The message queue provides a place
to receive and store informational and inquiry messages within a particular
library.
To create a message queue, follow these steps:
- From the Main Menu, select option 3 (General system
tasks).
- From the General Systems Tasks display, select option 4 (Messages).
- From the Messages display, select option 7 (Create a message queue).
- In the Message Queue Parameter field, enter
the name of the new message queue.
- Optional: To specify additional message queue characteristics,
press F10 (Additional Parameters). You can specify the following characteristics:
- Place all the message queue changes into the auxiliary storage.
This includes the changes to the message queue attributes and the changes
due to messages that are sent or removed from the queue.
- Specify the message queue size.
- Specify user authority.
- Specify whether the message queue allows the system to generate an alert.
- Specify the coded character set ID (CCSID).
Note: For further information about parameters and keywords
that allow you to specify message queue characteristics, press F1 (Help).