After defining the communications channel using the Comm Channel icon, the next step in EC Gateway configuration is to configure the individual trading partners within your EC/EDI system. Click the Trade Partner icon in the EC Gateway main window to display a list of the trading partners configured in EC Gateway.
Trading partners are the vendors or customers with whom you exchange EDI data. The system can be configured to have one “master” trading partner record (i.e., ALL) or it can be configured to have individual trading partner-specific records.
To create a new trading partner, follow these steps:
Right-click on the area on the right side of the EC Gateway main window. A menu is displayed allowing you to add a new trading partner, delete an existing trading partner, or view and/or modify the properties of an existing trading partner.
After selecting New, the Trading Partner – New window is displayed. This window includes four tabs: General, Contacts, Envelope/Lookup, and Delimiter.
