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. To access the trading partner configuration menus, click the Trade Partner icon within the EC Gateway main window. This presents a list of the trading partners configured within the EC Gateway.
Trading partners are the vendors or customers with whom you will exchange EDI data. The system can be configured to have one “master” trading partner record or it can be configured to have individual trading partner-specific records.
To create a new trading partner:
Right-click on the area on the right side of the EC Gateway main window. A menu displays with options that allow you to add a new trading partner, delete an existing trading partner, or view 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.
