Object attributes

The properties of an object are defined by its attributes. Some you can specify, others you can only view. For example, the maximum message length that a queue can accommodate is defined by its MaxMsgLength attribute; you can specify this attribute when you create a queue. The DefinitionType attribute specifies how the queue was created; you can only display this attribute.

In WebSphere MQ, there are two ways of referring to an attribute:

This book mainly describes how to specify attributes using MQSC commands, and so it refers to most attributes using their MQSC command names, rather than their PCF names.