To test the channels and the connection to your web service:

• From the Iguana Dashboard, start both of the channels.
• Send a test message to the first channel you created. If the source component for the first channel is LLP Listener, you can use the HL7 Simulator to send a test message through the channel.
• On the Dashboard, watch the Last Activity column for both of the channels. When the test message is sent through the first channel, the Last Activity date is updated for it. The converted message, in XML format, is then sent through the first channel, and the Last Activity date is updated for it.
• Check the Dashboard to ensure that no errors have occurred.

If no errors have been reported, the Iguana logs will contain a message that indicates that the extracted message was sent through the first channel in XML format:

And the logs will also contain the message that was generated by the VMD file that sent the extracted data to the web service:

You can also examine the display for your web service to ensure that the extracted data appears there as expected.