Setting Up Trading Partners

The next step in preparing to run TIBCO BusinessConnect™ Container Edition - EDI Protocol powered by Instream® is to specify your host and trading partner information.

• Host information includes your interchange identifier and qualifier.

• Trading partner information includes:
  

  • Interchange identifier and qualifier
  • Transport settings
  • Batching options
  • Information on whether to convert from XML to EDI messages and the reverse

The following sections discuss EDI-specific trading partner configuration options. For other host and trading partner configuration information, see TIBCO BusinessConnect™ Container Edition, Trading Partner Administration Guide and the configuration guides for the EDI protocol standards:

• TIBCO BusinessConnect™ Container Edition - EDI Protocol powered by Instream®, Gateway Configuration
• TIBCO BusinessConnect™ Container Edition - EDI Protocol powered by Instream®, X12 Configuration

EDI Information Not In Guidelines

The EDI-specific information not included in the message guidelines is specified for each trading partner using the TIBCO BusinessConnect Container Edition Admin UI. You have to enter information in several tabs under the Participants > Protocols tab:

• Interchange Header

• Group Header

• Acknowledgments

• Delimiters

While configuring your trading partner, you have to review the field settings in these panels.