# Dropping and linking the components

## Procedure

1. From the Palette, drag and drop the following components onto the design workspace: a cTimer, a cSetHeader, a cSetBody, two cDirectVM, and a cProcessor.
2. Link the cTimer, the cSetHeader, the cSetBody and the first cDirectVM components using Row > Route connections to form a sub-route.
3. Link the other cDirectVM component to the cProcessor component using a Row > Route connection to form another sub-route.
4. Label the components to better identify their roles in the Route.

   ![](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/mediation-components/8.0/Resources/images/mediation_components-use_case-cdirectvm_1.png)