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:

Use the following procedure to perform a basic search for connections and then activate the connections.

  1. Click Account Admin > Participant Connections. The Console displays the Manage Connections screen.
  2. Under Source, select a Source.
  3. Under Target, select a Target.
    Note: When you create a new connection, the Source and Target must be unique.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. Click Attributes if you want to view or change the attribute values.
  7. Click Actions if you want to view or change an action.
  8. Click Gateways if you want to view or change the source or target gateway.

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