# MQRC 2091: Transmission queue type error Source: https://wndsoftware.com/mainframe-errors/mqrc-2091 ### MQRC 2091: Transmission queue type error MQRC 2091 means remote MQ routing resolved to a transmission destination of the wrong queue type. Check the route definitions before recreating queues. #### Other names for this code Also written as `RC2091`, `reason code 2091`, `MQ error 2091`, `MQRC_XMIT_Q_TYPE_ERROR`, `082B`, `0x082B`. ### What it means A remote put or open needs a suitable local transmission queue. Reason 2091 identifies a type mismatch: the selected name does not identify a local queue. IBM documents resolution through an explicit XmitQName and through remote queue-manager names. Do not confuse this with 2092. A queue can be local yet still have the wrong Usage attribute; that is a different configuration problem. #### A troubleshooting example A deployment creates PAYMENTS.XMIT as a remote definition instead of a local transmission queue. The producer opens a remote destination whose XMITQ points there and receives 2091. Compare object types before changing channel state. Correct the definition under the queue owner's plan, then send a uniquely identifiable test message and follow it through to the receiving application. Checking only the existence of PAYMENTS.XMIT would have missed the type error. ### Common causes - A remote-queue definition names an alias or remote definition where a local transmission queue is required. - An empty XMITQ causes fallback resolution through a queue-manager name that identifies the wrong queue type. - A deployment script creates a definition with the expected name but the wrong object type. ### How to find the problem - Capture ObjectName and ObjectQMgrName from MQOD and identify the local remote-queue definition used by the call. - Display its RNAME, RQMNAME and XMITQ values. Follow the selected transmission name to its actual definition type. - Compare definitions with the intended routing design and a working environment. A matching name does not prove matching object type. - Check whether the error occurred before messages entered the transmission queue. Avoid restarting channels as the first response to a definition mismatch. ### How to fix it - Correct the route to use the approved local transmission queue. Have the administrator review naming and definitions together. - If creating a new transmission queue is necessary, use a change plan that preserves existing messages and channel relationships. - Validate routing with one approved test message and verify arrival on the remote destination. A successful local open does not prove end-to-end delivery. ### What it looks like ```text Illustrative diagnostic notes; not an IBM message template. DISPLAY QREMOTE(APP.OUT) RNAME RQMNAME XMITQ Resolve XMITQ to its definition type. Reason=2091: selected transmission destination is not local. ``` ### IBM documentation [IBM MQ 9.4: 2091 MQRC_XMIT_Q_TYPE_ERROR](https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ibm-mq/9.4.x?topic=acrc-2091-082b-rc2091-mqrc-xmit-q-type-error). Use the documentation for your installed release. [Report a correction to WND Software](https://wndsoftware.com/contact#message). Technical reviewer: [Albert Joseph](https://wndsoftware.com/authors/albert-joseph), WND Software. Updated 2026-10-23. IBM documentation checked for this article. Written in our own words. For the full reference, check IBM’s MQ documentation for your version. ### Related codes [MQRC 2092 MQRC_XMIT_Q_USAGE_ERROR Read →](https://wndsoftware.com/mainframe-errors/mqrc-2092) [MQRC 2087 MQRC_UNKNOWN_REMOTE_Q_MGR Read →](https://wndsoftware.com/mainframe-errors/mqrc-2087) [MQRC 2057 MQRC_Q_TYPE_ERROR Read →](https://wndsoftware.com/mainframe-errors/mqrc-2057) ### Questions #### Does restarting the sender channel fix 2091? Not if routing still points to the wrong queue type. Correct the definitions and then verify the channel path. #### What is the difference between 2091 and 2092? 2091 identifies an unsuitable queue type. 2092 identifies transmission-usage configuration or a documented related routing condition. [IBM MQ reason codes](https://wndsoftware.com/mainframe-errors/mq-reason-codes) · [MQRC 2090](https://wndsoftware.com/mainframe-errors/mqrc-2090) · [MQRC 2092](https://wndsoftware.com/mainframe-errors/mqrc-2092) [← All error codes](https://wndsoftware.com/mainframe-errors/)