MQ Writers

Use this page to view information about the dynamically created MQ writers available on the current server.

The MQ-IMS Bridge feature enables you to capture incoming IMS transaction requests sent by an application to a WebSphere MQ queue, process those transactions on an enterprise server instance running an IMS application, and return output to the originating application via a WebSphere MQ output queue. When using an MQ listener with the MQ-IMS Bridge, this procedure requires no modifications to either the originating application or the IMS application.

An MQ writer is an COBOL Server component that sends messages back to a WebSphere MQ output queue. You do not define MQ writers. COBOL Server creates them dynamically as needed.

See MQ-IMS Bridge for more information.

The following MQ writer information is displayed:

Name

The name of the MQ writer.

Status

The status of the MQ writer:

Connected
Starting
Stopping
Retrying
Lost
Deleted
Initial
Stopped
None

Type

The type of the MQ writer:

Unkn - Unknown
Trig - Trigger Monitor
C-Br - CICS Bridge
C-VSE - CICS VSE
I-Br - IMS Bridge
Note - Notes Agent
Win - Windows
WinNT - Windows NT
Othr - Other
CICS
DOS
OS400
IMS
Java
NSK
OS/2
Unix
VMS
VOS
XCF
z/OS

Message Count

The number of messages processed.

Queue Name

The name of the MQ queue being written to.

You can view an existing MQ writer configuration by clicking the View icon at the end of the row for the required MQ writer. This will display the writer information.

You can delete an MQ writer by clicking the Delete icon at the end of the row for the required MQ writer.