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Creating a Partner Definition Using Partners
Gentran:Server for Windows – November 2005 Gentran:Server for Windows User’s Guide
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Creating a Partner Definition
Introduction The partner definition contains the basic information about the trading partner that
the system needs before you define the rest of the partner profile.
Prerequisite
knowledge
Before setting up a new partner definition, you must have the following
information:
◗ The communication profile name you use to communicate with this partner
◗ The EDI code for this partner
◗ The application code used to identify this partner in the import file
This application code is needed only if the transactions are processed using
the file Import facility.
Procedure To create a partner definition, complete the following steps:
Step Action
1
From the Tools menu, select Partner Editor.
System Response
The system displays the Partner Editor Dialog Box.
2
Click New.
System response
The system displays the Partner Definition (New/Edit) Dialog Box.
3
In the Profile ID box, type a unique alphanumeric Profile ID for this
partner.
Note
Do not use special characters.
4
In the Name box, type the partner name.
5
In the EDI Code box, type the EDI identifier for this partner.
Note
The system uses this identifier during inbound processing to select
the correct partner.
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