Renaming a message flow node

You can change the name of a node. Its current name might be the default name that the editor assigns to it when you add the node to the editor view. Change the current name to reflect the purpose of the node. The node can be a built-in node, a user-defined node, or a subflow node.

For example, you might include a Compute node to calculate the price of a specific part within an order, and you could change the name of the node to be Calculate_Price.

Before you start:

When you rename a node, use only the supported characters for this entity. The editor prevents you from entering unsupported characters.

To rename a node:

  1. Switch to the Broker Application Development perspective.
  2. Open the message flow that you want to work with.
  3. Right-click the node that you want to rename in the editor view and click Rename. The Rename Node dialog is displayed.
  4. Modify the existing name in the text entry field, or press the Delete key to erase the current name and enter a new one. The name that you enter must be unique within the message flow; you are prevented from entering a duplicate name.
  5. Click OK to apply the new node name, or Cancel to end the dialog without changing the name.
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If you generate ESQL code for a Compute, Database, or Filter node, the code is contained within a module that is associated with the node. The name of the module within the ESQL file must match the name specified for the module in the ESQL Module property of the corresponding node. Although you can modify the module name, and change it from its default value (which is the name of the message flow, concatenated with the name of the node with which the module is associated), ensure that the module in the ESQL file matches the node property.

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Related concepts
Message flows overview
Related tasks
Defining message flow content
Creating a message flow
Opening an existing message flow
Configuring a message flow node
Connecting message flow nodes
Related reference
Built-in nodes