Identifying the Participants for a New Business Agreement Before you configure a business agreement, you need first to identify the participants: a host and a trading partner (or partners). You can define the agreement period as indefinite by using the Valid check box or you can define the agreement using specific start and end dates. The period can be set to indefinite by checking the valid check box and setting start and end date blank. Selecting Participants To select the participants: 1. Expand BusinessConnect > Business Agreements. 2. In the Business Agreements dialog, click New. 3. To find a participants, you can perform the following steps: − Type names of the participants into the Host Party and Partner Party fields − Use the Search function, or click Show All to display all available participants. 4. Once the proper participants are displayed, select the button next to the partners name. 5. Click OK. The new business agreement is displayed. There are two tabs for managing a business agreement: • General Tab for Business Agreements • User Access Tab for Business Agreements