Forcing changes to queue properties

If the changes that you are making to the attributes of a queue affect the operation of a queue manager or another program, you might be asked to confirm whether you want to force the changes to the queue attributes.

About this task

In certain circumstances, when you change queue attributes and then click OK, a confirmation dialog is displayed that informs you that the changes you are making affect the operation of the queue manager or another program that is using the object. You are then asked if you want to force the change to the object's attributes. For the confirmation dialog to appear, you must have the object open in a separate application.

You must force changes to local queues in the following circumstances:

• The Shareability attribute on the Extended property page is specified as Not shareable.
• One or more applications have the queue open for input.
• Both of the following statements are true:
  • The Usage attribute is changed.
  • Either one or more messages are on the queue, or one or more applications have the queue open.

You must force changes to alias queues in the following circumstances:

• The Base object attribute is specified.
• An application has the queue open.

You must force changes to remote queues in the following circumstances:

• The Transmission queue attribute is changed.
• One or more applications have this queue open as a remote queue.
• Both of the following statements are true:
  • Any of Remote queue, Remote queue manager, or Transmission queue are changed.
  • One or more applications have the queue open which resolved through this definition as a queue manager alias.