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Gentran:Server for Windows User’s Guide Gentran:Server for Windows – November 2005
Using Partners Overview
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Partner profile To complete the partner profile, you need to define an inbound or outbound
relationship or both:
◗If you are receiving and processing information from this trading partner, you
need to define an appropriate inbound relationship.
◗If you are sending information to this trading partner, you need to define an
outbound relationship.
You need to create a partner profile for each partner with whom you are going to
exchange data.
Process of
defining a
partner profile
The following describes the partner profile creation process:
Stage Description
1Create the partner definition.
Reference
See Creating a Partner Definition on page 3 - 56.
2If necessary, create the inbound relationship.
Reference
See Creating an Inbound Relationship on page 3 - 58.
3If necessary, create the outbound relationship.
Reference
See Creating an Outbound Relationship on page 3 - 66.
4Do you need to use a cross-reference or lookup table with the partner
relationship to supplement or convert data you enter or receive?
◗If yes, see Creating Partner Tables on page 3 - 103.
◗If no, continue with stage 5.
5Do you need to use locations to contain address- and contact-related
information about the partner?
◗If yes, see Creating Partner Locations on page 3 - 117.
◗If no, you have completed the partner profile definition process.