Verifying your participant profile

Use the Account Admin Participants feature to view and edit the information that identifies your company to the system.

Participants can edit all attributes in their profile except the Company Login Name. Participants can also add and remove Business IDs and IP addresses. IP addresses or host names can be entered for the following Gateway types: Production, Test, CPS Manager, and CPS Participant.

This feature also includes an option to reset all user passwords. You might want to use this feature if you feel that user passwords have been compromised.

Viewing and editing your participant profile

  1. Click Account Admin > Profiles > Community Participant.
  2. Click the Edit icon to edit. The system displays the Participant Detail screen.
  3. Edit your profile, as required (some values cannot be edited). For an explanation of the values, see Table 2.
    Table 2. Values on Participants screens
    Value Description

    Company Login Name

    Identifies the participant to the system. Maximum of 15 characters. Cannot include the following special characters: , . ! # ; : \ / & ?. Participants cannot edit this value.

    Participant Display Name

    The name the participant wants displayed to the hub community. Maximum of 30 characters.

    Participant Type

    Participant Type - Community participant or Community Manager. Participants can edit this value.

    Status

    Enabled or Disabled. If disabled, Participant is not visible in search criteria and drop-down lists.

    Vendor Type

    Identifies the participant's role, for example, Contract Manufacturer or Distributor.

    Web Site

    Identifies the participant's web site.

    Business ID

    DUNS, DUNS+4, or Freeform number that the system uses for routing. You can add additional business ID numbers.

    • DUNS numbers must equal nine digits.
    • DUNS+4 numbers must equal thirteen digits.
    • Freeform ID numbers accept up to 60 alpha, numeric, and special characters.
      Note:
      EDI business IDs need to be prefixed with any qualifiers used in the EDI document. The format is EDI Qualifier plus "-" and the ID. For example, an EDI X12 using DUNS will be 01-123456789.

    IP Address or Host Name

    • Gateway Type, for example, CPS Participant.
    • IP Address or host name of participant.
  4. Click Save.

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