IBM MQ object names

How to use object names in MQSC commands.

In examples, we use some long names for objects. This is to help you identify the type of object you are dealing with.

When you issue MQSC commands, you need specify only the local name of the queue. In our examples, we use queue names such as:


ORANGE.LOCAL.QUEUE

The LOCAL.QUEUE part of the name is to illustrate that this queue is a local queue. It is not required for the names of local queues in general.

We also use the name saturn.queue.manager as a queue manager name. The queue.manager part of the name is to illustrate that this object is a queue manager. It is not required for the names of queue managers in general.

Case-sensitivity in MQSC commands

MQSC commands, including their attributes, can be written in uppercase or lowercase. Object names in MQSC commands are folded to uppercase (that is, QUEUE and queue are not differentiated), unless the names are enclosed within single quotation marks. If quotation marks are not used, the object is processed with a name in uppercase. See Characters with special meanings for more information.

The runmqsc command invocation, in common with all IBM® MQ control commands, is case sensitive in some IBM MQ environments. See Using control commands for more information.