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Chapter 1 Participants : Protocols Tab for Participants

Protocols Tab for Participants
All protocols need to be installed following the appropriate installation instructions provided for each of the protocols.
To learn more, see also TIBCO BusinessConnect Concepts, "Protocols."
Enabling a Protocol
To enable a protocol for a participant, perform these steps:
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Expand BusinessConnect > Participants and click the participant’s name.
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In the Enable dialog, select the appropriate available protocol.
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Back in the Edit Participant dialog, you will see the list of protocols. Each of these enabled protocols must be edited before it can be used for transactions.
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Disabling a Protocol
To disable a business protocol for a participant, perform these steps:
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Expand BusinessConnect > Participants and then click the participant’s name.
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Click Disable.
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Click Save.
Configuring a Protocol
Each protocol and participant type provides a unique set of configuration tabs.
All protocols and participant types have the General tab, which allows you to configure identity information for the participant, among other properties.
Protocols that support the AS1 and AS2 transports provide the AS2 Identifier and Valid Email Address List properties on the General tab.
A General tab for the installed TIBCO BusinessConnect™ Services Plug-in is presented in , Add New HTTP/S Transport.
To learn how to configure different protocols, see the appropriate documentation for the specific protocol.
Managing Transports for Participants
To make an outbound public transport available for a participant, you have to perform the following tasks:
Task A Configure an appropriate transport for the participant
Each of the public transports is covered in a separate chapter in this manual, and the appropriate sections that are explaining transports for participants are as follows:
Task B Select the participant’s transport in the business agreement
To select the configured participant’s transport in the specific business agreement, use the protocol binding dialog as explained in Table 12, Editing Protocol Bindings: Transports Tab.

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