Now that you have created the VMD file, the next step is to create the Iguana channel that uses the VMD file to process incoming messages. To create this channel:

• Log into Iguana.
• In the Dashboard Control Panel, click Add Channel.
• From the Source list box, select From File.
• From the Destination list box, select To Database.

• Click Configure Channel.
• In the Channel name field, type the name that you want to use for the channel (such as, for example, message test).
• Click the Source tab.
• In the Full directory path to read files from field, type or browse for the location of the directory that contains the sample message.

	If you are testing the channel, it is best to make a copy of the sample message and store it in this directory. This is because Iguana will erase the message after it has processed it. For a copy of the test file, click the following link: messagetest.txt

• In the Extension of files to read field, type the file extension of your sample message. In this example, the file extension is txt.
• Leave all other fields unchanged. The Source tab should now look like this:

• Click the Destination tab.
• From the Database API list box, select the database that you are using.
• In the Data source list box, type the name of the data source. (See To Database for more information on the Data source field.)
• In the Database username and Database password fields, type the username and password that are required to access the database, if these are needed.
• In the Full parser VMD path field, type or browse for the location of the VMD file that you have created in this tutorial.
• Leave all other fields unchanged.

• Click Add Channel to add the channel.
• If the database tables to which you are writing do not exist, click the Tables tab, then click Export Destination Tables. If these tables already exist, any existing data will be lost.

The next step is to test this channel to ensure that it processes your messages properly.