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Chapter 2 Tutorial — Getting Started : Configuring the Initiator

Configuring the Initiator
This section steps you through the activities you need to perform to configure the host and trading partner on the Initiator machine. As explained before, the trading partner is normally represented by another B2B engine running on another machine. However, this tutorial is run on a single (Initiator) machine.
To proceed with the tutorial, perform the following steps:
Set Up a Host
On the Initiator machine, you will set up a trading host. If this is the first time you are configuring a host on this machine after installing EDI protocols, follow these steps:
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Start Creating a New Trading Host
To create your trading host and set it as the default host, perform the following steps:
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Click the BusinessConnect > Participants link in the left panel.
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Click the New button in the right panel.
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Type Company1 in the Name field.
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Select Host in the Type list.
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Click Apply.
Enable the Gateway Protocol for the New Host
All EDI protocols are enabled by default after installation. In order to configure and activate any of the protocols, you must disable all other unconfigured protocols. Once the protocols are configured, they can be enabled or disabled at any time: this procedure is needed only when configuring protocols for the first time.
If no protocols have been enabled:
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Click the Protocols tab.
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Click Disable.
If enabling an additional protocol:
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Click Enable.
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Click OK and Save.
Activate the Trading Host
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Click the Company1 link.
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Select the Active check box.
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Click Save.
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Select BusinessConnect > System Settings > General and verify that Company1 is selected as the default host.
Set Up a Trading Partner
The trading partner setup consists of these steps:
Create a Trading Partner
To set up the trading partner, perform the following steps:
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Click the BusinessConnect > Participants link in the left panel.
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Click the New button in the right panel.
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Type Company2 in the Name field.
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Select Partner in the Type list.
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Select the Active check box.
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Click Save.
Enable the Gateway Protocol
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Select Conmpany2 link.
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Click the Protocols tab.
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Click the Enable button.
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Select the Gateway check box.
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Set the Transport
To set the transport:
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Click the Gateway link.
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Click the Transports tab.
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Click Add.
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Provide the transport name as FILE and select FILE from the Type list.
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Click Save three times.
Configure the Business Agreement
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Click the BusinessConnect > Business Agreements link in the left panel.
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Click the New button in the right panel.
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Select the Company1 radio button in the Host Party area and the Company2 radio button in the Partner Party area.
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Click the Add Protocol Binding button.
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Select the Gateway check box.
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Click the Gateway link.
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Click the Transports tab.
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Make sure that FILE is selected in the Primary Transport list in the Outbound Transports for Host ‘Company1’ area.
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Click Save twice.
Deploy the Initiator Server
The Initiator server must be set up to communicate with its trading partners. To do so, follow these steps
Create the deployment configuration. See TIBCO BusinessConnect Interior Server Administration for information on deployment configurations.

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