Create your first flow

The starting point for flow creation is Flow Studio.

Step 1: Create your first flow

1. Sign in to CONNECT flows.

2. Select Flow Studio on the top menu bar.

   An empty flow opens in the Untitled/Draft tab.

3. Select Modules on the left panel.

4. In the Module library list, locate the Data Generator module, then drag it to the canvas.

   Note: The Data Generator module is used to generate different types of test data.

5. To change the Data Generator's module settings, hover over the module until the pop-up menu appears, then select Settings .

   The Module Settings dialog opens.

6. On the Settings tab, scroll down to the JSON field, then select Add example.

7. Close the Module Settings dialog to apply and save your changes.

8. Add the rest of the modules:

   1. In the Modules library, locate the Aggregate module, then drag-and-drop it to the right of the Data Generator module.

   2. Select-and-drag a line from the Data Generator connection circle to the Aggregate connection circle.

      A connection is created between the Data Generator and Aggregate modules.

      

   3. In the Modules library, locate the MQTT Pub Broker module, then drag-and-drop it to the right of the Aggregate module.

   4. Connect the Aggregate module to the MQTT Pub Broker module.

      The Aggregate module gets connected to the MQTT Pub Broker module as shown in the following image.

      

Step 2: Apply settings to the Aggregate and MQTT Pub Broker modules

The next task is to apply settings to both the Aggregate and MQTT Pub Broker modules.

9. Hover over the Aggregate module, then select Settings .

   The Module Settings dialog opens.

10. Make the following changes:

    1. Source Property: Assign a name

    2. Value Property: data.temp

    3. Target Property: aggregate

    4. Mode: Count

11. Hover over the MQTT Pub Broker module, then select Settings .

    The Module Settings dialog opens.

12. Make the following changes:

    1. Count: 5

    2. Topic: foo/bar

    3. Source Property: Aggregate

       Note: The property settings determine how each module uses message data.

13. In the lower-right corner, select Save.

14. Enter a name and short description for the flow.

15. Select Create.

    The new flow is created.