- Each command of MQSC starts with a primary parameter, followed by a secondary parameter

- The name or generic name of the object should be followed by secondary parameter

- The keywords, parentheses and values could be separated by unlimited number of blanks and commas

- At least one blank immediately preceding each parameter is mandatory, except on z/OS

- Blanks enclosed within a pair of quotations marks are significant

- Repeated parameters are not allowed

- String can contain blanks, lowercase alphabets or special characters other than period(.), forward slash(/), underscore(_) percent sign(%) must be enclosed in a single quote

- A blank pair of parenthesis is invalid with out significant information enclosed in between

- Keywords are not case sensitive