diff --git a/AlgebraicDataflowArchitectureModel/src/models/dataFlowModel/DataTransferChannel.java b/AlgebraicDataflowArchitectureModel/src/models/dataFlowModel/DataTransferChannel.java
index dc09114..a8d1916 100644
--- a/AlgebraicDataflowArchitectureModel/src/models/dataFlowModel/DataTransferChannel.java
+++ b/AlgebraicDataflowArchitectureModel/src/models/dataFlowModel/DataTransferChannel.java
@@ -54,6 +54,15 @@
 		return inputChannelMembers;
 	}
 	
+	public Set<ChannelMember> getAllInputChannelMembers() {
+		Set<ChannelMember> allInputChannelMembers = new HashSet<>();
+		allInputChannelMembers.addAll(inputChannelMembers);
+		for (Channel child: children) {
+			allInputChannelMembers.addAll(((DataTransferChannel) child).getAllInputChannelMembers());
+		}
+		return allInputChannelMembers;
+	}
+	
 	public void setInputChannelMembers(Set<ChannelMember> inputChannelMembers) {
 		this.inputChannelMembers = inputChannelMembers;
 	}