Nodes and Palette Options > Detailed Node Descriptions > Symbolic Node
	Symbolic Node

Type

Application Item (basic) node

Purpose

Use this node as a "goto" node, to redirect the application to another node. This node is useful when you want several nodes all to go to the same destination node or just to keep from cluttering up the workspace with a confusing web of connector lines.

Behavior

When you place a Symbolic node in the Call Flow Editor main workspace, you must set its one property to go to some other node during simulation and runtime, then the application automatically jumps to the indicated node.

When you set the node for the Symbolic node to go to, Dialog Designer automatically places a Symbolic node icon element () in the upper left area of the node icon to which the Symbolic node goes.

When you click a Symbolic node in the main workspace, Dialog Designer automatically highlights in yellow the node that the Symbolic node is set to go to. This highlighting makes it easier to locate the destination of the Symbolic node.

Further, Symbolic node references can be quickly duplicated from a selected node in the Call Flow Editor by right-clicking on any existing node, and selecting Create New Reference from within the context menu.

Properties

Because the Symbolic node is just a pointer to another node, its properties, as displayed and set in the Avaya Properties view, are different from all the other nodes:

• Location - (Read-only) Displays the location of the node graphic in the workspace.

• Node - Indicates the node that the Symbolic node points to. You can use the drop-down list to select the node you want to point to.

Default Node Structure (Node Detail Editor Flow)

There is no default flow in the node editor for this node.

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