Using the panels and the commands

You can use either the MQSC commands or the operations and control panels to manage DQM. For information about the syntax of the MQSC commands, see the WebSphere MQ Script (MQSC) Command Reference book.

Using the initial panel

For an introduction to invoking the operations and control panels, using the function keys, and getting help, see the WebSphere MQ for z/OS System Administration Guide.

Note:

To use the operations and control panels, you must have the correct security authorization; see the WebSphere MQ for z/OS System Setup Guide for information. Figure 37 shows the panel that is displayed when you start a panel session. The text after the panel explains the actions you should perform in this panel.

Figure 37. The operations and controls initial panel

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|                     IBM WebSphere MQ for z/OS - Main Menu                      |
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| Complete fields. Then press Enter.                                             |
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| Action  . . . . . . . . . . 1     1. Display       4. Manage    6. Start       |
|                                   2. Define like   5. Perform   7. Stop        |
|                                   3. Alter                                     |
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| Object type . . . . . . . . CHANNEL       +                                    |
| Name  . . . . . . . . . . . *                                                  |
| Disposition . . . . . . . . A  Q=Qmgr,C=Copy,P=Private,                        |
|                                G=Group,S=Shared,A=All                          |
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| Connect name  . . . . . . . MQ25  - local queue manager or group               |
| Target queue manager  . . . MQ25                                               |
|            - connected or remote queue manager for command input               |
| Action queue manager  . . . MQ25  - command scope in group                     |
| Response wait time  . . . . 10    5 - 999 seconds                              |
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| (C) Copyright IBM Corporation 1993,2002. All rights reserved.                  |
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| Command ===> ________________________________________________________________  |
|  F1=Help      F2=Split     F3=Exit      F4=Prompt    F9=Swap     F10=Messages  |
| F12=Cancel                                                                     |
|                                                                                |
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From this panel you can:

• Select the action you want to perform by typing in the appropriate number in the Action field.
• Specify the object type that you want to work with. Press F4 for a list of object types if you are not sure what they are.
• Display a list of objects of the type specified. Type in an asterisk (*) in the Name field and press Enter to display a list of objects (of the type specified) that have already been defined on this subsystem. You can then select one or more objects to work with in sequence. Figure 38 shows a list of channels produced in this way.
• Specify the disposition in the queue-sharing group of the objects you want to work with in the Disposition field. The disposition determines where the object is kept and how the object behaves.
• Choose the local queue manager, or queue-sharing group to which you want to connect in the Connect name field. If you want the commands to be issued on a remote queue manager, choose either the Target queue manager field or the Action queue manager field, depending upon whether the remote queue manager is not or is a member of a queue-sharing group. If the remote queue manager is not a member of a queue-sharing group, choose the Target queue manager field. If the remote queue manager is a member of a queue-sharing group, choose the Action queue manager field.
• Choose the wait time for responses to be received in the Response wait time field.

Figure 38. Listing channels

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|                                 List Channels - MQ25                    Row 1 o|
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| Type action codes. Then press Enter.                                           |
|  1=Display   2=Define like   3=Alter   4=Manage   5=Perform                    |
|  6=Start     7=Stop                                                            |
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|     Name                  Type          Disposition  Status                    |
| <>  *                     CHANNEL       ALL   MQ25                             |
| _   SYSTEM.DEF.CLNTCONN   CLNTCONN      QMGR  MQ25                             |
| _   SYSTEM.DEF.CLUSRCVR   CLUSRCVR      QMGR  MQ25   INACTIVE                  |
| _   SYSTEM.DEF.CLUSSDR    CLUSSDR       QMGR  MQ25   INACTIVE                  |
| _   SYSTEM.DEF.RECEIVER   RECEIVER      QMGR  MQ25   INACTIVE                  |
| _   SYSTEM.DEF.REQUESTER  REQUESTER     QMGR  MQ25   INACTIVE                  |
| _   SYSTEM.DEF.SENDER     SENDER        QMGR  MQ25   INACTIVE                  |
| _   SYSTEM.DEF.SERVER     SERVER        QMGR  MQ25   INACTIVE                  |
| _   SYSTEM.DEF.SVRCONN    SVRCONN       QMGR  MQ25   INACTIVE                  |
|                      ******** End of list ********                             |
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| Command ===> ________________________________________________________________  |
|  F1=Help      F2=Split     F3=Exit      F5=Refresh   F7=Bkwd      F8=Fwd       |
|  F9=Swap     F10=Messages F11=Status   F12=Cancel                              |
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