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title: "How to stop a DataFlow from FlowEngine"
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In this tutorial, we will see how to stop a DataFlow from the FlowEngine.

To do this, use the node “Stop Dataflow“ on the “Onesait Platform Dataflows“ category,

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Let's see how you can use that node. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Select the "FlowEngine Management" option from the menu:
  
  
2. Select the domain you want to work on:
  
3. Once you are in the domain, drag a node of type "Stop Dataflow" to the flow and double click on it to see its configuration properties.
  The following are the base properties:
  - **Name**: The name that you want the node to have when viewing it within the flow.
  - **Dataflows available**: List of dataflows available to the user.
  - **Dataflow**: Dataflow selected in the previous box. This dataflow is the one that will be stopped. If **msg.dataflowIdentification **exists in the incoming message and it has content, this value will be used insted of the base property.
4. Run the dataflow  
Whenever a message reaches the node, it will try to stop the selected DataFlow. The result of the operation, and its state, will be returned in the **msg.payload:**