diff --git a/AlgebraicDataflowArchitectureModel/src/graphicalrefactor/editor/Editor.java b/AlgebraicDataflowArchitectureModel/src/graphicalrefactor/editor/Editor.java
index ca28124..8715432 100644
--- a/AlgebraicDataflowArchitectureModel/src/graphicalrefactor/editor/Editor.java
+++ b/AlgebraicDataflowArchitectureModel/src/graphicalrefactor/editor/Editor.java
@@ -226,9 +226,6 @@
 					}
 				}
 			}
-
-			graph.setAllowDanglingEdges(false);
-			graph.setCellsDisconnectable(false);
 		} finally {
 			graph.getModel().endUpdate();
 		}
@@ -261,4 +258,24 @@
 			graph.getModel().endUpdate();
 		}
 	}
+
+	public boolean connectEdge(mxCell src, mxCell dst) {
+	 	ChannelGenerator srcCh = model.getChannelGenerator((String) src.getValue());
+	 	if (srcCh == null) {
+	 		srcCh = model.getIOChannelGenerator((String) src.getValue());
+	 		if (srcCh == null) {
+	 			IdentifierTemplate srcRes = model.getIdentifierTemplate((String) src.getValue());
+	 			ChannelGenerator dstCh = model.getChannelGenerator((String) dst.getValue());
+	 			if (srcRes == null || dstCh == null) return false;
+	 			ChannelMember srcCm = new ChannelMember(srcRes);
+	 			((DataflowChannelGenerator ) dstCh).addChannelMemberAsInput(srcCm);
+	 			return true;
+	 		}
+	 	}
+	 	IdentifierTemplate dstRes = model.getIdentifierTemplate((String) dst.getValue());
+	 	if (dstRes == null) return false;
+	 	ChannelMember dstCm = new ChannelMember(dstRes);
+	 	((DataflowChannelGenerator) srcCh).addChannelMemberAsOutput(dstCm);
+	 	return true;
+	}
 }