Renaming a message flow node

Before you start:

You can change the name of any type of node (a built-in node, user-defined node, or subflow node) to reflect its purpose. When you first add a node to the canvas, the editor automatically assigns a name to the node, but the name is highlighted and you can change it by entering a name of your choice. If you do not change the default name at this time, you can change it later, as described in this topic.

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 with which you want to work.
  3. You can rename a node in three ways:
    • Right-click the node and click Rename. The name is highlighted; enter a name of your choice and press Enter.
    • Click the node to select it, then click the node's name so that it is highlighted; enter a name of your choice and press Enter.
    • Click the node to select it, then on the Description tab of the Properties view, enter a name of your choice in the Node name field.
    The name that you enter must be unique within the message flow.
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
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