{{tag>Programmers_Reference Methods  IChannelType_Interface getName Index}}

====getName () / IChannel ====
<code java>public String getName () </code>

This method must return the unique name of the channel within the //**AwareIM**// system. This is the name that can be used by the [[ref:p_m:executeentityservice|executeEntityService]] and [[ref:p_m:sendnotification|sendNotification]] methods of the [[3500:0300:0315|IExecutionEngine]] interface and the ''[[ref:a_f:a:request_service|REQUEST SERVICE]]'' and ''[[ref:a_f:a:send|SEND]]'' actions of the [[:3000_rule_language|Rule Language]]. This name is for system purposes only – it is not displayed in the list of available channels of the intelligent business object in the Configuration Tool.