Creating node connections with the Terminal Selection dialog box

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

Before you begin

Read the concept topic about connections.

About this task

  1. Switch to the Integration 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 input terminal, the connection is made immediately. If this node has more than one input terminal, the Terminal Selection dialog box is displayed again, listing the input terminals of the selected node. Click the correct terminal and click OK.

Alternatively, you can make a connection in the following way:

Procedure

  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 input terminal, the connection is made immediately. If this node has more than one input terminal, the Terminal Selection dialog box is displayed again, listing the input terminals of the selected node. Click the correct terminal and click OK.

Results

To view metadata information for a node, subflow, or connection:
  1. Switch to the Integration Development perspective.
  2. Open a message flow.
  3. In the Message Flow editor, hold the mouse pointer 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.

What to do next

Next: add a bend point, as described in Adding a bend point.