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Showa nnotation as comment. (For stream and SuperNode annotations only) Check this box
to convert the annotation to a freestanding comment that will be visible on the stream canvas.
For more information, see the topic Adding Comments and Annotations to Nodes and Streams
on p. 78.
ID. Displays a unique ID that can be used to reference the node for the purpose of scrip ting or
automation. This value is automatically generated when the node is created and will not change.
Also note that to avoid confusion with the letter “O”, zeros are not used in node IDs. Use the copy
button at the right to copy and paste the ID into scripts or elsewhere as needed.
Saving Data Streams
After you have created a stream, you can save it for future reuse.
ToSave a Stream
EOn the File menu, click Save Stream or Save Stream As.
EIn the Save dialog box, browse to the folder in which you want to save the stream file.
EEnter a name for the stream in the File Name text box.
ESelect Add to project if you would like to add the saved stream to the current project.
Clicking Save stores the stream with the extension *.str in the specified directory.
Automatic backup files. Each time a s tream is saved, the previously saved version of the file
is automatically preserved as a backup, with a hyphen appended to the filename (for example
mystream.str-). To restore the backed-up version, simply delete the hyphen and reopen the file.

Saving States

In addition to streams, you can save states, which include the currently displayed stream diagram
and any model nuggets that you have created (listed on the Models tab in the managers pane).
ToSave a State
EOn the File menu, click:
State > Save State or Save State As
EIn the Save dialog box, browse to the folder in which you want to save the state file.
Clicking Save stores the state with the extension *.cst in the specified directory.

Saving Nodes

Youcan also save an individual node by right-click ing the node on the stream canvas and clicking
Save Node on the pop-up menu. Use the file extensi on *.nod.