### Routing Action Properties

In a message flow, use a routing action to identify a target service for the message and configure how the message is routed to that service.

This is a terminal action, which means you cannot add another action after this one. However, this action can contain request and response actions.

In the Message Flow Editor, click a routing action to display its properties in the Properties view. Use these properties pages to configure the selected routing action. The pages are:

- Routing
- Comment
- Namespaces
- Variables

The Routing page has the following option:

Option | Description
--- | ---
Service | The target service for the routing action. Click Browse to select a proxy service or business service from a list.
Invoking | The operation to be invoked on the target service. This option appears only if the selected service defines any operations. To configure how the message is packaged and sent to the service, in the Request Actions field, click Add an Action. Then select an action to associate with the service. You can add more than one action.
Use inbound operation for outbound | Select this option to make the outbound operation the same as the inbound operation. This option appears only if the selected service defines any operations.

Use the Comment page to add a comment, if desired:

Use the Namespaces page to see a list of defined namespaces or to create a new one.

Use the Variables page to see a list of defined context variables or to create a new one. For more information about context variables, see Message Context in the AquaLogic Service Bus User Guide.