{{tag>Programmers_Reference Methods  IChannelType_Interface getName Index}}

====getName () / IChannel ====
<code java>public String getName () </code>

This method must return the unique name of the channel within the //**Aware IM**// system. This is the name that can be used by the [[pr_methods:executeentityservice|executeEntityService]] and [[pr_methods:sendnotification|sendNotification]] methods of the [[docs:3500:0300:0315|IExecutionEngine]] interface and the ''[[a_f:a:request_service|REQUEST SERVICE]]'' and ''[[a_f:a:send|SEND]]'' actions of the [[docs:3000_rule_language|Rule Language]]. This name is for system purposes only – it is not displayed in the list of available channels of the intelligent business object in the Configuration Tool.