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## Messages

The Messages branch of the navigator tree lists all available workflow messages for the current item type.

A message is what a notification activity sends to a role in a workflow process. A message can prompt a user for a reply or an action to take that determines what the next activity in the process should be. The recipient of a workflow message is called the performer.

Each message is associated with a particular item type. This allows the message to reference the item type's attributes for token replacement at runtime when the message is delivered.

When you define a message, you can specify that the message prompts a recipient for a special response value that the Workflow Engine then uses to determine how to branch to the next eligible activity in the process. You can also create a message with context sensitive content by including message attributes in the message subject and body that reference item type attributes. You can also attach message attributes that represent entire documents or URL content to a notification message. In addition, you can create message attributes that generate a response section that is unique to the message.

You can drag a message onto the Notifications branch to create a new notification activity that sends that message. You can also drag a message directly onto an existing notification activity to update the message that the activity sends.

### See Also

To Create a Message

Message Result

Send and Respond Message Attributes

#HIDE_REASSIGN Attribute

To Define a Message Attribute

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