IBM MQ Console: Working with coupling facility structures

You can use the IBM® MQ Console to add, view, delete and update coupling facility structures on z/OS® queue managers.

About this task

The coupling facility structures view lists the coupling facility structures that exist for a specific queue manager. You access Coupling facility structures from the sidebar on the queue manager Queues tab.

For more information about coupling facility structures, see Where are shared queue messages held?.

Procedure

To add a coupling facility structure:
1. From the queue manager view, open the Queues tab, and click Coupling facility structures.
2. On the Coupling facility structures screen, click the Create button.
3. Provide the required information for the coupling facility structure that you are creating.
  By default, the minimum recommended properties that you need to provide values for are displayed. You can view all of the available properties by selecting Custom create.
4. Click the Create button.
  The new coupling facility structure is created.
To delete a coupling facility structure:
1. Click the row or select View configuration from the Options menu next to the coupling facility structure that you want to delete.
2. In the Edit coupling facility structure view, click Delete coupling facility structure.
3. Confirm that you want to delete the coupling facility structure by clicking Delete. The coupling facility structure is deleted.
To view and edit the properties of a coupling facility structure:
1. Click the row or select View configuration from the Options menu next to the coupling facility structure that you want to edit.
2. Click the Edit button
3. Edit the properties as required. If the property text box is disabled, the property is read-only, or can be set only at the time of creation.
4. Click Save to save your changes.