Introduction to Application Programming with WebSphere MQ

Course Objectives
Whilst covering the basics of WebSphere MQ, this Course also aims to give an insight into the different WebSphere MQ queue managers. On completion of this Course the student will be able to:

• Understand basic messaging concepts
• Understand queues and message management
• Understand transactions and transaction management
• Understand security within WebSphere MQ
• Understand the Message Queuing Interface
• Understand Message Handling
• Understand and use Queues and Message Attributes
• Understand MQI calls and the MQI Options
• Understand and use triggers
• Use the supplied WebSphere MQ programs to put and get Messages to Queues

Course Details

• MESSAGING CONCEPTS
• Islands of Automation
• Program to Program Communication
• Queues and Messages
• Synchronous Processing
• Asynchronous Processing
• Time Independence
• Client / Server Processing
• Parallel Processing
• Batch Processing
• Queue Manager
• Message Structure
• WebSphere MQ Clients
• WEBSPHERE MQ INTRODUCTION
• WebSphere MQ
• Operating Platforms
• WebSphere MQ Concepts
• Programming API
• MQ Series Framework
• QUEUES AND MESSAGES
• Queue Managers
• Remote Queue Managers
• Queue Types
• Local Queues
• Remote Queues
• Alias Queues
• Dynamic and Model Queues
• Transmission Queues
• System Queues
• Clustering
• Message Structure
• MQ Message Descriptor (MQMD)
• Datagram Type Messages
• Request/Reply Type Messages
• Report Type Messages
• Message Priority
• Message ID and Correlation ID
• Message Persistence
• Message Expiry
• Message Grouping and Segmentation
• MQ Objects
• COMMAND SETS
• Command Sets
• Control Commands
• WebSphere MQ Script Commands (MQSC)
• PCF Commands
• CONTROL COMMANDS
• Control Commands
• Control Commands on Windows Platforms
• Control Commands on UNIX Platforms
• CRTMQM - Create a Queue Manager
• STRMQM - Start a Queue Manager
• ENDMQM - Stop a Queue Manager
• DSPMQ - Display a Queue Manager
• DSPMQAUT - Display authorisations
• DSPMQFLS - Display Files
• RUNMQSC - Issue MQSC Commands
• RUNMQTRM - Start a Trigger Monitor
• MQ SCRIPT COMMANDS
• MQSC Commands
• Batch Script Commands
• Commands in z/OS
• Starting and Stopping MQSC
• Manipulating Queue Managers
• Manipulating Local Queues
• Manipulating Alias Queues
• Manipulating Model Queues
• Manipulating Trigger Objects
• alter process
• alter qmgr
• alter qalias
• alter qlocal
• alter qmodel
• alter qremote
• clear qlocal
• define process
• define qalias
• define qlocal
• define qmodel
• define qremote
• display process
• display qmgr
• display qstatus
• display queue
• WEBSPHERE MQ EXPLORER
• Administration Using WebSphere MQ Explorer
• z/OS OPERATING AND CONTROL PANELS
• Control Panel Access
• Control Panel Rules
• WebSphere MQ Main Menu
• Object Type
• Object Disposition
• Queue Manager
• Define a Local Queue
• Defining Other Objects
• Listing Object Definitions
• Altering Object Definitions
• Managing Objects
• Perform Action
• Channel Status
• CICS ADAPTER CONTROL PANELS
• CICS Control Functions
• CICS Adapter Control Panels
• Starting a Connection
• Stopping a Connection
• Modifying a Connection
• Displaying Connection Details
• Starting a Trigger Monitor (Task Initiator)
• Stopping a Trigger Monitor (Task Initiator)
• Displaying Instances of a Trigger Monitor (Task Initiator)
• Displaying CICS Task Information
• CSQUTIL MQ UTILITY PRORAM
• CSQUTIL Utility Program
• JCL Requirements
• PARM Statement
• Return Codes
• Command Management Function
• Display Command
• Client Channel Definition
• Copying Queues - COPY Function
• Copying Queues - SCOPY Function
• Copying Queues - EMPTY Function
• PROGRAMMING WITH MQI
• MQ Interface (MQI)
• Programming Languages
• Completion Code
• Reason Code
• MQCONN Call
• MQCONNX Call
• MQOPEN Call
• MQPUT Call
• MQGET Call
• MQPUT1 Call
• MQCLOSE Call
• MQDISC Call
• MQINQ Call
• MQSET Call
• MQBEGIN, MQCMIT and MQBACK Calls
• Message Descriptor
