diff --git a/models/mxgraph.go b/models/mxgraph.go
index fec9773..395dfe0 100644
--- a/models/mxgraph.go
+++ b/models/mxgraph.go
@@ -8,22 +8,29 @@ type MxGraphModel struct {
 	XMLName xml.Name `xml:"mxGraphModel"`
 
 	Root struct {
-		XMLName xml.Name 	`xml:"root"`
-		MxCell  []MxCell 	`xml:"mxCell"`
+		XMLName 	xml.Name 	`xml:"root"`
+		MxCell		[]MxCell	`xml:"mxCell"`
 		MxObject	*[]MxObject	`xml:"object"`
+		MxLink		[]MxLink
 	}
 }
 
 type MxCell struct {
-	XMLName xml.Name `xml:"mxCell"`
-	ID      string   `xml:"id,attr"`
-	Parent  *string  `xml:"parent,attr"`
-	RID     *string  `xml:"rID,attr"`
-	Source  *string  `xml:"source,attr"`
-	Target  *string  `xml:"target,attr"`
-	Rtype	*string  `xml:"rType,attr"`
+	XMLName xml.Name	`xml:"mxCell"` 	
+	ID      string  	`xml:"id,attr"`
+	RID     *string 	`xml:"rID,attr"`
+	Rtype	string  	`xml:"rType,attr"`
+	Parent  *string 	`xml:"parent,attr"`
+	Edge	*string		`xml:"edge,attr"`
+	Source  *string 	`xml:"source,attr"`
+	Target  *string 	`xml:"target,attr"`
 }
 
+type MxLink struct {
+	ID      string   	`xml:"id,attr"`
+	Source	string		`xml:"source,attr"`
+	Target	string		`xml:"target,attr"`
+}
 
 type MxObject struct {
 	XMLName xml.Name 	`xml:"object"`
@@ -32,6 +39,19 @@ type MxObject struct {
 	MxCell	MxCell		`xml:"mxCell"`	
 }
 
+// Didn't manage to differentiate Links and cells containing components using 
+// only structures and unmarshal, so we use this method post-umarshalling
+func (g *MxGraphModel) createLinks()  error {
+	for i, mxcell := range g.Root.MxCell {
+		if mxcell.Edge != nil {
+			newLink := MxLink{mxcell.ID,*mxcell.Source,*mxcell.Target}
+			g.Root.MxLink = append(g.Root.MxLink,newLink)
+			g.Root.MxCell = append(g.Root.MxCell[:i],g.Root.MxCell[i+1:]...)
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 type mxissue struct {
 	msg string
 }
diff --git a/models/workflow.go b/models/workflow.go
index f8bb70e..8a99b5d 100644
--- a/models/workflow.go
+++ b/models/workflow.go
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ type Workflow struct {
 	MxgraphXML string `description:"State of the mxgraph"`
 }
 
+// TODO : describe what use case this interface satisfies
+
 type ResourceObject interface {
 	getHost() *string
 	getName() *string
@@ -536,6 +538,11 @@ func ParseMxGraph(username, workflowName, xmlData string) (err error, mxissues [
 		return err, nil
 	}
 
+	err = xmlModel.createLinks()
+	if err != nil {
+		logs.Alert("Error creating links")
+		return err, nil
+	}
 	// Move the attribute of the object's tags into the mxCell's for an easier processing
 
 	// currentWorkflow.extractMxCell(xmlModel)
@@ -597,21 +604,9 @@ func (ws Workspace) ConsumeMxGraphModel(xmlmodel MxGraphModel) (returned_wf *Wor
 		return xmlmodel.Root.MxCell[i].RID != nil
 	})
 
-
-
-	// For each cell of the xml graph,
-		// in the case cell has a rID retrieve its rType from the value of rID of the component in the worfklow
-			// retrieve the component's type
-			// create an object from the rType
-			// update the existing workflow with the new component
-		// or by defautlt : the cell represents an arrow
-			// if the source or the target of the arrow is a datacenter
-				// define which end of the arrow is the DC
-				// if the other other end of the arrow is a computing component
-					// create a computing object
-					// attach the DC to it
-					// update the workflow with the object : create the list of this type of component or update the list with the id of the component with the object 
-	
+	// Create the object and add it to the appropriate list 
+	// for all the components with setting, which are identified
+	// by a MxObject tag in the xml
 	for _, object := range *xmlmodel.Root.MxObject{
 
 		resObj, err, mxissues := returned_wf.mxCellToComponent(object.MxCell,ws)
@@ -656,6 +651,9 @@ func (ws Workspace) ConsumeMxGraphModel(xmlmodel MxGraphModel) (returned_wf *Wor
 			sourceObj := returned_wf.GetResource(cell.Source)
 			targetObj := returned_wf.GetResource(cell.Target)
 
+			link := NewLink(sourceObj,targetObj)
+			_ = link
+
 			if sourceObj == nil || targetObj == nil {
 				if sourceObj == nil && targetObj == nil {
 					issues = append(issues, errors.New("Arrow "+cell.ID+" is alone"))