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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.
To proceed with the tutorial, do the following:
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Set Up a Host
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Deploy the Initiator Server
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Set Up a Partner
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Configure the Business Agreement
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.
Start Creating a New Trading Host
2.
Set a Custom Transmission Code for the Host
3.
Activate the Host
Start Creating a New Trading Host
To create your trading host and set it as the default host, do the following:
1.
Click the Business Connect > Participants link in the left panel.
2.
Click the New button in the right panel.
3.
Type Company1 in the Participant Name field.
4.
Select Host in the Participant Type drop-down list.
5.
Click OK.
6.
Click Apply.
Enable the B2B-TRADACOMS Protocol for the New Host
All B2BPlugin protocols are enabled by default after installation. In order to configure and activate any of the protocols, 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:
1.
Select the new Host and click on the Protocols tab.
2.
Select the checkboxes next to B2BPlugin protocols other than B2B-TRADACOMS.
3.
Click Disable.
If enabling an additional protocol:
1.
Click Enable
2.
Select the checkbox next to B2B-TRADACOMS.
3.
Click OK .
Set a Custom Transmission Code for the Host
1.
Select BusinessConnect>SystemSettings>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>Company1.
6.
Select Protocols and Enable.
7.
Select the checkbox next to B2B-TRADACOMS and click OK.
8.
Select the B2B-TRADACOMS link.
9.
In the Edit Enabled Protocol dialog, click the Add New link next to the Default Transmission Code Name field.
10.
In the Transmission Code Name List dialog, click the Add New button.
11.
In the Transmission Code drop-down list, select 5013546000000 (you may need to scroll through the list to find it).
12.
In the Name field type a name, such as TRANSMISSION SENDER.
13.
Click Save.
14.
Click OK.
15.
In the Default Transmission Code Name drop-down list, select 5013546000000-TRANSMISSION SENDER.
Define the Store Location
1.
Select the Advanced tab.
2.
In the Store Location window, type the locatio on the machine where the files will be stored by BusinessConnect (such as C:/testBCB2B).
3.
Click Save.
Activate the Host
1.
Select BusinessConnect > Participants again.
Verify that the new host, Company 1, has the Domain Identity you defined in the step Set the Default Transmission Code and Name: 5013546000000-TRANSMISSION SENDER.
2.
Click on the Company1 link.
3.
In the Edit Host Participant dialog, check the Active checkbox.
4.
Click Save.
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Saving of the trading host will succeed only if the protocol is properly configured: protocol is binded and a qualifier/ID and store location are provided.
5.
Select BusinessConnect>System Setting>General and verify that Company1 is selected as the default host.
Set Up a Partner
The trading partner setup consists of these steps:
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Create a Partner
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Enable the B2B-TRADACOMS Protocol for the Partner
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Set the Default Transmission Code and Name
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Set the Transport
Create a Partner
To set up the trading partner do the following:
1.
Click the Business Connect > Participants link in the left panel.
2.
Click the New button in the right panel.
3.
Type Company2 in the Participant Name field.
4.
Select Partner in the Participant Type drop-down list.
5.
Click OK.
6.
Select the Active checkbox.
7.
Click Save.
Company2 appears on the Participants list, with no identity defined.
Enable the B2B-TRADACOMS Protocol for the Partner
1.
Click on the link Company2.
2.
Click the Protocols tab.
3.
Click the Enable button.
4.
Select the B2B-TRADACOMS checkbox.
5.
Click OK.
Set the Default Transmission Code and Name
1.
Click the B2B-TRADACOMS link.
2.
Click the Add New link next to the Default Transmission Code Name field.
3.
In the Transmission Code Name List dialog, click the Add New button.
4.
In the Transmission Code drop-down list, select 5013546000000.
5.
In the Name field, type TRANSMISSION RECEIVER.
6.
Click Save.
7.
Click OK.
8.
In the Default Transmission Code Name drop-down list, select 5013546000000-TRANSMISSION RECEIVER.
9.
Click Save.
Set the Transport
To set the transport:
1.
Click the B2B-TRADACOMS link.
2.
Click the Transports tab.
3.
Click the Add button.
4.
Select HTTP from the Transport Type drop-down list.
5.
Click OK.
6.
In the URL field, type hostname:6700/B2B-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 Business Connect > Business Agreements link in the left panel.
2.
Click the New button in the right panel.
3.
Select the Company1 radio button in the Host Party area and the Company2 radio button in the Partner Party area.
4.
Click OK.
5.
In the New Agreement dialog, click the Add Protocol Binding button.
6.
Select the B2B-TRADACOMS checkbox.
7.
Click OK.
8.
Click the B2B-TRADACOMS link.
9.
Select the transports.
a.
Click the Transports tab.
b.
In the Outbound Transports for Host 'Company1' area, select HTTP from the Primary Transport drop-down list.
10.
Click Save twice.
The new agreement between Company1 and Company2 with the enabled protocol B2B-TRADACOMS appears.
Deploy the Initiator Server
The Initiator server must be set up to communicate with its trading partners. To do so, follow these steps
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Create the deployment configuration. See TIBCO BusinessConnect Interior Server Administration for information on deployment configurations.
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Deploy BusinessConnect and start the server.
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