Types of data item available in the MQAI

Data items are used by the IBM® MQ Administration Interface (MQAI) to populate data bags when they are created. These data items can be user or system items.

These user items contain user data such as attributes of objects that are being administered. System items should be used for more control over the messages generated: for example, the generation of message headers. For more information about system items, see System items and the MQAI.

Types of Data Items

When you have created a data bag, you can populate it with integer or character-string items. You can inquire about all three types of item.

The data item can either be integer or character-string items. Here are the types of data item available within the MQAI:

Integer
64-bit integer
Integer filter
Character-string
String filter
Byte string
Byte string filter
Bag handle

Using Data Items

These are the following ways of using data items:

Counting data items.
Deleting data items.
Adding data items to bags with the MQAI.
Filtering and querying data items.