Some of the content described in this article is available in meshIQ Manage versions 12.1 and later.
For a quick overview of what's new or changed, visit the meshIQ Highlights page for a version-by-version breakdown.  

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Version 12.x and Later

1. To start a channel, select the channel, and then choose Commands > Start Channel from the channel’s Selected menu.
   
2. The Start Channel dialog opens. 
   
3. Within the Channel Disposition section, you can choose to include Private, Shared or Shared-Linked channel dispositions. Check the box and select the desired option from the drop-down menu. 
4. Specify the Command scope if needed. For more information on these options, please see the IBM online documentation:  https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SSFKSJ_7.5.0/com.ibm.mq.ref.adm.doc/q088420_.htm
5. Click Ok to start the channel, or click Schedule to create a task to start the channel at a specified time (see Scheduling Jobs).
   (The Schedule button will not appear if your WGS is not configured for scheduling.)
6. After clicking Ok, the status will initially display as Initializing with a changing icon. It will then change to Running if the channel starts successfully. If there are issues with starting channel, the status will show as Stopped or Inactive or Retrying.
   

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Version 11.3 and Earlier

1. From the channel’s Action menu (Selected menu from version 11.2 onwards), select 
   Commands > Start Channel. The Start Channel dialog opens. 
2. Within the Channel Disposition section, you can choose to include Private, Shared or Shared-Linked channel dispositions.  Check the box and select the desired option from the drop-down menu. 
3. Specify the Command scope if needed.  For more information on these options, please see the IBM online documentation:  https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SSFKSJ_7.5.0/com.ibm.mq.ref.adm.doc/q088420_.htm
4. Click Ok to start the channel, or click Schedule to create a task to start the channel at a specified time (see Scheduling jobs).  (The Schedule button will not appear if your WGS is not configured for scheduling.)
   
5. After clicking Ok, the status will initially display as Initializing with a changing icon. It will then change to Running if the channel starts successfully. If there are issues with starting channel, the status will show as Stopped or Inactive or Retrying.