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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.On the Initiator machine, you will first set up a trading host. If this is the first time you are configuring a host on this machine after installing B2BPlugin protocols, follow these steps:
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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 Save.All B2BPlugin 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.
b. Click Disable
a. Click Enable
1. Click the B2B-EDIFACT link.
2. Click the Add New link next to the Default Interchange Qualifier ID field.
3. In the ID field, type 123456789
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7. Click Save.
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.
1. Select BusinessConnect > Participants again.Verify that the host, Company 1, has the Domain Identity you defined in the step Set the Interchange Qualifier and ID for the Host: (1)123456789.
2. Click on the Company1 link.
3. In the Edit Host Participant dialog, check the Active checkbox.
4. Click Save.
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 Settings and verify that Company1 is selected as the default host.
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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. Check the Active checkbox.
7. Click Save.
1. Select the link Company2.
2. Click the Protocols tab.
3. Click the Enable button.
4. Check the B2B-EDIFACT checkbox.
5. Click OK.
1. Click the B2B-EDIFACT link.
2. Click the Add New link next to the Default Interchange Qualifier ID field.
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5. In the ID field, type 987654321.
6. Click Save.
7. Click OK.
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9. Click Save.
1. Click the B2B-EDIFACT link.
2. Click the Transports tab.
3. Click Add.
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5. Click OK.
6. In the URL field, type C:/testBCB2B/out.
Forward slashes are used in the path as opposed to the Windows backslash. This is because the fields of the Configuration GUI are HTML user interface text components. As with any HTML user interface text component, the backslash (\) is treated as an escape character.
7. Click Save three times.
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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. Click the Add Protocol Binding button.
6. Check the B2B-EDIFACT checkbox.
7. Click OK.
8. Click the B2B-EDIFACT link.
9. Click the Transports tab.
10. Make sure FILE is selected in the Primary Transport drop-down list in the Outbound Transports for Host ‘Company1’ area.
11. Click Save twice.The new agreement between Company1 and Company2 with the enabled protocol B2B-EDIFACT appears.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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