To create the inlet for our channel:

1. In the left pane of iWay Service Manager, under Conduits, select Inlets.

   The Inlets pane opens on the right, listing the existing inlets.

2. Click Add.

   The New Inlet Definition pane opens, as shown in the following image.

   

3. Type a name and brief description of the inlet. For our example, we will use RetailDB.
4. Click Finish.

   The Construct Inlet pane opens, as shown in the following image.

   

   Now we will add the listener that we created earlier.

5. Click Add.

   The Select component type pane opens, as shown in the following image. This provides a selection of components that are allowed in an inlet.

   

6. Select Listener and click Next.

   The Select a listener definition pane opens, which lists available listeners to add to the inlet. The following image shows this pane with the listener, RetailDB, we created earlier.

   

7. Select the listener you want in the inlet and click Finish.

   The Construct Inlet pane opens showing the selected listener as part of the inlet. The following image is an example of this pane showing our RetailDB listener.

   

Now create the emitter.