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Filling Out the Channel Details

• In the Channel name field, specify a named used to identify the channel on the Dashboard and in the logs.
• In the Database API field, use the drop-down menu to select the Database API you will be using (e.g. MySQL).

	If you want to use MySQL as your Database API and it is not available, you must update the MySQL Path variable. For more information, see Making the MySQL Database Option Visible.

• In the Data source field, specify either the ODBC Data Source name (if you are using an ODBC Database API) or the actual name of your database (if you are using a non-ODBC API).
• In the Database username and Database password fields, type in the username and password required for access to the database. This would have been set by the database administrator. In some cases these two fields may be left blank.
• In the Number of database reconnection attempts field, specify the number of times you want Iguana to try and reconnect to the database during channel startup, if an initial connection could not be made.
• In the Reconnection interval (milliseconds) field, specify the number of milliseconds between reconnection attempts.
• Check the Start Automatically option if you want the channel to start automatically whenever Iguana is started. During initial setup it is better to leave this option unchecked so that the channel doesn't start before it is tested and everything is ready. In a production environment you would usually have this checked to start automatically.
• Check the Send Email on Error option if you want Iguana to notify you each time an error occurs. The email settings must be filled out from the Advanced tab.
• In the Automatically purge success logs older than field, specify in days when the logs will be stale and can be deleted. It is also possible to set the time of day the logs will be purged. For more information, see Configuring the Log/Status Purge Settings.

Configuring Your Channel