Some of the content described in this article is available in meshIQ Manage versions 12.1 and greater.
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 11.3 and Earlier

Version 12.x and Later

To create a topic, select Create Topic from the Selected menu or click the Add Topic button in the Topic widget. The Select Object Path dialog opens.
Specify the following items:
- Workgroup server
- Node
- Queue manager
Click Select path to open the Topic Create Window.
Fill in the topic properties. The Topic String field is required.
For detailed descriptions of the input fields and tabs, see the IBM documentation:
https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ibm-mq/9.3.x?topic=properties-topic
To understand how MQSC command keywords map to topic properties, see Map MQSC command keywords to topic properties.
You can create custom properties on the Custom Attributes tab.
After entering all required information:
- Click Ok to create the topic immediately, or
- Click Schedule to create the topic at a later time. For more information, see Scheduling.

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Version 11.3 and Earlier

You can create a topic from a topic viewlet in one of two ways:

Select Create Topic from the action menu (Selected menu in 11.2).
Click the Add button.

To create a topic:

If you clicked the Add button, the Select object path window will open.
Specify the following items:
- workgroup server
- node
- queue manager
Click Select path to open the Topic Create window.
Fill in the topic properties (Topic String is a required field). See Topic properties to learn more about the individual fields. You can create your own properties on the Custom Attributes tab.
Click OK to create the topic.