Creating message queues

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:

  1. From the Main Menu, select option 3 (General system tasks).
  2. From the General Systems Tasks display, select option 4 (Messages).
  3. From the Messages display, select option 7 (Create a message queue).
  4. In the Message Queue Parameter field, enter the name of the new message queue.
  5. 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).