Connecting nodes

When you include more than one node in your message flow, you must connect the nodes to indicate how the flow of control passes from input to output. The nodes can be built-in nodes, or subflow nodes.

Before you start

To complete this task, you must have completed one of the following tasks:

Your message flow might contain just one MQInput node, and one MQOutput node. Or it might involve a large number of nodes, and perhaps embedded message flows, that provide a number of paths that a message can travel through depending on its content.

When you have completed a connection, it is displayed as a black line, and is drawn as close as possible to a straight line between the connected terminals. This might result in the connection passing across other nodes. To avoid this, you can add bend points to the connection.

If you define a complex message flow, you might have to create a large number of connections. The principle is the same for every connection. You create connections either by using the mouse, or by using the Terminal Selection dialog. See Creating connections with the mouse and Creating connections with the Terminal Selection dialog for more information.

Related concepts
Message flows
Related tasks
Defining message flow content
Creating a message flow
Adding a node
Removing a connection
Adding a bend point
Removing a bend point
Related reference
Built-in nodes