Queue titles, categories and date ranges

Queue prefatory instructions

H/QDM

Format

Explanation

QDM/S

Change the general message queue to a single message display for your own branch.

QDM/GL2/S

Change the general message queue to a single message display for branch GL2.

QDM/A or QDM

Change the general message queue to an automatic display sequence for your own branch.

QDM/GL2/A or QDM/GL2

Change the general message queue to an automatic display sequence for branch GL2.

Adding category and/or date range titles

(only secondary authorizers can make these entries).

H/QTCD

Format

Explanation

QDQT

Display the fill-in format for adding queue titles.

QDQT/37

Display the fill-in format for adding category and date range titles for Q37.

Rules for adding queue titles

  • Queue titles are optional, not mandatory.
  • Queue titles can have a maximum of 20 characters (alpha, numeric, blanks, or special characters).

Rules for adding categories and/or date range titles

  • Category and Date Range titles are optional, not mandatory.
  • Category titles can have a maximum of 12 characters (alpha, numeric, blanks, or special characters).
  • Date Range titles can have a maximum of 6 characters (alpha, numeric, blanks, or special characters).

Note: The identifier (or name) for categories, date ranges, and queues is a different element than the title. For example The TL from the entry QDCA/37*CTL is the category ID that comes after letter C and is limited to 2 characters. The characters may be alpha or numeric, but not a combination.

Activate/Deactivate queues and categories

H/QAB

(The following entries are for second level authorizers and above only)

Format

Explanation

QAB/28/ON

Activate queue number 28 of your own branch.

QAB/GL2/28/ON

Activate queue number 28 of branch GL2.

QAB/28/OFF

Deactivate queue number 28 of your own branch.

QAB/GL2/28/OFF

Deactivate queue number 28 of branch GL2.

QDCA/37*CDM

Activate category DM in Q37.

QDCA/37*CDM+CGB+CBA +CLH+C17+C99

Activate up to 10 categories for a single queue in one entry.

QDCA/37*C1-20

Activate up to 100 numeric categories (in sequence) for a single queue in one entry.

QDCA/44*CTS*D1

Activate category TS and date range 1 for Q44.

QCTA/37

Count Q37 (total number of booking files on that queue and all categories, plus a breakdown of Associations with names).

QDCA/44*CTS*D1+CBA*D2-4

Up to 10 categories and 4 date ranges can be associated in one entry. Separate with a +.

QDCX/37*CDM

Deactivate category DM in Q37.

QDCX/37*CDM+CGB+CBA +CLH+C17+C99

Deactivate up to 10 categories for a single queue in one entry.

QDCX/37*C1-20

Deactivate up to 100 numeric categories (in sequence) for a single queue in one entry.

QDCX/37*CDM+C17*C50-65

Deactivate alpha/numeric and ranges of categories in one entry.

Note: All categories and date ranges associated with a queue are deactivated when that queue is deactivated. The queue must not contain any booking files.