diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b9244147..c7974658 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ Node-RED Watson Nodes for IBM Bluemix
 
 <a href="https://cla-assistant.io/watson-developer-cloud/node-red-node-watson"><img src="https://cla-assistant.io/readme/badge/watson-developer-cloud/node-red-node-watson" alt="CLA assistant" /></a>
 
+### New in version 0.5.18
+- Allow Conversation Workspace Manager node to be dynamically configured.
+
 ### New in version 0.5.17
 - CRUD methods for Entity Values and Dialog Nodes in Conversation Workspace Manager node.
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1b56a53e..5cb1b639 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "node-red-node-watson",
-  "version": "0.5.17",
+  "version": "0.5.18",
   "description": "A collection of Node-RED nodes for IBM Watson services",
   "dependencies": {
     "alchemy-api": "^1.3.0",
diff --git a/services/conversation/v1-workspace-manager.html b/services/conversation/v1-workspace-manager.html
index ea066534..08100a81 100644
--- a/services/conversation/v1-workspace-manager.html
+++ b/services/conversation/v1-workspace-manager.html
@@ -342,8 +342,71 @@
       <p>In this mode the selected dialog node is removed from the worskpace.
       </p>
     </li>
+    </ul>
+
+    <p>The node configurations can be overridden by setting
+    <ul>
+      <li>
+        <code>msg.params.workspace_id</code>
+      </li>
+      <li>
+        <code>msg.params.intent</code>
+      </li>
+      <li>
+        <code>msg.params.example</code>
+      </li>
+      <li>
+        <code>msg.params.entity</code>
+      </li>
+      <li>
+        <code>msg.params.entity_value</code>
+      </li>
+      <li>
+        <code>msg.params.dialog_node</code>
+      </li>
+
+      <li>
+        <code>msg.params.method</code>
+        <p>to one of the following values:
+        <select>
+        <option> listWorkspaces </option>
+        <option> getWorkspace </option>
+        <option> createWorkspace </option>
+        <option> updateWorkspace </option>
+        <option> deleteWorkspace </option>
+        <option> listIntents </option>
+        <option> getIntent </option>
+        <option> createIntent </option>
+        <option> updateIntent </option>
+        <option> deleteIntent </option>
+        <option> listExamples </option>
+        <option> createExample </option>
+        <option> deleteExample </option>
+        <option> listCounterExamples </option>
+        <option> createCounterExample</option>
+        <option> deleteCounterExample </option>
+        <option> listEntities </option>
+        <option> getEntity </option>
+        <option> createEntity </option>
+        <option> updateEntity </option>
+        <option> deleteEntity </option>
+        <option> listEntityValues </option>
+        <option> getEntityValue </option>
+        <option> addEntityValue </option>
+        <option> updateEntityValue </option>
+        <option> deleteEntityValue </option>
+        <option> listDialogNodes </option>
+        <option> getDialogNode </option>
+        <option> createDialogNode </option>
+        <option> updateDialogNode </option>
+        <option> deleteDialogNode </option>
+        </select>
+        </p>
+
 
+      </li>
     </ul>
+    </p>
 
     <p>For more information about the conversation service,
     read the <a href="https://www.ibm.com/watson/developercloud/doc/conversation/index.html">
diff --git a/services/conversation/v1-workspace-manager.js b/services/conversation/v1-workspace-manager.js
index a8c3205a..fdd62cf6 100644
--- a/services/conversation/v1-workspace-manager.js
+++ b/services/conversation/v1-workspace-manager.js
@@ -617,8 +617,10 @@ module.exports = function (RED) {
     return p;
   }
 
-  function buildWorkspaceParams(method, config, params) {
-    var message = '';
+  function buildWorkspaceParams(msg, method, config, params) {
+    var message = '',
+      workspace_id = '';
+
     switch (method) {
     case 'getIntent':
     case 'updateIntent':
@@ -649,8 +651,13 @@ module.exports = function (RED) {
     case 'createDialogNode':
     case 'updateDialogNode':
     case 'deleteDialogNode':
-      if (config['cwm-workspace-id']) {
-        params['workspace_id'] = config['cwm-workspace-id'];
+      if (msg.params && msg.params.workspace_id) {
+        workspace_id = msg.params.workspace_id;
+      } else if (config['cwm-workspace-id']) {
+        workspace_id = config['cwm-workspace-id'];
+      }
+      if (workspace_id) {
+        params['workspace_id'] = workspace_id;
       } else {
         message = 'Workspace ID is required';
       }
@@ -662,9 +669,10 @@ module.exports = function (RED) {
     return Promise.resolve();
   }
 
-  function buildIntentParams(method, config, params) {
-    var message = '';
-    var field = 'intent';
+  function buildIntentParams(msg, method, config, params) {
+    var message = '',
+      intent = '',
+      field = 'intent';
 
     switch (method) {
     case 'updateIntent':
@@ -675,8 +683,13 @@ module.exports = function (RED) {
     case 'listExamples':
     case 'createExample':
     case 'deleteExample':
-      if (config['cwm-intent']) {
-        params[field] = config['cwm-intent'];
+      if (msg.params && msg.params.intent) {
+        intent = msg.params.intent;
+      } else if (config['cwm-intent']) {
+        intent = config['cwm-intent'];
+      }
+      if (intent) {
+        params[field] = intent;
       } else {
         message = 'a value for Intent is required';
       }
@@ -688,9 +701,10 @@ module.exports = function (RED) {
     return Promise.resolve();
   }
 
