DEFINE QALIAS

Use DEFINE QALIAS to define a new alias queue, and set its parameters.

Note: An alias queue provides a level of indirection to another queue or a topic object. If the alias refers to a queue, it must be another local or remote queue, defined at this queue manager, or a clustered alias queue defined on another queue manager. It cannot be another alias queue on this queue manager. If the alias refers to a topic, it must be a topic object defined at this queue manager.

• Syntax diagram
• Usage notes for DEFINE queues
• Parameter descriptions for DEFINE QUEUE and ALTER QUEUE

Synonym: DEF QA

Values shown above the main line in the railroad diagram are the defaults supplied with IBM MQ, but your installation might have changed them. See Syntax diagrams.

DEFINE QALIAS

Define attrsCommon queue attrsAlias queue attrsNotes:

• ¹ Valid only on z/OS .
• ² Valid only on z/OS when the queue manager is a member of a queue sharing group.
• ³ Valid only on UNIX, Linux, and Windows.
• ⁴ Not valid on z/OS.
• ⁵ The TARGQ parameter is available for compatibility with previous releases. It is a synonym of TARGET; we cannot specify both parameters.

Parent topic: DEFINE queues

Related information

• Work with alias queues