diff --git a/AlgebraicDataflowArchitectureModel/src/graphicalrefactor/actions/NewChannelAction.java b/AlgebraicDataflowArchitectureModel/src/graphicalrefactor/actions/NewChannelAction.java
index 58bdfbf..71bbc69 100644
--- a/AlgebraicDataflowArchitectureModel/src/graphicalrefactor/actions/NewChannelAction.java
+++ b/AlgebraicDataflowArchitectureModel/src/graphicalrefactor/actions/NewChannelAction.java
@@ -2,7 +2,15 @@
 
 import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
 
+import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
+
+import algorithms.NecessityOfStoringResourceStates;
+import algorithms.SelectableDataTransfers;
 import graphicalrefactor.editor.Editor;
+import models.dataConstraintModel.ChannelGenerator;
+import models.dataFlowModel.DataFlowModel;
+import models.dataFlowModel.DataflowChannelGenerator;
+import models.dataFlowModel.ResourceDependencyGraph;
 
 public class NewChannelAction extends AbstractEditorAction {
 
@@ -17,7 +25,18 @@
 
 	@Override
 	public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
-
+		DataFlowModel model = editor.getModel();
+		if(model == null) {
+			model = new DataFlowModel();
+			editor.setModel(model);
+		}
+		String channelName = JOptionPane.showInputDialog("Channel Name:");
+		if (channelName == null) return;
+		model.addIOChannelGenerator(new DataflowChannelGenerator(channelName));
+		ResourceDependencyGraph resourceGraph = NecessityOfStoringResourceStates.doDecide(model);
+		ResourceDependencyGraph resourceDependecyGraph = SelectableDataTransfers.init(resourceGraph);
+		editor.setResourceDependencyGraph(resourceDependecyGraph);
+		editor.constructGraph(model, resourceDependecyGraph);
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/AlgebraicDataflowArchitectureModel/src/graphicalrefactor/actions/NewIOChannelAction.java b/AlgebraicDataflowArchitectureModel/src/graphicalrefactor/actions/NewIOChannelAction.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..08fc200
--- /dev/null
+++ b/AlgebraicDataflowArchitectureModel/src/graphicalrefactor/actions/NewIOChannelAction.java
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+package graphicalrefactor.actions;
+
+import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
+
+import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
+
+import algorithms.NecessityOfStoringResourceStates;
+import algorithms.SelectableDataTransfers;
+import graphicalrefactor.editor.Editor;
+import models.dataFlowModel.DataFlowModel;
+import models.dataFlowModel.DataflowChannelGenerator;
+import models.dataFlowModel.ResourceDependencyGraph;
+
+public class NewIOChannelAction extends AbstractEditorAction {
+
+	/**
+	 * 
+	 */
+	private static final long serialVersionUID = -1657072017390171313L;
+
+	public NewIOChannelAction(Editor editor) {
+		super("New I/O Channel", editor);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
+		DataFlowModel model = editor.getModel();
+		if(model == null) {
+			model = new DataFlowModel();
+			editor.setModel(model);
+		}
+		String channelName = JOptionPane.showInputDialog("I/O Channel Name:");
+		if (channelName == null) return;
+		model.addIOChannelGenerator(new DataflowChannelGenerator(channelName));
+		ResourceDependencyGraph resourceGraph = NecessityOfStoringResourceStates.doDecide(model);
+		ResourceDependencyGraph resourceDependecyGraph = SelectableDataTransfers.init(resourceGraph);
+		editor.setResourceDependencyGraph(resourceDependecyGraph);
+		editor.constructGraph(model, resourceDependecyGraph);
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/AlgebraicDataflowArchitectureModel/src/graphicalrefactor/actions/NewResourceAction.java b/AlgebraicDataflowArchitectureModel/src/graphicalrefactor/actions/NewResourceAction.java
index d704e52..f2bf3bd 100644
--- a/AlgebraicDataflowArchitectureModel/src/graphicalrefactor/actions/NewResourceAction.java
+++ b/AlgebraicDataflowArchitectureModel/src/graphicalrefactor/actions/NewResourceAction.java
@@ -2,7 +2,14 @@
 
 import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
 
+import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
+
+import algorithms.NecessityOfStoringResourceStates;
+import algorithms.SelectableDataTransfers;
 import graphicalrefactor.editor.Editor;
+import models.dataConstraintModel.IdentifierTemplate;
+import models.dataFlowModel.DataFlowModel;
+import models.dataFlowModel.ResourceDependencyGraph;
 
