In order to create, alter, or delete a connection definition it is necessary to use a specialized message, an administration message. For an overview of administration messages refer to Administration using administration messages. For the connection definition to create a successful connection to a remote queue manager it is necessary for the correct communications adapter, the correct network address of the listening queue manager and the correct listening location to be specified. If any of this information is incorrect it is not possible to make a connection to the remote queue manager.