Message flow node palette

The palette in the Message Flow editor contains all the built-in nodes, which are organized into categories, or drawers. A drawer is a container for a list of icons, such as the Favorites drawer.

When you first open the IBM® Integration Toolkit, the default drawers contain built-in message flow nodes that are related in function. For example, one drawer contains all the nodes that handle input and output to WebSphere® MQ queues. Another drawer, Transformation, groups the nodes that you can use to convert the input message into a different form, including the Compute and JavaCompute nodes.

You can drag the message flow nodes that you use most often into the Favorites drawer for easy access. If you create your own nodes, you can also add them to the palette. You can drag a node from the palette onto the canvas, and create a connection between two nodes. You can also use the palette to create an annotation on a message flow or node.

Right-click the palette to add a selected node to the canvas, or customize the appearance and behavior of the palette.

Use the Customize Palette dialog box to reorder node categories, set the drawer behavior for individual categories, and rename or hide nodes or categories.

You cannot move a category above the Favorites category. You can hide the Favorites category, but you cannot delete or rename it.

Use the Palette Settings dialog box to set the palette layout, determine the behavior of palette drawers, and choose a particular font.