MO71 version 9.1.2 is released

MQGem Software is pleased to announce that a new version of MO71, our GUI Administrative tool for IBM MQ, is now available.

The main features of the release are as follows:-

Combined Date/Time Fields

There are many places where MQ outputs a pair of fields to show the date and time something happened; a queue created, a channel started, alteration of any object. Using these fields is simpler now that MO71 has combined them into a single field, and allowed you to format them as you please. Read more about this feature in a separate blog post here.

Field Units

Many of the MQ configuration and status values are sizes, time intervals or percentage values. Sometimes we don’t remember which units are in use – was that milliseconds or microseconds? MO71 helps your memory by labelling field titles and values, to show the units in use. Further, MO71 allows you type in values using unit labels, for example, next time you need to change the Max Msg Length to 100MB, just type that into MO71 and let it calculate the number for you. Read more about this feature in a separate blog post here.

Understanding Remote Product

When a channel connects to your queue manager, MQ allows you to see what product is at the other end of the channel, i.e. the type of queue manager (z/OS or Distributed), or the type of client (‘C’, Java, XMS and so on). There are a number of 4-character codes to identify each one. Read more about this MQ output field here. MO71 will show you the meaning of this 4-character code to make it easier to understand.

MO71 Channel Status list showing Remote Product field

Making MO71 filters easier to read

The filters in MO71 are one of its most powerful features. You can learn more about these filters in this video about them. One small change in this release that makes filters easier to use is that you can now use AND, OR and NOT operators in place of ‘&’, ‘|’ and ‘!’.

MO71 Filters can now use AND OR and NOT in place of &, | and !

MO71 list dialog Show/Hide options

Show/Hide Column Filters

Just as you can show or hide the buttons, toolbar, filter bar and fields on a list dialog in MO71, you can now also show or hide the column filters. All in the right-mouse context menu.

Location Dialog updates

The location dialog has gained a few buttons with useful actions that you need when first setting up your location settings for a queue manager. You can connect and disconnect directly from this dialog, and also view the local INI file and local error log – very helpful if your connection fails and you need to quickly look at the reason.

The MO71 Location Dialog has new buttons

Main Window group status

Your queue manager groups on the main window can now display several pieces of information (in a format of your choosing). The data that can be displayed includes; number of queue managers in the group; number connected, failed and with unknown state and the group name. With the following Group Text set in my preferences dialog:-

%n (Total:%t{ Connected:%c}{ Failed:%f}{ Unknown:%u})

I see the following on my main window. You can of course configure it to exactly what you want to show.

MO71 Main Window showing Group Titles

Exporting Objects – keeping track

If you automatically download your object definitions using MO71, you may find it useful to be able to see when the last download was actually done. This is now displayed on the Export tab in the Location dialog.

See the status of your automatic object exports in the Location dialog

Also, if you exported a list of objects from a list dialog, it is handy to know in your exported report if that list was filtered and didn’t show everything. You can now add the filter and fields from the top of the list dialog to your exported report.

Add the field and filter contents as headings to your exported report

Averages, rates and units in User Columns

User columns were added in an early version of MO71, and have been enhanced in V9.1.2 to give you the ability to generate numbers which are rate or averages. In addition, your user columns can have units just like the MQ values in your dialogs. Read more about this feature in a separate blog post here.

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The new version can be downloaded from the MO71 Download Page. Any current licensed users of MO71 can run the new version on their existing licence. If you don’t have a licence and would like to try out MO71 then send an email to support@mqgem.com and a 1-month trial licence will be sent to you.