diff --git a/AlgebraicDataflowArchitectureModel/src/graphicalrefactor/actions/NewFormulaChannelAction.java b/AlgebraicDataflowArchitectureModel/src/graphicalrefactor/actions/NewFormulaChannelAction.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b87f5eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/AlgebraicDataflowArchitectureModel/src/graphicalrefactor/actions/NewFormulaChannelAction.java
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+package graphicalrefactor.actions;
+
+import java.awt.BorderLayout;
+import java.awt.Container;
+import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
+import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
+
+import javax.swing.JButton;
+import javax.swing.JFrame;
+import javax.swing.JLabel;
+import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
+import javax.swing.JPanel;
+
+import graphicalrefactor.editor.Editor;
+import models.visualModel.FormulaChannelGenerator;
+
+public class NewFormulaChannelAction extends AbstractEditorAction implements ActionListener {
+	
+	/**
+	 * 
+	 */
+	private static final long serialVersionUID = 5345875219049178252L;
+	
+	public NewFormulaChannelAction(Editor editor) {
+		super("FormulaChannel...", editor);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
+		String channelName = JOptionPane.showInputDialog("FormulaChannel Name:");
+		String symbol = JOptionPane.showInputDialog("symbol");
+		if (channelName == null|| symbol == null) return;
+		editor.addFormulaChannelGenerator(new FormulaChannelGenerator(channelName, editor.getModel().getSymbol(symbol)));
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/AlgebraicDataflowArchitectureModel/src/graphicalrefactor/editor/Editor.java b/AlgebraicDataflowArchitectureModel/src/graphicalrefactor/editor/Editor.java
index 2aca6a3..b07cd6c 100644
--- a/AlgebraicDataflowArchitectureModel/src/graphicalrefactor/editor/Editor.java
+++ b/AlgebraicDataflowArchitectureModel/src/graphicalrefactor/editor/Editor.java
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 import models.dataFlowModel.ResourceDependency;
 import models.dataFlowModel.ResourceDependencyGraph;
 import models.dataFlowModel.ResourceNode;
+import models.visualModel.FormulaChannelGenerator;
 import parser.ExpectedAssignment;
 import parser.ExpectedChannel;
 import parser.ExpectedChannelName;
@@ -368,6 +369,32 @@
 			graph.getModel().endUpdate();
 		}
 	}
+	
+	public void addFormulaChannelGenerator(FormulaChannelGenerator formulaChannelGen) {
+		getModel().addChannelGenerator(formulaChannelGen);
+		resetResourceDependencyGraph();
+		graph.getModel().beginUpdate();
+		Object parent = graph.getDefaultParent();
+		try {
+			mxGeometry geo1 = new mxGeometry(0, 0.5, PORT_DIAMETER, PORT_DIAMETER);
+			geo1.setOffset(new mxPoint(-PORT_RADIUS, -PORT_RADIUS));
+			geo1.setRelative(true);
+
+			mxGeometry geo2 = new mxGeometry(1.0, 0.5, PORT_DIAMETER, PORT_DIAMETER);
+			geo2.setOffset(new mxPoint(-PORT_RADIUS, -PORT_RADIUS));
+			geo2.setRelative(true);
+			
+			Object channel = graph.insertVertex(parent, null, formulaChannelGen.getChannelName(), 150, 20, 30, 30); // insert a channel as a vertex
+			mxCell port_in = new mxCell(null, geo1, "shape=ellipse;perimter=ellipsePerimeter");
+			port_in.setVertex(true);
+			graph.addCell(port_in, channel);		// insert the input port of a channel
+			mxCell port_out = new mxCell(null, geo2, "shape=ellipse;perimter=ellipsePerimeter");
+			port_out.setVertex(true);
+			graph.addCell(port_out, channel);		// insert the output port of a channel
+		} finally {
+			graph.getModel().endUpdate();
+		}
+	}
 
 	public boolean connectEdge(mxCell edge, mxCell src, mxCell dst) {
 		DataFlowModel model = getModel();
diff --git a/AlgebraicDataflowArchitectureModel/src/graphicalrefactor/views/GraphicalRefactorMenuBar.java b/AlgebraicDataflowArchitectureModel/src/graphicalrefactor/views/GraphicalRefactorMenuBar.java
index ed54e48..43ab6ca 100644
--- a/AlgebraicDataflowArchitectureModel/src/graphicalrefactor/views/GraphicalRefactorMenuBar.java
+++ b/AlgebraicDataflowArchitectureModel/src/graphicalrefactor/views/GraphicalRefactorMenuBar.java
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 import graphicalrefactor.actions.JavaPrototypeGenerateAction;
 import graphicalrefactor.actions.JerseyPrototypeGenerateAction;
 import graphicalrefactor.actions.NewChannelAction;
+import graphicalrefactor.actions.NewFormulaChannelAction;
 import graphicalrefactor.actions.NewIOChannelAction;
 import graphicalrefactor.actions.NewModelAction;
 import graphicalrefactor.actions.NewResourceAction;
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@
 	private NewResourceAction newResourceAction = null;
 	private NewChannelAction newChannelAction = null;
 	private NewIOChannelAction newIOChannelAction = null;
+	private NewFormulaChannelAction newFormulaChannelAction = null;
 	private DeleteAction deleteAction = null;
 	private JavaPrototypeGenerateAction javaPrototypeGenerateAction = null;
 	private JerseyPrototypeGenerateAction jerseyPrototypeGenerateAction = null;
@@ -40,6 +42,7 @@
 		newMenu.add(newResourceAction = new NewResourceAction(graphicalModelRefactor.getEditor()));
 		newMenu.add(newChannelAction = new NewChannelAction(graphicalModelRefactor.getEditor()));
 		newMenu.add(newIOChannelAction = new NewIOChannelAction(graphicalModelRefactor.getEditor()));
+		newMenu.add(newFormulaChannelAction = new NewFormulaChannelAction(graphicalModelRefactor.getEditor()));
 		JMenu menu = null;
 		menu = add(new JMenu("File"));
 		menu.add(newMenu);