User-defined output node life cycle

The life cycle of a user-defined output node follows the same pattern as the life cycle of user-defined message processing nodes.

The following topics describe the life cycle of user-defined message processing nodes; read the topic that corresponds to your type of output node:

Although a message processing node is typically used to process a message, and an output node is used to provide an output in the form of a bit stream, you can use both types of node to perform either of these functions.