GenTran 5.1 User Manual

Overview

Using Partners

Gentran:Server for Windows – November 2005

Gentran:Server for Windows User’s Guide

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Using Partner Profiles

You can set up your partner profiles using any of three methods: importing, 
copying, and creating them yourself. The method you use depends on whether you 
have a partner profile to use as a starting point, as shown in the following table: 

A partner profile begins with a partner definition. The partner definition contains 
the basic information about that partner that the system needs before you define 
the rest of the partner profile. You need to create a partner definition for each 
partner with whom you are going to exchange data.

Import existing 
profile

Use this method if you receive partner profiles from 
Sterling Commerce or if you have an existing profile 
from which you can import partner details. The profile 
can be exported from another copy of the 
Gentran:Server system.

Reference
See Importing Partner Profiles on page 3 - 85 for more 
information.

Copy existing profile Use this method when you have an existing profile that 

you can copy and then enter a unique partner definition 
and key enveloping information for the copied partner.

Reference
See Copying Partner Profiles on page 3 - 88 for more 
information.

Create a new profile

Use this method when you do not have a profile to 
import or copy.

Reference
See Process of defining a partner profile on page 3 - 5 
for more information.