IBM MQ Topic Configs View

This View allows you to view performance and utilization metrics for all of your IBM MQ topic configs. Clicking IBM MQ Topic Configs in the left/navigation menu opens the IBM MQ Topic Configs Table display, which allows you to view current alert status and performance metrics of all topic configurations on a specific MQ broker in a table format.

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IBM MQ Topic Config Summary: Clicking MQ Topic Config Summary from the left/navigation menu opens this display, which allows you to view current alert status and performance metrics for a specific topic configuration on a specific MQ broker.

IBM MQ Topic Configs Table

This display allows you to view current alert status and performance metrics of all topic configurations on a specific MQ broker in a table format.

Each row in the table contains data for a particular topic config. You can search, filter, sort and choose columns to include by clicking a column header icon (to the right of each column label) and selecting Filter, Sort Ascending, Sort Descending or Columns.

You can also click any column header to sort and compare the values that interest you. Right-click on a table cell to Export to Excel or Copy Cell Value.

Investigate a topic by double-clicking a row, which opens the IBM MQ Topic Config Summary display.

Filter By:
	Broker:	Select the MQ broker for which you want to view data.
Topic Objects		The number of topics found on the broker and listed in the table.
Fields and Data
	Broker	The name of the broker.
	Name	The name of the topic.
	Alteration Date	The date on which the information was last altered.
	Alteration Time	The time at which the information was last altered.
	Cluster Name	The cluster that is to be used for the propagation of publications and subscription to publish/subscribe cluster-connected queue managers for this topic.
	Cluster Object State	The current state of the clustered topic definition.
	Cluster Publish Route	The routing behavior used for the topic.
	Comm Info Name	The name of the communication information object.
	Custom	The custom attribute for new features.
	Default Persistence	The setting for default persistence (either PERSISTENT or NOT PERSISTENT)
	Default Priority	The resolved default priority of messages published to the topic.
	Default Put Response Type	The default put response (synchronous or asynchronous).
	Description	Description of the topic object.
	Durable Sub	Displays whether or not the applications are permitted to make durable subscriptions to the topic.
	Inhibit Pub	Displays whether publications are allowed for the topic.
	Inhibit Sub	Displays whether subscriptions are allowed for the topic.
	Model Durable Queue	The name of the model queue used for managed durable subscriptions.
	Model Non Durable Queue	The name of the model queue used for managed non-durable subscriptions.
	Multicast	Displays whether multicast is used for the topic.
	NPM Delivery	Lists the delivery mechanism for non-persistent messages published to this topic (ALL, ALL_DUR, and ALL_AVAIL).
	PM Delivery	Lists the delivery mechanism for persistent messages published to this topic (ALL, ALL_DUR, and ALL_AVAIL).
	Proxy Sub	Lists whether a proxy subscription is to be sent for this topic, even if no local subscriptions exist.
	Pub Scope	Lists whether this queue manager propagates published messages for this topic to queue managers as part of hierarchy or as part of publish cluster.
	Sub Scope	Lists whether this queue manager propagates subscriptions for this topic to queue managers as part of hierarchy or as part of subscribe cluster.
	Topic Type	The type of topic.
	Topic String	The name of the topic string.
	Use Dead Letter Queue	Lists whether the dead-letter queue is used when publication messages cannot be delivered to their correct subscriber queue.
	Wildcard Operation	Lists how subscriptions made using wildcard topic names that are less specific than the topic string at this topic object are handled (PASSTHRU or BLOCK).
	Expired	When checked, performance data has not been received in the time specified in the Duration region on the RTView Configuration Application > Solution Package Configuration > IBM MQ > DATA STORAGE tab.
	Timestamp	The date and time of the last data update.

IBM MQ Topic Config Summary

This display allows you to view current alert status and performance metrics for a specific topic configuration on a specific MQ broker. Select a broker and the name of the topic config from the drop-down menus to view data for the selected topic config. Clicking on the information boxes at the top of the display (such as Topic String and Description) opens the IBM MQ Topic Configs Table display, where you can sort and compare the performance values of all topics.

Clicking the Critical/Warning link at the bottom of the display opens the Alerts Table by Component display. You can hover over the trend graph to see the values at a particular time.

Filter By:
	Broker:	Select the MQ broker for which you want to view data.
	Name	Select the topic for which you would like to view data.
Fields and Data
	Topic String	The name of the topic string for the selected topic object.
	Description	The description of the topic object.
	Alteration Date	The date on which the information was last altered.
	Alteration Time	The time at which the information was last altered.
Critical/Warning		The total number of critical and warning alerts.
Connected		When checked, denotes that the broker is connected.
Expired		When checked, performance data has not been received in the time specified in the Duration region on the RTView Configuration Application > Solution Package Configuration > IBM MQ > DATA STORAGE tab.
Cluster Name		The cluster that is to be used for the propagation of publications and subscription to publish/subscribe cluster-connected queue managers for this topic.
Comm Info Name		The name of the communication information object.
Default Priority		The resolved default priority of messages published to the topic.
Inhibit Pub		Displays whether publications are allowed for the topic.
Model Non Durable Queue		The name of the model queue used for managed non-durable subscriptions.
PM Delivery		Lists the delivery mechanism for persistent messages published to this topic (ALL, ALL_DUR, and ALL_AVAIL).
Sub Scope		Lists whether this queue manager propagates subscriptions for this topic to queue managers as part of hierarchy or as part of subscribe cluster.
Wildcard Operation		Lists how subscriptions made using wildcard topic names that are less specific than the topic string at this topic object are handled (PASSTHRU or BLOCK).
Cluster Object State		The current state of the clustered topic definition.
Custom		The custom attribute for new features.
Default Put Response Type		The default put response (synchronous or asynchronous).
Inhibit Sub		Displays whether subscriptions are allowed for the topic.
Multicast		Displays whether multicast is used for the topic.
Proxy Sub		Lists whether a proxy subscription is to be sent for this topic, even if no local subscriptions exist.
Topic Type		The type of topic.
Cluster Publish Route		The routing behavior used for the topic.
Default Persistence		The setting for default persistence (either PERSISTENT or NOT PERSISTENT)
Durable Sub		Displays whether or not the applications are permitted to make durable subscriptions to the topic.
Model Durable Queue		The name of the model queue used for managed durable subscriptions.
NPM Delivery		Lists the delivery mechanism for non-persistent messages published to this topic (ALL, ALL_DUR, and ALL_AVAIL).
Pub Scope		Lists whether this queue manager propagates published messages for this topic to queue managers as part of hierarchy or as part of publish cluster.
Use Dead Letter Queue		Lists whether the dead-letter queue is used when publication messages cannot be delivered to their correct subscriber queue.
Last Update		The date and time of the last data update.

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