Channel Context Menu¶
Right-click a channel in the channel list to open the channel context menu. The commands on this menu act on only that channel. The Manage drop-down on the channel toolbar offers similar commands but applies them to every channel in the zone. See the channel toolbar reference for zone-wide control. The available items depend on the channel's current state and on your permissions in the zone.
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| Start | Starts the channel. If one or more endpoints have been disabled, this becomes a Start ▸ submenu with two options: As Is (start with the disabled endpoints still disabled) and All Endpoints (re-enable every endpoint before starting). |
| Pause | Pauses the channel between the inbound and outbound queues. The source receiver stays open and continues to add incoming messages to the inbound queue, and destination senders continue to drain the outbound queue, but the mapping and condition processing between them halts. Messages already in the inbound queue accumulate there until the channel resumes. |
| Stop | Stops the channel. Source receivers are closed and in-flight messages follow the channel's persistence level rules. |
| Mute Alerts ▸ | Silences error alerts for this channel for a duration you pick from the submenu. While muted, the menu label changes to Alerts Muted time-remaining. Use the submenu's Cancel option to unmute immediately. |
| Enable | Sets the channel's Channel Enabled property to true. A disabled channel cannot be started; use this to re-enable one you previously disabled. |
| Disable | Sets the channel's Channel Enabled property to false. Disabled channels do not run and are hidden from the channel status windows. |
| Purge Messages | Opens the Purge Messages dialog, which deletes messages and errors from this channel's persistence tables based on age. Defaults come from the channel's Days to Retain Messages and Days to Retain Errors settings. |
| Find Usages | Lists every resource that references this channel, which is useful before renaming, moving, or deleting it. |
| View Dependencies | Lists every resource this channel depends on (connections, variables, certificates, etc.), which is useful when moving a channel between zones. |
| Properties | Opens the Channel Properties dialog. This is the default action and also fires on double-click. |
Note
Permissions on the channel's zone control which items are enabled:
- View: read-only access to the entire zone, including channels, their source, mapping, condition, and destination nodes, and zone resources. The context menu is visible but all action items are disabled.
- Manage: everything View can do, plus Start, Pause, Stop, Mute Alerts, and Purge Messages.
- Edit: everything Manage can do, plus Enable, Disable, and editing the channel and zone configurations.