The next step is to create the channel that routes filtered messages to an LLP Client. In this tutorial, the LLP Client will be the HL7 Listener application.

To create this channel:

• Click the Dashboard tab.
• In the Dashboard Control Panel, click Add Channel. The Add Channel screen appears.
• From the Source list box, select From Channel.
• From the Destination list box, select LLP Client. The Add Channel screen now looks like this:

• Click Configure Channel. The Configure New Channel screen appears:

• In the Channel name field, type tutorial2.

• Click the Source tab. The Source: From Channel panel appears:

• From the Add a Source Channel list box, select tutorial. This indicates that messages will be routed from the tutorial channel to this channel.

• Click the Filter tab. The Filter panel appears.

• Select the Use filter check box to display the filtering options:

• In the Full filter VMD path field, type the path and filename of the VMD file that you created in Step 2.

• In the Ignored messages field, type IgnoredMessages. This is the name of the default message definition that you added to the VMD file. This message definition catches the messages that you want to ignore.

• Click Add Ignored Message. The IgnoredMessages message definition is now added to the ignored message definition list:

• Click the Destination tab. The Destination: LLP Client panel appears:

• In the Host address field, type localhost.

• In the Port field, type 8889. (If this port is already in use, specify any unused port.)

• Leave all the other fields unchanged.

• Click Add Channel to create the channel.