Browsing the messages on a queue

Browsing a queue enables you to view the messages that are on the queue without getting (removing) them from the queue.


To browse the messages on a queue, complete the following steps.


Procedure

  1. In the Navigator view, click the Queues folder that contains the queue. The queue is displayed in the Content view.
  2. In the Content view, right-click the queue, then click Browse Messages... The Message Browser dialog opens.


Results

The Message browser window displays a user-defined number of bytes from a user-defined number of messages, with the most recent message at the end of the list. Double-click a message to view its properties, including the data in the message. All of the messages remain on the queue.

Set the number of messages and number of bytes to be displayed in the Preferences window as described in Configure IBM MQ Explorer.

Parent topic: Send test messages


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