• DATA TYPES
• Data Types
• Elementary Data Types
• MQBYTE
• MQBYTEn
• MQCHAR
• MQCHARn
• MQHCONN
• MQHOBJ
• MQLONG
• MQPTR
• Data Types in Programming Languages
• STRUCTURES
• Data Structures
• Structures for MQI Calls
• Structures in Message Data
• Structures in C
• Structures in COBOL
• Structures in PL/I
• Structures in Visual Basic
• MQCONN CALL
• MQCONN
• Syntax
• Parameters
• Completion and Reason Codes
• MQCONNX CALL
• MQCONNX
• Syntax
• Parameters
• Completion and Reason Codes
• MQCONNX Options (MQCNO)
• MQOPEN CALL
• MQOPEN
• Syntax
• Parameters
• Object Descriptor
• MQOPEN Options
• MQOPEN Multiple Options
• Completion and Reason Codes
• Opening Different Queues
• Queue Name Resolution
• Alias Queues
• Model Queues
• Dynamic Queues
• MQOPEN Call for Model Queues
• MQCLOSE CALL
• MQCLOSE
• Syntax
• Parameters
• MQCLOSE Options
• Completion and Reason Codes
• MQDISC CALL
• MQDISC
• Syntax
• Parameters
• Completion and Reason Codes
• MQPUT CALL
• MQPUT
• Syntax
• Parameters
• MQPUT Options (MQPMO)
• Message Descriptor
• Persistence
• Priority
• Expiry
• Completion and Reason Codes
• MQGET CALL
• MQGET
• Syntax
• Parameters
• MQGET Options (MQGMO)
• Buffer Lengths
• Completion and Reason Codes
• MQPUT1 CALL
• MQPUT1
• Syntax
• Parameters
• REMOTE QUEUING
• Remote Queuing
• Multiple Message Hops
• Message Types
• Request and Replies
• Local Reply Queues
• Remote Reply Queues
• Dead Letter Queue
• Exception Reports
• Encoding
• CodedCharSetId
• Format
• CONTROLLING MESSAGE RETRIEVAL
• Controlling Message Retrieval
• Request / Reply Queues
• Message Retrieval - Application Parallelism
• Message Retrieval - All Messages
• Message Retrieval - By MsgId And CorrelId
• Message Retrieval - With Reports
• Wait and Wait Interval
• Set Signal
• TRANSACTION SUPPORT
• Transactions
• Local and Global Transactions
• Syncpoint Option
• MQPUT within Syncpoint
• MQGET within Syncpoint
• Syncpoint Control
• MQCMIT
• MQBACK
• MQBEGIN
• Poisoned Messages
• Remote Updates
• TRIGGERING PROCESSING
• Triggering
• Trigger Types
• Trigger Parameters
• Trigger and Syncpoint
• MQI SECURITY
• Message Context
• Default Context
• Passing Context
• Context Handling
• Set Context
• Alternate User Authority
• MQINQ CALL
• MQINQ
• Syntax
• Parameters
• Completion and Reason Codes
• MQSET CALL
• MQSET
• Syntax
• Parameters
• Completion and Reason Codes
• MESSAGE GROUP AND SEGMENTATION
• Segments and Groups
• Message Groups
• Group Logical Messages
• Retrieving Logical Messages
• Groups and Unit of Work
• Message Segmentation
• Segmentation by Queue Manager
• Segmentation by Application

Course Environment Development will be performed using:

• A Distributed Platform - normally Windows
• IBM Mainframe:
• CICS and/or TSO Batch

Target Audience
The course is aimed at developers who require the basic skills of designing and writing application programs which issue calls to the Message Queuing Interface (MQI). The course is aimed at experienced applications developers who need to understand WebSphere MQ messaging techniques and require an overview of MQI calls.

Course Format: Demonstration sessions and practicals make up a large part of the course, allowing delegates to reinforce the lectures given. During these sessions the delegate will gain experience of Websphere MQ, specifically MQI. Examples are used extensively, ranging from simple code snippets to full applications with complete 'real world' functionality. These are supplied at the start of the course and it is encouraged that the delegates execute and 'experiment' with these under the instructor's guidance as they are introduced.

These examples are available to take away, along with the delegate's own work. The comprehensive Student Guide supplied is fully indexed serving as a useful reference tool long after the course has finished. Delegates will also be able to access a free help-line with technical questions relating to topics covered on the course.