IBM MQ connection
To access your data in IBM MQ, create a connection asset for it.
MQ is messaging and queuing middleware that works with a broad range of computing platforms, applications, web services, and communications protocols for security-rich message delivery. MQ was formerly named "IBM WebSphere MQ."
Supported versions
IBM MQ 7.5, 8.0, 9.0. 9.1
Create a connection to MQ
To create the connection asset, you need these connection details:
- Queue manager: Name of the queue manager to access. The value must match the queue manager in the client connection channel definition in MQ. The maximum number of characters is 48.
- Username: Name of the user that connects to the MQ server. Specify the domain or server name with this format:
user@DNS_domain_name. - Password: Password for the username that connects to the MQ server.
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Channel name: If you do not enter a value, the MQSERVER, MQCHLLIB, and MQCHLTAB environment variables are automatically used for the client-channel definition when the DataStage job is run. The maximum number of characters is 20.
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Transport type: Choices are TCP and UDP.
- Connection name: The format of the connection name must match the selected transport type. The maximum number of characters is 264.
Choose the method for creating a connection based on where you are in the platform
In a project Click Add to project > Connection. See Adding a connection to a project.
In the Platform assets catalog
Click New connection. See Adding platform connections.
Where you can use this connection
You can use the MQ connection in the following workspaces and tools:
Analytics projects
DataStage (DataStage service)
Catalogs
Platform assets catalog
MQ setup
Learn more
- IBM MQ documentation
- MQ CONNAME channel attribute
- MQ MQSERVER environment variable
- MQ MQCHLLIB environment variable
Parent topic: Supported connections