Creating a Channel on the Source Server
A channel is a set of properties that you use to provide BizTalk Server 2000 with the rules for processing a document that it receives. After a channel processes a document, the document is passed to its associated messaging port or distribution list to be transported to the specified destination. You can create one or more channels for a messaging port or distribution list.
To create a channel on the source server
On the source BizTalk Server, click Start, point to Programs, point to Microsoft BizTalk Server 2000, and then click BizTalk Messaging Manager.
In BizTalk Messaging Manager, in the left pane, click the MessagingPorts link in the Search for other items area, and then click Search Now.
Select the messaging port that the channel will be associated with (for example, OutPortToDestination).
On the File menu, point to New, point to Channel, and then click From an Application.
In the New Channel Wizard, in the General Information screen, in the Name box, type the name of the channel (for example, OutChannelToDestination), and then click Next.
In the Source Application screen, verify the Application option is selected.
In the Name box, select the name of the application from the drop-down list (for example, POApplication for purchase order and CatalogTransferDoc for catalog transfer).
In the Organization identifier box, verify <source organization>/ <identifier value> (Default)** as the identifier, (for example, My Company / Sender (Default) and then click Next.
In the Inbound Document screen, click Browse to the right of the Inbound document definition name box.
In the Select a Document Definition dialog box, select the document definition (for example, PurchaseOrder), and then click OK.
In the InboundDocument screen, click Next.
In the Outbound Document screen, click Browse to the right of the Outbound document definition name box.
In the Select a Document Definition dialog box, select the document definition (for example, PurchaseOrder), and then click OK.
In the Outbound Document screen, click Next.
In the Document Logging screen, click Next.
In the Advanced Configuration screen, click Advanced.
In the Override Messaging Port Defaults dialog box, click Properties.
In the BizTalk SendHTTPX Properties dialog box, in the User name box, type the fully qualified user. For example, REDMOND\<user name>.
In the Password box, type the user password, and then click OK.
In the Override Messaging Port Defaults dialog box, click OK.
In the Advanced Configuration screen, click Finish.
A channel from the Home Organization for the messaging port that you created in the procedure, "To create a messaging port on the source server,"**** is created.