-  function buildEntityParams(method, config, params) {
+  function buildEntityParams(msg, method, config, params) {
     var message = '',
-      field = 'entity';
+      field = 'entity',
+      entity = '';
 
     switch (method) {
     case 'updateEntity':
@@ -703,8 +717,13 @@ module.exports = function (RED) {
     case 'addEntityValue':
     case 'updateEntityValue':
     case 'deleteEntityValue':
-      if (config['cwm-entity']) {
-        params[field] = config['cwm-entity'];
+      if (msg.params && msg.params.entity) {
+        entity = msg.params.entity;
+      } else if (config['cwm-entity']) {
+        entity = config['cwm-entity'];
+      }
+      if (entity) {
+        params[field] = entity;
       } else {
         message = 'a value for Entity is required';
       }
@@ -716,9 +735,10 @@ module.exports = function (RED) {
     return Promise.resolve();
   }
 
-  function buildEntityValueParams(method, config, params) {
+  function buildEntityValueParams(msg, method, config, params) {
     var message = '',
-      field = 'value';
+      field = 'value',
+      entityValue = '';
 
     switch (method) {
     case 'updateEntityValue':
@@ -727,8 +747,13 @@ module.exports = function (RED) {
     case 'getEntityValue':
     case 'addEntityValue':
     case 'deleteEntityValue':
-      if (config['cwm-entity-value']) {
-        params[field] = config['cwm-entity-value'];
+      if (msg.params && msg.params.entity_value) {
+        entityValue = msg.params.entity_value;
+      } else if (config['cwm-entity-value']) {
+        entityValue = config['cwm-entity-value'];
+      }
+      if (entityValue) {
+        params[field] = entityValue;
       } else {
         message = 'a value for Entity value is required';
       }
@@ -740,9 +765,10 @@ module.exports = function (RED) {
     return Promise.resolve();
   }
 
-  function buildDialogParams(method, config, params) {
+  function buildDialogParams(msg, method, config, params) {
     var message = '',
-      field = 'dialog_node';
+      field = 'dialog_node',
+      dialogID = '';
 
     switch (method) {
     case 'updateDialogNode':
@@ -750,8 +776,13 @@ module.exports = function (RED) {
       // deliberate no break
     case 'getDialogNode':
     case 'deleteDialogNode':
-      if (config['cwm-dialog-node']) {
-        params[field] = config['cwm-dialog-node'];
+      if (msg.params && msg.params.dialog_node) {
+        dialogID = msg.params.dialog_node;
+      } else if (config['cwm-dialog-node']) {
+        dialogID = config['cwm-dialog-node'];
+      }
+      if (dialogID) {
+        params[field] = dialogID;
       } else {
         message = 'a value for Dialog Node ID is required';
       }
@@ -763,17 +794,22 @@ module.exports = function (RED) {
     return Promise.resolve();
   }
 
-
-  function buildExampleParams(method, config, params) {
-    var message = '';
+  function buildExampleParams(msg, method, config, params) {
+    var message = '',
+      example = '';
 
     switch (method) {
     case 'createExample':
     case 'deleteExample':
     case 'createCounterExample':
     case 'deleteCounterExample':
-      if (config['cwm-example']) {
-        params['text'] = config['cwm-example'];
+      if (msg.params && msg.params.example) {
+        example = msg.params.example;
+      } else if (config['cwm-example']) {
+        example = config['cwm-example'];
+      }
+      if (example) {
+        params['text'] = example;
       } else {
         message = 'Example Input is required';
       }
@@ -785,7 +821,6 @@ module.exports = function (RED) {
     return Promise.resolve();
   }
 
-
   function buildExportParams(method, config, params) {
     switch (method) {
     case 'getIntent':
@@ -805,21 +840,21 @@ module.exports = function (RED) {
   // Copy over the appropriate parameters for the required
   // method from the node configuration
   function buildParams(msg, method, config, params) {
-    var p = buildWorkspaceParams(method, config, params)
+    var p = buildWorkspaceParams(msg, method, config, params)
       .then(function(){
-        return buildIntentParams(method, config, params);
+        return buildIntentParams(msg, method, config, params);
       })
       .then(function(){
-        return buildExampleParams(method, config, params);
+        return buildExampleParams(msg, method, config, params);
       })
       .then(function(){
-        return buildEntityParams(method, config, params);
+        return buildEntityParams(msg, method, config, params);
       })
       .then(function(){
-        return buildEntityValueParams(method, config, params);
+        return buildEntityValueParams(msg, method, config, params);
       })
       .then(function(){
-        return buildDialogParams(method, config, params);
+        return buildDialogParams(msg, method, config, params);
       })
       .then(function(){
         return buildExportParams(method, config, params);
@@ -1032,6 +1067,11 @@ module.exports = function (RED) {
         message = '',
         params = {};
 
+      // All method to be overridden
+      if (msg.params && msg.params.method) {
+        method = msg.params.method;
+      }
+
       username = sUsername || this.credentials.username;
       password = sPassword || this.credentials.password || config.password;