A trade agreement associates a specific map with a specific trading partner. They also add additional routing capabilities so that documents can be sent to the correct mailbox within your and the Trading Partner's organization - since the routing information associated with a trade agreement overrides routing information associated with a map, including a mailbox.
Adding
a Trade Agreement
Click 
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In the main ECRTP/TP window, select File > Address Book > Contacts.
In the Trading Partners window, right-click a Trading Partner and choose Trading Agreement from the submenu.
In the Trade Agreements with… window, select File > Add Map.
Double-click the new Trade Agreement row, then choose the map standard from the submenu.
When the Trade Agreement properties sheet appears, the General tab is in focus. Values in the Trade Agreement and Map Information groups reflect the map standard, map, and Trading Partner properties.
Modify the Trade Agreement properties as necessary. Field requirements for each tab depend on the map standard.
The Overrides tab of the Trade Agreements screen for outbound X12 and HL7 maps contains mailbox override information and override information for the receiver on outbound envelopes:
The X12 tab contains information that is used only for X12 transaction sets, and the terminology is X12-specific. Values on the X12 tab differ for inbound and outbound maps.
The EDIFACT tab contains information that is used only for EDIFACT messages, and the terminology is EDIFACT-specific. EDIFACT tab is the same for both inbound and outbound maps, but differs for Syntax 3 and Syntax 4.
The HL7 tab of the Trade Agreements screen contains information that is used only for HL7 messages. The HL7 tab is the same for both inbound and outbound maps.
Modifying
an existing Trade Agreement
Click
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In the main ECRTP/TP window, select File > Address Book > Contacts.
In the Trading Partners window, right-click a Trading Partner and choose Trading Agreement from the submenu.
In the Trade Agreements with… window, select Edit > Properties
Modify the Trade Agreement properties as necessary. Field requirements for each tab depend on the map standard.
The Overrides tab of the Trade Agreements screen for outbound X12 and HL7 maps contains mailbox override information and override information for the receiver on outbound envelopes:
The X12 tab contains information that is used only for X12 transaction sets, and the terminology is X12-specific. Values on the X12 tab differ for inbound and outbound maps.
The EDIFACT tab contains information that is used only for EDIFACT messages, and the terminology is EDIFACT-specific. EDIFACT tab is the same for both inbound and outbound maps, but differs for Syntax 3 and Syntax 4.
The HL7 tab of the Trade Agreements screen contains information that is used only for HL7 messages. The HL7 tab is the same for both inbound and outbound maps.
Deleting
a Trade Agreement
Click
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In the main ECRTP/TP window, select File > Address Book > Contacts.
In the Trading Partners window, right-click a Trading Partner and choose Trading Agreement from the submenu.
In the Trade Agreements with… window, right-click the Trading Agreement and choose Delete from the submenu.
