Message flow connections

A connection is an entity that connects an output terminal of one message flow node to an input terminal of another. The connection represents the flow of control and data between two message flow nodes.

Most nodes have one input terminal, and many have more than one output terminal. You can connect an output terminal to more than one target node, so that the same message can be processed in a number of different ways. For example, you might want to send the same information to more than one remote application for further processing.

The connections of the message flow, represented by black lines in the Message Flow editor, determine the path that a message takes through the message flow. You can add bend points to the connection to alter the way in which it is displayed.