Namelist properties

We can set properties for namelists. Some of the properties are specific to z/OS namelists.

The following tables list the properties that we can set:

• General
• Statistics

For each property, there is a brief description of when you might need to configure the property. The tables also give the equivalent MQSC parameter for the DEFINE, ALTER and DISPLAY NAMELIST commands. For more information about MQSC commands, see Administration using MQSC commands.

General page

The following table lists the properties that we can set on the General page of the Namelist properties dialog.

Property	Meaning	MQSC parameter
Namelist name	Read-only. We cannot change the name of the namelist after it has been created.	NAMELIST
Description	Type a meaningful description of the purpose of the namelist. See Entering strings in MQ Explorer.	DESCR
Names	Type the list of names of objects that are associated with the namelist. The objects must be defined on the local queue manager. See Entering strings in MQ Explorer.	NAMES
Name count	Read-only. This is the number of names in the namelist.	NAMCOUNT
QSG disposition	Read-only. This is the queue sharing group disposition of the namelist. We cannot change the disposition of a namelist after it has been created. Queue manager means that the object definition is available only to the queue manager that hosts it; Group means that the object definition is stored on the shared repository and each queue manager in the queue sharing group has a copy of the definition; Copy means that the object definition is the queue manager's copy of a definition in the shared repository.	QSGDISP

Statistics page

The following table lists the properties that we can set on the Statistics page of the Namelist properties dialog. The Statistics page displays information about the history of the namelist. We cannot edit any of these properties.

Property	Meaning	MQSC parameter
Alteration date	Read-only. This is the date on which the namelist's properties were last altered.	ALTDATE
Alteration time	Read-only. This is the time at which the namelist's properties were last altered.	ALTTIME

Parent topic: Properties

Related tasks

• Configure queue managers and objects

Related reference

• Strings in property dialogs