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Any way to change message format in MQ Console (IBM MQ docker)?

I am using the IBM MQ docker image, and I can't seem to change the message format. Is there any way to do so? After I click Create +, I see a "Format" field, but it appears to be uneditable. Is there a way to change this?

Some message creation options

Solution

  • The MQ Console uses the IBM MQ REST API to send messages and is meant more for simple "hello world" testing purposes.

    According to the IBM MQ 9.2 Knowledge center page IBM MQ>Reference>Developing applications reference>Messaging REST API reference>REST API resources>/messaging/qmgr/{qmgrName}/queue/{queueName}/message>POST:

    Messages are sent as MQSTR formatted messages, and are put using the current user context.

    ...

    Request body format
    The request body must be text and use UTF-8 encoding. No specific text structure is required. An MQSTR formatted message containing the request body text is created and put to the specified queue.