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Status Delivered
Categories z/TPF
Created by Guest
Created on Feb 11, 2014

MQ add support for Queue Manager, Alias, Local and Remote queue descriptions.

TPFUG_Req_Number: MQ06001S
Contact Originator Id: jon.mccombs@worldspan.com
Abstract: This MQ Series enhancement will add support for Queue Manager, Alias, Local, and Remote queue descriptions.
Description: MQ series on distributed platforms supports descriptions for Queue Manager, Alias, Local and Remote Queue definitions.
Solution Considerations: The user should be able to use DESCR parameter with the following TPF operator commands:
ZMQSC ALT QA
ZMQSC ALT QL
ZMQSC ALT QMGR
ZMQSC ALT QR
ZMQSC DEF QA
ZMQSC DEF QL
ZMQSC DEF QMGR
ZMQSC DEF QR

DESCR-descr
specifies a description of the queue or queue manager, where descr is from 1 to 64 alphanumeric characters. If descr is enclosed in single quotation marks, the characters can be mixed case.

The following TPF operator commands should be enhanced to include the description in their displays:
ZMQSC DIS QA
ZMQSC DIS QL
ZMQSC DIS QMGR
ZMQSC DIS QR

Idea priority Low
  • Guest
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    Dec 18, 2023
    This support is now available with z/TPF APAR PJ46819.
  • Guest
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    Oct 14, 2015

    Due to processing by IBM, this request was reassigned to have the following updated attributes:
    Brand - Servers and Systems Software
    Product family - z Systems Software
    Product - z/TPF

    For recording keeping, the previous attributes were:
    Brand - WebSphere
    Product family - Transaction Processing
    Product - z/TPF