Issuing commands

We can control most of the operational environment of WebSphere MQ using the WebSphere MQ commands. WebSphere MQ for z/OS supports both the MQSC and PCF types of these commands. This book describes how to specify attributes using MQSC commands, and so it refers to those commands and attributes using their MQSC command names, rather than their PCF names. For details of the syntax of the MQSC commands, see WebSphere MQ Script (MQSC) Command Reference. For details of the syntax of the PCF commands, see WebSphere MQ Programmable Command Formats and Administration Interface. If you are a suitably authorized user, we can issue WebSphere MQ commands from:

• The initialization input data sets (described in the WebSphere MQ for z/OS System Setup Guide).

• A z/OS console, or equivalent, such as SDSF

• The z/OS master get command routine, MGCRE (SVC 34)

• The WebSphere MQ utility, CSQUTIL (described in WebSphere MQ utility program (CSQUTIL).)

• A user application, which can be:

  • A CICS program

  • A TSO program

  • A z/OS batch program

  • An IMS program

  See Writing programs to administer WebSphere MQ for information about this.

Much of the functionality of these commands is provided in a user-friendly way by the operations and control panels, accessible from TSO and ISPF, and described in Introducing the operations and control panels.