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New Trading Partner ​

The New Trading Partner window will open.

Buttons ​

Button NameDescription
SaveClick to Save any changes you have made, else all changes will be lost.
CancelClick to Cancel any changes you have made.
DeleteClick to Delete this Trading Partner. You will be asked to confirm your choice. This has the same effect as double-clicking on the Trading Partner in the list on the Manage Trading Community window.

General Tab ​

Enter the General options you need to fill in for all Trading Partners.

Fields ​

Field NameDescription
Partner NameA friendly name for the Trading Partner. This is the name that the Trading Partner will be known as throughout the configuration. You should enter something meaningful to help you easily recognise the Trading Partner.
This name corresponds to the Trading Partner tag <TPName>.
The name corresponds to to the Partner Object property Partner.CompanyName.
The name also corresponds to the database column MODULENAME.
Partner TypeThe type of database you wish to connect to. The options are Customer or Supplier.
Your ID for them as customerOnly shows if the Partner Type is Customer. Enter your unique ID for them as a customer of yours. These unique IDs are generally referred to as account numbers, and will be dictated by a particular business system in your company such as your financial system.
This corresponds to the Trading Partner tag <TPCustomerId>.
This corresponds to the Partner Object property Partner.CustomerId.
This corresponds to the database column CUSTOMERID.
Their ID for you as supplierOnly shows if the Partner Type is Supplier. Enter your unique ID for you as a supplier of yours. These unique IDs are generally referred to as account numbers and will be dictated by a particular business system in your company such as your financial system.
This corresponds to the Trading Partner tag <TPTheirSupplierId>.
This corresponds to the Partner Object property Partner.TPSupplierId.
This corresponds to the database column TPSUPPLIERID .
Custom IdThis is a spare field for you to provide a Custom ID. This can be used in mappings to assist with linking a Trading Partner.
This corresponds to the Trading Partner tag <TPFlowNetId> or <TPMemberID>.
This corresponds to the Partner Object property Partner.FlowNetId.
This corresponds to database column MEMBERID.
User NameProvide a User Name for them if you wish them to have access to your FlowWeb or FlowTransportWeb web sites,
This corresponds to the Trading Partner tag <TPUsername>.
This corresponds to the Partner Object property Partner.Username.
This corresponds to the database column USERNAME.
User PasswordProvide a User Password for the above User Name.
This corresponds to the Trading Partner tag <TPPassword>.
This corresponds to the Partner Object property Partner.Password.
This corresponds to the database column (encrypted) USERPASS.
Partner specific databaseThis is an optional field. Select a DB Connection that represents a database that is specific to this Trading Partner. Using party specific databases allows a single Action to be configured that can connect to a different database, depending on the Trading Partner assigned to the Action.

Contact Details Tab ​

Enter the Contact Details for this new Trading Partner as required.

Fields ​

Field NameDescription
First NameFirst name of a contact at the Trading Partner.
This corresponds to the Trading Partner tag <TPFirstName>.
This corresponds to the Partner Object property Partner.FirstName.
This is not available as a database column.
Last NameLast name for the contact at the Trading Partner.
This corresponds to the Trading Partner tag <TPLastName>.
This corresponds to the Partner Object property Partner.LastName
This is not available as a database column.
Address (line 1)The first line of the address of the Trading Partner.
This corresponds to the Trading Partner tag <TPAddress1>.
This corresponds to the Partner Object property Partner.Address1.
This is not available as a database column.
Address (line 2)The second line of the address of the Trading Partner.
SuburbThe suburb of the address of the Trading Partner.
CityThe city of the address of the Trading Partner.
StateThe state of the address of the Trading Partner.
CountryThe country of the address of the Trading Partner.
PhoneThe phone number for above contact.
FaxThe fax number for this Trading Partner.
EmailThe email address for the above contact,

Transports Tab ​

A list of Transports assigned to File Connections for this Trading Partner. All of the File Connections in the current configuration are listed and can be selected.

Clicking on a File Connection will open the Transport field.

Click the down arrow to pull up any available choices from the Outbound Transports. The available options are the Outbound Transports in the configuration regardless of whether the Trading Partner is a Customer or a Supplier.