication information widget
• Subscriptions widget

Procedure

• To create an IBM MQ object widget:
  1. Click Add widget .
  2. Select the appropriate queue manager from the list.
  3. Click the name of the type of object widget that we want to create.

• To rename the object widget:
  1. Hover your mouse pointer in the title bar and the rename icon appears . Click the icon.
  2. Enter a new name in the Rename widget window and click Rename.

• To configure the IBM MQ object widget:
  1. Click the configure icon in the title bar of the widget.
  2. Optional: Specify the queue manager that the IBM MQ objects are displayed for.
  3. Optional: Specify whether system objects are shown or hidden.
  4. Click Save.

• To filter the objects that are displayed in the widget:
  1. Type your filter text into the search box.
  2. To stop filtering, delete the text from the search box.

• To refresh the contents of the widget, click the refresh icon in the title bar of the widget.
• To remove the widget, click the remove icon in the title bar of the widget.

• Work with queues
  We can use the Queues widget in the IBM MQ Console to show the queues that exist for a specific queue manager. We can then add and delete queues, add and clear messages on a queue, browse messages, view and set the properties of a queue, and manage the authority records of a queue.
• Work with topics
  We can use the topics widget in the IBM MQ Console to add and delete topics, and view and set the properties of a topic.
• Work with listeners
  We can use the listeners widget in the IBM MQ Console to add and delete listeners, start and stop listeners, view and set listener properties, and manage the authority records for a listener.
• Work with channels
  We can use the channels widget in the IBM MQ Console to add and delete channels, start and stop channels, reset and resolve channels, and ping channels. We can also view and set the properties of a channel, and manage authority records for the channel.
• 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.
• Work with authentication information
  We can use the authentication information widget in the IBM MQ Console to add and delete authentication information objects on a queue manager. We can also view and set the properties, and manage the authority records for the objects.
• Work with subscriptions
  We can use the subscriptions widget in the IBM MQ Console to add and delete subscriptions on a queue manager, view and set the properties, and manage the authority records for the subscriptions.
• Work with channel authentication records
  We can use the channel authentication records widget in the IBM MQ Console to add and delete channel authentication records on a queue manager. We can also view and set the properties for channel authentication records.

Parent topic: The Dashboard Web Console