WebSphere Message Brokers
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Writer: Karen Cameron

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This build: July 31, 2007 21:16:08

Adding a node using the keyboard

Before you start:

You can use the keyboard to perform tasks in the Message Flow editor, such as adding a node to the canvas.

  1. Switch to the Broker Application Development perspective.
  2. Open the message flow to which you want to add a node.
  3. Open the Palette view or the Palette bar.
  4. Select a node in the Palette view or Palette bar using the up and down arrows to highlight the node that you want to add to the canvas.
  5. Add the Node to the canvas using one of the following methods:
    • Press Alt + L, then press N.
    • Press Shift + F10 to open the context-sensitive menu for the Palette, and press N.
    The node that you selected in the Palette bar or Palette view is placed on the canvas in the Editor view.

    When you 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. The default name is set to the type of node for the first instance. For example, if you add an MQInput node to the canvas, it is given the name MQInput; if you add a second MQInput node, the default name is MQInput1; the third is MQInput2, and so on.

You can move the node that you have placed on the canvas using the keyboard controls described in Message Broker Toolkit keyboard shortcuts.
Related concepts
Message flow node palette
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Adding a message flow node
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Message Broker Toolkit keyboard shortcuts
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