Adding a New Party

To add a new party, perform the following steps:

1. Click Parties.
2. Click +.
3. Provide the primary information, which includes:
   • Party Type - The value can be Enterprise, Customer, or Subscriber. This is a mandatory field.
   • Party Status - The value can be Active, Inactive, Suspended, or Pending Update. This is a mandatory field.
4. Provide the additional information, which includes:
   • Party Name
   • Party Sub Type
   • Party ID
   • Party Ref
   • Parent Party ID – This may reference an existing partyID.
   • Owned By – If a value is not provided then the value is set to the user ID that created the party.
5. Provide the characteristics information (this is optional), by clicking + Add link in the Characteristics Info section. You can add multiple characteristics by clicking + Add link. You can delete unwanted characteristics by clicking x Remove link. The characteristics information to be provided are as follows:
   • Name - This is a mandatory field.
   • Value - This is a mandatory field.
   • ID
6. Click Submit.
   The party is created and the control is passed back to the Inventory Party page. The newly created Party is displayed in the list of parties. To search for party see Searching a Party for more details.