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.