WebSphere Message Brokers
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Writer: Karen Cameron

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Creating node connections with the Terminal Selection dialog box

Before you start:

Read the concept topic about connections.

Use the Terminal Selection dialog box to connect one node to another:

  1. Switch to the Broker Application Development perspective.
  2. Open the message flow with which you want to work.
  3. Click Connection above the node palette.
  4. Click the node from which you want the connection to be made. The Terminal Selection dialog box is displayed.
  5. Select the terminal from the list of valid terminals on this node. Click OK. The dialog box closes.
  6. Click the node to which to make the connection. If this node has only one in terminal, the connection is made immediately. If this node has more than one in terminal, the Terminal Selection dialog is displayed again, listing the in terminals of the selected node. Select the correct terminal by clicking it, and click OK.

You can also make a connection as follows:

  1. Click Selection above the node palette.
  2. Right-click the node from which you want to make the connection and click Create Connection. The Terminal Selection dialog box is displayed.
  3. Select the terminal from the list of valid terminals on this node. Click OK. The dialog box closes.
  4. Click the node to which to make the connection. If this node has only one in terminal, the connection is made immediately. If this node has more than one in terminal, the Terminal Selection dialog box is displayed again, listing the in terminals of the selected node. Highlight the correct terminal and click OK.
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 mouse
Related reference
Built-in nodes
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