Running the example

When you have created the required objects, you must:

• Start the channel initiator for both queue managers
• Start the listener for both queue managers

The applications can then send messages to each other. The channels are triggered to start by the first message arriving on each transmission queue, so you do not need to issue the STRMQMCHL command.

For details about starting a channel initiator and a listener see Chapter 39, Monitoring and controlling channels in WebSphere MQ for iSeries.

Expanding this example

This example can be expanded by:

• Adding more queue and channel definitions to allow other applications to send messages between the two queue managers.
• Adding user exit programs on the channels to allow for link encryption, security checking, or additional message processing.
• Using queue manager aliases and reply-to queue aliases to understand more about how these can be used in the organization of your queue manager network.

For a version of this example that uses MQSC commands, see Chapter 27, Message channel planning example for z/OS.