Configuring BusinessConnect Container Edition – Services Plug-in for a Partner

To create a partner, see the "Creating a Partner" topic in TIBCO BusinessConnect™ Container Edition Trading Partner Management.

You can enable or disable the EZComm protocol, or edit its configurations for partners using the Protocols tab.

Perform the following steps to configure the EZComm protocol of a partner:

    Procedure
  1. On the Partners page, click the partner's name whose EZComm protocol that you want to configure.
  2. On the Edit Partner page, select the EZComm protocol and click Edit Configurations.
  3. Select or enter the details on the General Tab and Transport Tab.
  4. Click Save.

General Tab

  1. On the General tab, select the AS2 identifier from the dropdown list. If no AS2 identifiers are present in the dropdown list, perform the following steps:
    Note: Select an identifier to use in the AS2-From header field of the HTTP message. This identifier should be mutually agreed on between the trading partners.
    1. To add a new identifier, click the Add icon on the General tab.
    2. Select or enter the following details on the Add New tab:
      Fields Description
      Domain TypeSelect the domain type from the dropdown list.
      IDEnter an ID for the selected domain name.
    3. Click Add.

      The list of domains and their respective IDs are displayed on the Identifiers List tab. You can search, edit, or delete one or more identifiers from the list.

  2. On the General tab, after you have selected the AS2 identifier from the dropdown list, enter the host's email address in the Valid Email Address List field.
    Note: You can assign multiple email addresses.

Transport Tab

You can search, add, configure, and delete the transports for a partner using the Transport tab.

  1. To search for the transports enter the search string by using the wild card to substitute any characters before, after, or before and after the string that you are entering. The names of one or more transports that correspond to the search criteria are displayed.
  2. To create new outbound transports, perform the following steps:
    1. On the Transport tab, click Add Outbound Transports.
      Note: To add transports to the list of existing transports, click the add-outline icon.
    2. Select or enter the following details in the Add Transport dialog:
      Field Description
      Transport NameEnter the name of the transport.

      Choose Transport Type

      Select the type of transport from the dropdown list: FILE, HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, FTPS, SSHFTP, EMAIL, AS1_EMAIL, AS2_HTTP, and AS2_HTTPS
    3. Click Add.
  3. To delete one or more types of outbound transports, perform the following steps:
    1. On the Transport tab, select one or more transports that you want to delete and click the Delete icon.
    2. Click OK when prompted to confirm the deletion of the transports.

  4. Click Save.