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PARTNER

The PARTNER tab of the Config UI provides the configuration parameters for the following areas:

Partners

Using the Partners tab, you can configure and manage the information for a partner who is authorized to access the gateway and send an operation request.

To add the data for a new partner, follow these steps:

1.	Click the Partner tab.

2.	Click Add property icon to create a new partner.

3.	Enter the details for the partner data, as follows:

Table 55 Partner Data Configuration

Parameter	Description
Partner Name	The partner name. This field is Required.
Partner Email	The contact email for the partner.
Partner Phone	The contact phone for the partner.
Partner Group	The name of the group of which the partner is a member. The partner group name is defined in the Partner Groups tab.
Partner Serial Number	The serial number of the Partner's SSL certificate.
Partner Issuer CA	The issuing Certificate Authority of the Partner's SSL certificate.
Enable Secondary ACL	If selected, this partner exists in the Secondary ACLs list. If not selected, this partner does not exist in the Secondary ACLs list.
Monitor(s)	Defines the throttle chain which is applied to the partner. You can define a list of throttle names. The throttles are applied in the order given in the chain list. The details of the throttles are defined in the Monitors tab.

Partner Groups

Using the Partner Groups tab, you can configure the information for a partner group and the throttle chain which is applied to any requests sent by a partner who belongs to this group.

Add a Throttle for a Partner Group

To add a new partner group, follow these steps:

1.	Click the Partner Groups tab.

2.	Click the Add property icon to create a new partner.

3.	Enter the details for partner group and monitor, as follows:

Table 56 Partner Group Configuration

Parameter	Description
Group Name	The name of the partner group. This field is Required.
Email	The contact email for the partner group.
Phone	The contact phone for the partner group.
Monitor(s)	Defines the throttle chain which is applied to the group. You can define a list of throttle names. The throttles are applied in the order given in the chain list. The details of the throttles are defined in the Monitors tab.

Facade Access

Using the Facade Access tab, you can invoke a specific operation by a specific partner. This tab also defines any throttles that are applied for the operation from this partner.

Add a New Facade Access

To add the a new partner to access a facade operation, follow these steps:

1.	Click the Facade Access tab.

2.	Click the Add property icon to create a new facade operation for a partner.

3.	Enter the details for partner and operation data, as follows:

Table 57 Facade Access Configuration

Parameter	Description
Partner	The partner name. This is a required field.
Facade Operation	The name of the facade operation for which the partner is granted the access. This operation is configured in the Facade Operations tab.
Monitor(s)	A list of the throttle names to be applied to any requests sent by this partner which invoke the operation. The monitors are applied in the order given in the chain.
Partner Timeout	The timeout in milliseconds to any incoming request from the partner to the selected operation.
Partner Secondary ACL Check	If selected, this partner is verified in the secondary ACL list when the partner invokes the operation.
Request Transform	The partner-specific mapping reference to call on an inbound message.
Response Transform	The partner-specific mapping reference to call on an outbound message.
Allowed Requestor IDs	The list of authorized partner’s references when the partner is an aggregator.
API Key	Specifies the API Key used for partner identification when the request is sent from the TIBCO API Exchange Manager.
Preferred Routing Key	Enables the preferred routing based on the value specified in this field. See Preferred Routing.

Partner API Key

Using the Partner API Key tab, you can enter the API key and partner name required to access the API hosted by TIBCO API Exchange Gateway.

If you use TIBCO API Exchange Manager to send a request to access the API registered with TIBCO API Exchange Gateway, the fields under Partner API Key tab such as API Key, and Partner are populated. .

Do not edit the API key and partner values for a request sent from TIBCO API Exchange Manager to TIBCO API Exchange Gateway.

Table 58 New Partner API Key

Parameter	Description
API Key	An identifier assigned to an API that is registered with TIBCO API Exchange Gateway. The API key is used to access the API, and is passed as an HTTP header or as a URL parameter with the request. For example, https://demoserver.booksore.com:9222/Books/BookOperations/Author/Vivek Ranadive?API Key=95-532d7700-44fe-9175-3a9d408a7286
Partner	Specifies the name of partner accessing the API.
Identify Partner	Specifies if the Client ID retrieved from the API key is used to identify the partner.

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