Name lengths

Queues can have names up to 48 characters long. Processes, namelists, clusters, and authentication information objects can have names up to 48 characters long. Channels can have names up to 20 characters long. Storage classes can have names up to 8 characters long. CF structures can have names up to 12 characters long.

Reserved object names

Names that start with "SYSTEM." are reserved for objects defined by the queue manager. You can use the Change commands to change these object definitions to suit your installation. The names that are defined for WebSphere MQ are listed in full in the WebSphere MQ Script (MQSC) Command Reference manual.