if (parentElement != null) {
IDOMDocument document = (IDOMDocument) parentElement.getOwnerDocument();
IDOMElement childElement = (IDOMElement) document.createElement(inputName);
IDOMModel model = document.getModel();
if (model != null) {
model.beginRecording(this);
parentElement.appendChild(childElement);
processor.insertDefaultAttributes(childElement);
id = IntegrationSchemaConstants.ELEM_CHANNEL
+ ((IntegrationDiagram) source.getDiagram()).getNewChannelId();
childElement.setAttribute(IntegrationSchemaConstants.ATTR_ID, id);