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# Message throw intermediate event

> Using a Throw intermediate event is like throwing a message to tell someone about something. After throwing the message, the process keeps going, and other parts of the process can listen to that message.

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**Why it is important?** The Message Throw Intermediate Event is important because it allows different parts of a process to communicate and share information with each other.

## Configuring a message throw intermediate event

A Message throw intermediate event is an event in a process where a message is sent to trigger a communication or action with another part of the process (can be correlated with a catch event). It represents the act of throwing a message to initiate a specific task or notification. The event creates a connection between the sending and receiving components, allowing information or instructions to be transmitted. Once the message is thrown, the process continues its flow while expecting a response or further actions from the receiving component.

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#### General config

* **Can go back?** - setting this to true will allow users to return to this step after completing it, when encountering a step with `canGoBack` false, all steps found behind it will become unavailable
* **Correlate with catch events** - the dropdown contains all catch messages from the process definitions accessible to the user
* **Correlation key** - is a process key that uniquely identifies the instance to which the message is sent
* **The data field** - allows the user to define a JSON structure with the data to be sent along with the message
* **Stage** - assign a stage to the node

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## Related topics

- [Message intermediate events overview](/4.6.0/docs/building-blocks/node/message-events/message-intermediate/message-intermediate.md)
- [Intermediate message events in business processes](/4.6.0/docs/building-blocks/node/message-events/message-intermediate/example-intermediate-message-events.md)
- [Initiating processes](/4.6.0/docs/flowx-designer/managing-a-process-flow/starting-a-process.md)
- [Message catch start event](/4.6.0/docs/building-blocks/node/message-events/message-catch-start-event.md)
- [Message catch intermediate event](/4.6.0/docs/building-blocks/node/message-events/message-intermediate/message-catch-intermediate-event.md)