WebSphere Message Brokers
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Writer: Karen Cameron

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Creating node connections with the mouse

Before you start:

Read the concept topic about connections.

To connect one node to another using the mouse:

  1. Switch to the Broker Application Development perspective.
  2. Open the message flow with which you want to work.
  3. Click the terminal from which the connection is to be made; that is, the terminal from which the message is propagated from the current node.

    For example, you can click the failure, out, or catch terminal of the MQInput node. Hover the mouse over each terminal to see the name of the terminal. You do not need to keep the mouse button pressed.

    Alternatively, click Connection on the palette, then click the node from which the connection is to be made. The Terminal Selection dialog box opens for you to choose the terminal from which to make a connection. Click OK.

  4. Click the in terminal of the next node in the message flow (to which the message passes for further processing). The connection is made when you click a valid in terminal. The connection appears as a black line between the two terminals.
In the Message Flow editor, you can display node and connection metadata by hovering the mouse over a node or subflow in a message flow. To view metadata information for a node, subflow, or connection:
  1. Switch to the Broker Application Development perspective.
  2. Open a message flow.
  3. In the Message Flow editor, hover the mouse over a node, a subflow, or a node connection in the open message flow by placing the mouse over the element.
A custom tooltip is displayed below the element.
  • To turn the pop-up window into a scrollable window, press F2.
  • To hide the pop-up window, either press Esc or move the mouse away from the node.
Related concepts
Message flows overview
Related tasks
Connecting message flow nodes
Creating node connections with the Terminal Selection dialog box
Related reference
Built-in nodes
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