View the topic status
A topic identifies what a publication is about. The topic status displays information about the topic, such as publications and subscriptions.
Before starting
Before you start:
About this task
To view the status of a topic in the IBM MQ Explorer:
Procedure
- In the Navigator view, expand the queue manager that hosts the Publish/Subscribe Engine, then click the Topics folder. The existing topics on the Publish/Subscribe Engine are shown in the Content view.
- In the Content view, right-click the topic that we want to view the status for, then click Status.
Results
The Status dialog opens. One pane of the Status dialog shows the Topic String tree structure. We can expand and collapse the topic string to navigate the tree structure and display individual topic status.
What to do next
For information about topic names, topic strings, and topic properties, refer to the topics linked at the end of this topic. Parent topic: Configure publish/subscribe for Version 7.0 and later queue managers
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