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Status Delivered
Workspace IBM i
Categories Db2 for i
Created by Guest
Created on Jul 23, 2025

Add parameter for SEND_MESSAGE service that specifies Message Queue

THE SEND_MESSAGE and LPRINT functions are nice, but many of us have message queue monitoring utilities and would prefer to pick where to send the messages to other than QSYSOPR.  Notably, MS Copilot already claims the parm is there!

Idea priority Low
  • Guest
    Nov 19, 2025
    The solution to this Idea has been delivered in November 2025 with IBM i 7.6 database PTF group 2 and IBM i 7.5 database PTF group 11.
    The SEND_MESSAGE procedure has additional parameters to specify the message queue name and library.

    See this IBM Documentation page for details: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/i/7.6.0?topic=services-send-message-procedure

    Db2 for i development team
    IBM Power Systems Development
  • Guest
    Jul 23, 2025
    IBM will use this Idea as input to planning, but no commitment is made or implied. This Idea will be updated in the future if IBM implements it.

    Db2 for i development team
    IBM Power Systems Development
  • Guest
    Jul 23, 2025

    Yes, This would be a nice enhancement and give the tool more functionality.

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Add parameter for SEND_MESSAGE service that specifies Message Queue variable

Merged
THE SEND_MESSAGE and LPRINT functions are nice, but many of us have message queue monitoring utilities and would prefer to pick where to send the messages to other than QSYSOPR. Notably, MS Copilot already claims the parm is there!
6 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Delivered