WebSphere MQ queue settings

Use this panel to browse or change the configuration properties of the selected JMS queue destination for point-to-point messaging with WebSphere MQ as a messaging provider.

A WebSphere MQ queue destination is used to configure the properties of a JMS queue. Connections to the queue are created by the associated JMS queue connection factory for WebSphere MQ as a messaging provider.

To view this page, use the administrative console to complete the following steps:

  1. In the navigation pane, expand Resources > Messaging Providers > WebSphere MQ .

  2. If appropriate, in the content pane, change the scope of the WebSphere MQ messaging provider. If the scope is set to node or server scope for a Version 5 node, the administrative console presents the subset of resources and properties that are applicable to WebSphere Application Server V5.

  3. In the content pane, under Additional Resources, click WebSphere MQ Queue Destinations. This displays a list of any existing JMS queue destinations.

  4. Click the name of the JMS queue destination that you want to work with.

A queue for use with the WebSphere MQ JMS provider has the following properties.

Note:

Name

The name by which the queue is known for administrative purposes within IBM WebSphere Application Server.

Data type String

JNDI name

The JNDI name that is used to bind the queue into the name space.

As a convention, use the fully qualified JNDI name; for example, in the form jms/Name, where Name is the logical name of the resource.

This name is used to link the platform binding information. The binding associates the resources defined by the deployment descriptor of the module to the actual (physical) resources bound into JNDI by the platform.

Data type String

Description

A description of the queue, for administrative purposes

Data type String
Default Null

Category

A category used to classify or group this queue, for your IBM WAS administrative records.

Data type String

Persistence

Whether all messages sent to the destination are persistent, non-persistent, or have their persistence defined by the application

Data type Enum
Default Application defined
Range

Application defined

Messages on the destination have their persistence defined by the application that put them onto the queue.

Queue defined

Messages on the destination have their persistence defined by the WebSphere MQ queue definition properties.

Persistent

Messages on the destination are persistent.

Non persistent

Messages on the destination are not persistent.

Priority

Whether the message priority for this destination is defined by the application or the Specified priority property

Data type Enum
Default Application defined
Range

Application defined

The priority of messages on this destination is defined by the application that put them onto the destination.

Queue defined

Messages on the destination have their persistence defined by the WebSphere MQ destination definition properties.

Specified

The priority of messages on this destination is defined by the Specified priority property.If you select this option, define a priority define a priority on the Specified Priority property.

Specified priority

If the Priority property is set to Specified, type here the message priority for this destination, in the range 0 (lowest) through 9 (highest)

Data type Integer
Units Message priority level
Default 0
Range 0 (lowest priority) through 9 (highest priority)

Expiry

Whether the expiry timeout for this destination is defined by the application or the Specified Expiry property, or messages on the destination never expire (have an unlimited expiry timeout)

Data type Enum
Default APPLICATION DEFINED
Range

APPLICATION DEFINED

The expiry timeout for messages on this destination is defined by the application that put them onto the destination.

SPECIFIED

The expiry timeout for messages on this destination is defined by the Specified Expiry property.If you select this option, define a timeout on the Specified Expiry property.

UNLIMITED

Messages on this destination have no expiry timeout, so those messages never expire.

Specified expiry

If the Expiry Timeout property is set to Specified, type here the number of milliseconds (greater than 0) after which messages on this destination expire.

Data type Integer
Units Milliseconds
Default 0
Range Greater than or equal to 0

  • 0 indicates that messages never timeout

  • Other values are an integer number of milliseconds

Base queue name

The name of the queue to which messages are sent, on the queue manager specified by the Base Queue Manager Name property.

Data type String
Default Null
Range 1 through 48 ASCII characters

Base queue manager name

The name of the WebSphere MQ queue manager to which messages are sent

This queue manager provides the queue specified by the Base Queue Name property.

Data type String
Units En_US ASCII characters
Default Null
Range A valid WebSphere MQ Queue Manager name, as 1 through 48 ASCII characters

CCSID

The coded character set identifier for use with the WebSphere MQ queue manager.

This coded character set identifier (CCSID) must be one of the CCSIDs supported by WebSphere MQ.

Data type String
Units Integer
Default Null
Range 1 through 65535

For more information about supported CCSIDs, and about converting between message data from one coded character set to another, see the WebSphere MQ System Administration and the WebSphere MQ Application Programming Reference books. These are available from the WebSphere MQ messaging multiplatform and platform-specific books Web pages; for example, at http://www-3.ibm.com/software/ts/mqseries/library/manualsa/manuals/platspecific.html, the IBM Publications Center, or from the WebSphere MQ collection kit, SK2T-0730.

Use native encoding

Whether or not the destination should use native encoding (appropriate encoding values for the Java platform).

Data type Check box
Default Cleared
Range

Cleared

Native encoding is not used, so specify the properties below for integer, decimal, and floating point encoding.

Selected

Native encoding is used (to provide appropriate encoding values for the Java platform).

For more information about encoding properties, see the WebSphere MQ Using Java document.

Integer encoding

If native encoding is not enabled, select whether integer encoding is normal or reversed.

Data type Enum
Default NORMAL
Range

NORMAL

Normal integer encoding is used.

REVERSED

Reversed integer encoding is used.

For more information about encoding properties, see the WebSphere MQ Using Java document.

Decimal encoding

If native encoding is not enabled, select whether decimal encoding is normal or reversed.

Data type Enum
Units Not applicable
Default NORMAL
Range

NORMAL

Normal decimal encoding is used.

REVERSED

Reversed decimal encoding is used.

For more information about encoding properties, see the WebSphere MQ Using Java document.

Floating point encoding

If native encoding is not enabled, select the type of floating point encoding.

Data type Enum
Default IEEENORMAL
Range

IEEENORMAL

IEEE normal floating point encoding is used.

IEEEREVERSED

IEEE reversed floating point encoding is used.

S390

S390 floating point encoding is used.

For more information about encoding properties, see the WebSphere MQ Using Java document.

Target client

Whether the receiving application is JMS-compliant or is a traditional WebSphere MQ application

Data type Enum
Default JMS
Range

JMS

The target is a JMS-compliant application.

MQ

The target is a non-JMS, traditional WebSphere MQ application.

Queue manager host

The name of host for the queue manager on which the queue destination is created.

Data type String
Default Null
Range A valid TCP/IP hostname

Queue manager port

The number of the port used by the queue manager on which this queue is defined.

Data type String
Units A valid TCP/IP port number.
Default Null
Range A valid TCP/IP port number. This port must be configured on the WebSphere MQ queue manager.

Server connection channel name

The name of the channel used for connection to the WebSphere MQ queue manager.

Data type String
Default Null
Range 1 through 20 ASCII characters

User name

The user ID used, with the Password property, for authentication when connecting to the queue manager to define the queue destination.

If you specify a value for the User name property, also specify a value for the Password property.

Data type String
Default Null

Password

The password, used with the User name property, for authentication when connecting to the queue manager to define the queue destination.

If you specify a value for the User name property, also specify a value for the Password property.

Data type String
Default Null

 

Configuration tab

Scope

Specifies the level to which this resource definition is visible to applications.

Resources such as messaging providers, namespace bindings, or shared libraries can be defined at multiple scopes, with resources defined at more specific scopes overriding duplicates which are defined at more general scopes.

The scope displayed is for information only, and cannot be changed on this panel. If you want to browse or change this resource (or other resources) at a different scope, change the scope on the messaging provider settings panel, then click Apply, before clicking the link for the type of resource.

Data type String

 



 

 

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