Channel type (CHLTYPE)

This attribute specifies the type of the channel being defined.

The possible channel types are:
Message channel types:
  • Sender
  • Server
  • Receiver
  • Requester
  • Cluster-sender
  • Cluster-receiver
MQI channel types:
  • Client-connection (WebSphere® MQ for Windows systems, and UNIX systems only)
    Note: Client-connection channels can also be defined on z/OS® for use on other platforms.
  • Server-connection
The two ends of a channel must have the same name and have compatible types:
  • Sender with receiver
  • Requester with server
  • Requester with sender (for callback)
  • Server with receiver (server is used as a sender)
  • Client-connection with server-connection
  • Cluster-sender with cluster-receiver