Invoking the operations and control panels

If the ISPF/PDF primary options menu has been updated for WebSphere MQ, we can access the WebSphere MQ operations and control panels from that menu. For details about updating the menu, see the WebSphere MQ for z/OS System Setup Guide.

We can access the WebSphere MQ operations and control panels from the TSO command processor panel (usually option 6 on the ISPF/PDF primary options menu). The name of the exec that you run to do this is CSQOREXX. It has two parameters;

thlqual is the high-level qualifier for the WebSphere MQ libraries to be used, and

langletter is the letter identifying the national language libraries to be used (for example, E for U.S. English). The parameters can be omitted if the WebSphere MQ libraries are permanently installed in your ISPF setup. Alternatively, we can issue CSQOREXX from the TSO command line.

These panels are designed to be used by operators and administrators with a minimum of formal training. Read these instructions with the panels running and try out the different tasks suggested.

Note:
While using the panels, temporary dynamic queues with names of the form SYSTEM.CSQOREXX.* are created.