 public class NewResourceAction extends AbstractEditorAction {
 
@@ -17,7 +24,18 @@
 
 	@Override
 	public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
-		
+		DataFlowModel model = editor.getModel();
+		if(model == null) {
+			model = new DataFlowModel();
+			editor.setModel(model);
+		}
+		String resName = JOptionPane.showInputDialog("Resourece Name:");
+		if (resName == null) return;
+		model.addIdentifierTemplates(new IdentifierTemplate(resName, 0));
+		ResourceDependencyGraph resourceGraph = NecessityOfStoringResourceStates.doDecide(model);
+		ResourceDependencyGraph resourceDependecyGraph = SelectableDataTransfers.init(resourceGraph);
+		editor.setResourceDependencyGraph(resourceDependecyGraph);
+		editor.constructGraph(model, resourceDependecyGraph);
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/AlgebraicDataflowArchitectureModel/src/graphicalrefactor/editor/Editor.java b/AlgebraicDataflowArchitectureModel/src/graphicalrefactor/editor/Editor.java
index 4d51c71..fb9c3e1 100644
--- a/AlgebraicDataflowArchitectureModel/src/graphicalrefactor/editor/Editor.java
+++ b/AlgebraicDataflowArchitectureModel/src/graphicalrefactor/editor/Editor.java
@@ -170,14 +170,11 @@
 			}
 
 			// create resource vertices
-			for (Node n : resourceDependencyGraph.getNodes()) {
-				if (n instanceof ResourceNode) {
-					ResourceNode resourceNode = (ResourceNode) n;
-					Object resource = graph.insertVertex(parent, null,
-							resourceNode.getIdentifierTemplate().getResourceName(), 20, 20, 80, 30,
-							"shape=ellipse;perimeter=ellipsePerimeter"); // insert a resource as a vertex
-					resources.put(resourceNode.getIdentifierTemplate(), resource);
-				}
+			for (IdentifierTemplate res: model.getIdentifierTemplates()) {
+				Object resource = graph.insertVertex(parent, null,
+						res.getResourceName(), 20, 20, 80, 30,
+						"shape=ellipse;perimeter=ellipsePerimeter"); // insert a resource as a vertex
+				resources.put(res, resource);
 			}
 			
 			// add input, output and reference edges
diff --git a/AlgebraicDataflowArchitectureModel/src/graphicalrefactor/views/GraphicalRefactorMenuBar.java b/AlgebraicDataflowArchitectureModel/src/graphicalrefactor/views/GraphicalRefactorMenuBar.java
index e2deede..a1b2436 100644
--- a/AlgebraicDataflowArchitectureModel/src/graphicalrefactor/views/GraphicalRefactorMenuBar.java
+++ b/AlgebraicDataflowArchitectureModel/src/graphicalrefactor/views/GraphicalRefactorMenuBar.java
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 import graphicalrefactor.actions.JavaPrototypeGenerateAction;
 import graphicalrefactor.actions.JerseyPrototypeGenerateAction;
 import graphicalrefactor.actions.NewChannelAction;
+import graphicalrefactor.actions.NewIOChannelAction;
 import graphicalrefactor.actions.NewResourceAction;
 import graphicalrefactor.actions.SaveAction;
 import graphicalrefactor.actions.TreeLayoutAction;
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@
 	private GraphicalRefactor graphicalModelRefactor = null;
 	private NewResourceAction newResourceAction = null;
 	private NewChannelAction newChannelAction = null;
+	private NewIOChannelAction newIOChannelAction = null;
 	private OpenAction openAction = null;
 	private DeleteAction deleteAction = null;
 	private JavaPrototypeGenerateAction javaPrototypeGenerateAction = null;
@@ -39,6 +41,7 @@
 		menu = add(new JMenu("File"));
 		menu.add(newResourceAction = new NewResourceAction(graphicalModelRefactor.getEditor()));
 		menu.add(newChannelAction = new NewChannelAction(graphicalModelRefactor.getEditor()));
+		menu.add(newIOChannelAction = new NewIOChannelAction(graphicalModelRefactor.getEditor()));
 		menu.add(openAction = new OpenAction(graphicalModelRefactor.getEditor()));
 		menu.addSeparator();
 		menu.add(new SaveAction());