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Chapter 2 Tutorial — Getting Started : Configuring the Responder

Configuring the Responder
This section steps you through the activities you need to perform to configure the host and trading partner on the Responder machine.
To proceed with the tutorial, perform the following steps:
Set Up a Host
If this is the first time you are configuring a host on this machine after installing EDI protocols, follow these steps:
1.
2.
Start Creating a New Trading Host
To create your trading host and set it as the default host, perform the following steps:
1.
Click the BusinessConnect > Participants link in the left panel.
2.
Click the New button in the right panel.
3.
Type Company2 in the Name field.
4.
Select Host in the Type list.
5.
Click OK.
6.
Click Apply.
If no protocols have been enabled:
1.
a.
b.
Click Disable.
If enabling an additional protocol:
a.
Click Enable.
b.
Set a Custom Transmission Code for the Host
1.
Select BusinessConnect > System Settings > Metadata Type Configuration > Domains.
2.
Click the New button.
3.
Add the required name (5013546000000) and the description.
4.
Click Save and Done.
5.
Click BusinessConnect > Participants > Company2.
6.
Select Protocols and Enable.
7.
Select the check box next to TRADACOMS and click OK.
8.
Select the TRADACOMS link.
9.
In the Edit Enabled Protocol dialog, click the Add New link next to the Default Transmission Code Name field.
10.
11.
In the Transmission Code list, select 5013546000000 (you may need to scroll through the list to find it).
12.
13.
Click Save.
14.
15.
In the Default Transmission Code Name list, select 5013546000000-TRANSMISSION RECIVER.
16.
Click Save.
Activate the Trading Host
1.
Select BusinessConnect > Participants again.
Verify that the new host, Company2, has the Domain Identity you defined in the step Set the Default Transmission Code and Name: 5013546000000-TRANSMISSION RECEIVER.
2.
Click the Company2 link.
3.
4.
Click Save.
5.
Select BusinessConnect > System Setting > General and verify that Company2 is selected as the default host.
Set Up a Trading Partner
The Responder trading partner setup consists of these steps:
Configure a Trading Partner
To set up the Responder trading partner, perform the following steps:
1.
Click the BusinessConnect > Participants link in the left panel.
2.
Click the New button in the right panel.
3.
Type Company1 in the Name field.
4.
Select Partner in the Type list.
5.
6.
Select the Active check box.
7.
Click Save.
Company1 appears on the Participants list, with no identity defined.
Enable the TRADACOMS Protocol
1.
Click the Company1 link.
2.
Click the Protocols tab.
3.
Click the Enable button.
4.
Select the TRADACOMS check box.
5.
Set the Default Transmission Code and Name
1.
Click the TRADACOMS link.
2.
Click the Add New link next to the Default Transmission Code Name field.
3.
4.
In the Transmission Code list, select 5013546000000.
5.
In the Name field, type TRANSMISSION SENDER.
6.
Click Save.
7.
8.
In the Default Transmission Code Name list, select 5013546000000-TRANSMISSION SENDER.
9.
Click Save.
Enable Outbound EDI Validation
This feature allows users to either enable or disable outbound EDI validation.
To enable outbound EDI validation:
1.
Click the TRADACOMS link.
2.
In the Outbound area, select the Enable EDI Validation check box.
3.
Click Save.
Set the Transport
To set the transport:
1.
2.
Click the Transports tab.
3.
Click the Add button.
4.
Select HTTP from the Type list.
5.
6.
In the URL field, type hostname:6700/TRADACOMS, where hostname is the name of the machine hosting the Responder trading partner, and 6700 is the HTTP port set in the deployment configuration on the Responder’s server.
7.
Click Save three times.
Configure the Business Agreement
1.
Click the BusinessConnect > Business Agreements link in the left panel.
2.
Click the New button in the right panel.
3.
Select the Company2 radio button in the Host Party area and the Company1 radio button in the Partner Party area.
4.
5.
In the New Agreement dialog, click the Add Protocol Binding button.
6.
Select the TRADACOMS check box.
7.
8.
Click the TRADACOMS link.
9.
a.
Click the Transports tab.
b.
In the Outbound Transports for Host 'Company2' area, select HTTP from the Primary Transport list.
c.
10.
Click Save twice.
The new agreement between Company2 and Company1 with the enabled protocol TRADACOMS appears.
Deploy the Responder Server
The Responder 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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