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title: "Creating Traffic Flows"
canonical: "https://docs.infoblox.com/space/DeploymentGuideInfoblox2Cribl/1161068751/Creating%20Traffic%20Flows"
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To add a new traffic flow for the Data Connector, do the following:

1. Go to **Configure** > **Administration** > **Data Connector**.
2. In the **Traffic Flow** Configuration tab, click **Create Configuration**.
  
3. Complete the following sections of the **Create New Data Configuration** wizard:
4. General
  1. **Name**: Enter a name for this configuration.
  2. **Description**: Enter a description for this flow.
  3. **State**: Use the slider to enable this configuration. When the configuration is disabled, traffic does not flow.
  4. **Tags**: Click Add and specify a key-value pair to associate with the application:
5. Click **Next** to proceed.
6. Log Source Configuration
  1. **Source**: Select a source from among the available source options in the list of sources. For Infoblox Portal data select **Infoblox Cloud Source** as source.
  2. **Source Configuration**: Using Infoblox Cloud Source user is able to select the following log types.
  3. **Filters**: Specify ETL Configurations by adding an ETL filter configuration in the text field.
7. Click **Next** to continue.
8. Destination Configuration: Select the destination that you had created for Cribl.
9. Click **Next** to continue.
10. **Service Instance**: Choose a service instance from the drop-down menu and click **Next**. For more information on setting up Data Connector service, see [Creating Services](https://docs.infoblox.com/space/BloxOneInfrastructure/117670394/Creating+Services)
11. Summary

![image-20250129-134613.png](media://f30ef555-b4fc-47bb-bc4c-5afa0abce251)

Use the Summary page to do the following: 

- Review the details of your new traffic flow instance before saving it.
- Modify a specific configuration: Click the respective section in the navigation on the left, or click Back to go back to the previous sections.
- View detailed information for a specific section.

12. Click **Save & Close** to save your configuration.