To ensure complete disaster recovery of our appliance, we regularly back up our queue manager configurations using the dmpmqcfg command (https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ibm-mq/9.4.x?topic=reference-dmpmqcfg-dump-queue-manager-configuration). This tool currently supports several output formats:

• mqsc: Multi-line MQSC suitable for direct input to runmqsc

• 1line: MQSC with all attributes on a single line, useful for line diffing

• 2line: MQSC with each command on two lines (command + commented immutable values)

We currently use the mqsc format, as it contains all the necessary information to fully restore a queue manager. However, this format is somewhat verbose and includes attributes (such as ALTDATE, CURDEPTH, and others prefixed with *) that change frequently and are not required for restoration.

Example:

DEFINE QLOCAL('TEST.QUEUE') +
 ACCTQ(QMGR) +
* ALTDATE(2025-06-01) +
* ALTTIME(08.57.15) +
...

The definition of a local queue spans multiple lines and includes many ever-changing attributes.

We have evaluated the 1line format, but it omits several attributes necessary for a full backup and restore. For example:

# mqsc

DEFINE PROCESS('SYSTEM.DEFAULT.PROCESS') +
 APPLTYPE(UNIX) +
 APPLICID(' ') +
 ENVRDATA(' ') +
 USERDATA(' ') +
 DESCR(' ') +
* ALTDATE(2020-02-06) +
* ALTTIME(10.59.39) +
 REPLACE

# 1line

DEFINE PROCESS('SYSTEM.DEFAULT.PROCESS') APPLTYPE(UNIX) REPLACE

As shown above, the 1line format omits several attributes present in the mqsc output.

Feature Request

We request the addition of a new output format to dmpmqcfg that:

Preserves all the data included in the mqsc format (excluding the * attributes)

Outputs each object definition on a single line, similar to the 1line format

Example of desired output:

DEFINE PROCESS('SYSTEM.DEFAULT.PROCESS') APPLTYPE(UNIX) APPLICID(' ') ENVRDATA(' ') USERDATA(' ') DESCR(' ') REPLACE

This would greatly simplify configuration management and disaster recovery processes by providing a concise, complete, and consistent backup format.