Adding a Partner Profile

A partner profile holds partner-specific information.

To add a partner

1. In IBM® webMethods B2B, go to Partners > Partner Profiles > Add Partner.
2. On the Profile Description page, provide the following details:

   Field	Description
   Name	Specify a partner name. Ensure that the combination of partner name and organization unit is unique.
   Organization Unit (optional)	Specify the organization unit for which partner profile is being set up.

3. Click Add Identity.
4. Provide a unique combination of Identity Type and Identity Value and click Add. For a list of ID type mapping for EDI documents, see Reference Information on ID type Mapping
5. Click to invite an existing partner to provide additional details through Partner Portal.
6. On the Partner profile summary page, click the appropriate pages to provide details for the following pages:

   Pages	Description
   Identities	Add additional identities to identify the partners.
   Users	Associate users from the list of available users.
   Inbound Channels	Associate an inbound channel to receive documents from partners.
   Outbound Channels	Associate an outbound channel to send document to partners.
   Contacts	Add contact details for the partners to contact you.
   Addresses	Add addresses of all the business locations that you want your partners to know.
   Certificates	Add certificates for all partners that act as senders and receivers of documents.

   Important: The enterprise profile always appears first on the Partner page even when you sort the partner profiles.

   When a partner profile with the same ID and same organization name as that of an existing partner profile is found while synchronizing partner profiles, the new duplicate partner profile entry is not created, and a message about such a duplicate occurrence is logged in the Activity logs page under the General category.