CIFMT (8-byte character string)

MQ format name of data that follows MQCIH.

This specifies the MQ format name of the data that follows the MQCIH structure.

On the MQPUT or MQPUT1 call, the application must set this field to the value appropriate to the data. The rules for coding this field are the same as those for the MDFMT field in MQMD.

This format name is also used for the reply message, if the CIRFM field has the value FMNONE.

• For DPL requests, CIFMT must be the format name of the COMMAREA.

• For 3270 requests, CIFMT must be CSQCBDCI, and CIRFM must be CSQCBDCO.

The data-conversion exits for these formats must be installed on the queue manager where they are to run.

If the request message results in the generation of an error reply message, the error reply message has a format name of FMSTR.

This is a request field. The length of this field is given by LNFMT. The initial value of this field is FMNONE.