Db2 MQI policies

A policy controls how the MQ messages are handled. Db2 Message Queue Interface (MQI) policies are defined in the Db2 table SYSIBM.MQPOLICY_TABLE.

The MQI-based Db2 MQ functions use the policies that are defined in the Db2 table SYSIBM.MQPOLICY_TABLE. This table is user-managed and is typically created and maintained by a system administrator. This table contains a row for each defined policy, including your customized policies and the default policy that is provided by Db2.

The application program does not need know the details of the defined policies. When an application program calls an MQI-based Db2 MQ function, the program selects a policy from SYSIBM.MQPOLICY_TABLE by specifying it as a parameter.