Namelist properties

You can set properties for namelists. Some of the properties are specific to z/OS® namelists.

The following tables list the properties that you can set:

For each property, there is a brief description of when you might need to configure the property. The tables also give the equivalent MQSC parameter for the DEFINE, ALTER and DISPLAY NAMELIST commands. For more information about MQSC commands, see Administration using MQSC commands in IBM® Knowledge Center.

General page

The following table lists the properties that you can set on the General page of the Namelist properties dialog.

Property Meaning MQSC parameter
Namelist name Read-only. You cannot change the name of the namelist after it has been created. NAMELIST
Description Type a meaningful description of the purpose of the namelist. See Entering strings in MQ Explorer. DESCR
Names Type the list of names of objects that are associated with the namelist. The objects must be defined on the local queue manager. See Entering strings in MQ Explorer. NAMES
Name count Read-only. This is the number of names in the namelist. NAMCOUNT
QSG disposition Read-only. This is the queue sharing group disposition of the namelist. You cannot change the disposition of a namelist after it has been created. Queue manager means that the object definition is available only to the queue manager that hosts it; Group means that the object definition is stored on the shared repository and each queue manager in the queue sharing group has a copy of the definition; Copy means that the object definition is the queue manager's copy of a definition in the shared repository. QSGDISP

Statistics page

The following table lists the properties that you can set on the Statistics page of the Namelist properties dialog. The Statistics page displays information about the history of the namelist. You cannot edit any of these properties.

Property Meaning MQSC parameter
Alteration date Read-only. This is the date on which the namelist's properties were last altered. ALTDATE
Alteration time Read-only. This is the time at which the namelist's properties were last altered. ALTTIME