Changes for this edition (SC34-6583-00)

• Removal of support for Unicenter TCPaccess Communication Server Interface.

• Removal of support for distributed queueing using CICS.

• Support for multiple TCP/IP stacks.

• Changes to CICS bridge setup, see Customizing the CICS bridge.

• A new CF structure level, CFLEVEL(4), is introduced.

• The channel initiator parameters, which used to be specified in CSQXPARM, are now queue manager attributes.

• Commands can be submitted using Programmable Command Format (PCF), as well as MQSC. New security profiles are needed.

• Removal of the distinction between "full function" and "reduced function" forms of WebSphere MQ.

• A new task is added when customizing queue managers, to define WebSphere MQ to a Workload Management class.

• A new command, DISPLAY CONN, supersedes DISPLAY THREAD.

• Changes to SMF type 115 and 116 records.

• Lists of changes to previous editions have been removed.

• Miscellaneous editorial improvements, corrections and clarifications.

For details of the new function that has been added for this release of WebSphere MQ for z/OS, see the WebSphere MQ for z/OS Concepts and Planning Guide.