---
title: "Set up messages"
slug: "set-up-messages"
tags: ["Flow topic"]
status: "new"
updated: 2026-03-20T07:59:23Z
published: 2026-03-20T17:44:53Z
canonical: "docs.staedean.com/set-up-messages"
---

> ## Documentation Index
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# Set up messages

Use messages as the carriers that transport data from a source to a target, based on the mapping as defined on the message.

On a message you define:

- The source information: the connector and document that is used for the data source.
- The target information: the connector and document that is used for the data target.
- The record mapping and field mapping that define which data goes where in which format.

## Flow diagram

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## Related

- [Validate connectivity setup](/validate-connectivity-setup.md)