Activating participant connections
Participant connections contain the information necessary
for the proper exchange of each document flow. A document cannot
be routed unless a connection exists between the Community Manager
and one of its participants.
The system automatically creates connections between the Community
Manager and participants based on their B2B capabilities.
You search for these connections and then activate them.
When selecting a Source and a Target, observe the following guidelines:
- The Source and Target must be unique.
- Do not mix a production gateway with a test gateway when selecting
Source and Target; otherwise, an error occurs.
- Both the Source and the Target must be production or test gateways.
Use the following procedure to perform a basic search for connections
and then activate the connections.
- Click Account Admin > Participant Connections.
The Console displays the Manage Connections screen.
- Under Source, select a Source.
- Under Target, select a Target.
Note: When you create a new connection, the Source and
Target must be unique.
- Click Search to find the connections that
match your criteria.
Note: You can also use the Advanced Search page if you
want to enter more detailed search criteria.
- To activate a connection, click Activate.
The Console displays the Manage Connections screen. This screen
shows the package, protocol, and document flow for the source and
target. It also provides buttons you can click to view and change
partner-connection status and parameters.
- Click Attributes if you want to view or
change the attribute values.
- Click Actions if you want to view or change
an action.
- Click Gateways if you want to view or
change the source or target gateway.
