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RFE Review. Setting environment variables and having them take effect at server start time can be a complex activity to get right. Environment variables can in general be set in the server.conf.yaml file (note the stanza named "EnvironmentVariables" in the sample server.conf.yaml file) but this won't have any effect for environment variables which are read in at C++ static initialization time. A few of the historic MQSI* variables are like this (for example MQSI_MRM_CONSUME_TRAILING_BYTE), but the majority of variables are checked from java such as the mapper variables, and so placing them in the server.conf.yaml file will cause them to be set before JVM startup and therefore they will take effect. Ideally in the long term we would like to see the transfer of all MQSI* style variables into standard entries in the server.conf.yaml file, or documentation of them as supported env vars ... this is an activity we'll continue to address over time, but given the base capability is there for the vars in question we are closing this suggestion as delivered.
RFE Review. Thank you for taking the time to raise this RFE and apologies it has been in submitted status for so long. We agree that this fits with the concept of the declarative style server.conf.yaml and the idea would enhance the product; and we have even prototyped a similar capability. Status of the RFE is updated to Uncommitted Candidate.