Partner Functions

The Sterling Gentran:Server® partner import feature enables you to import partner details from a file. The file of partner details can originate from a partner profile that was exported from another copy of the Sterling Gentran:Server system.

You can also use the import facility to update information for existing partners. If you import to an existing partner profile, you can add new trading relationships. Existing relationships are not modified.

Note: Any tables (cross-reference, lookup, or location) attached to the partner profile are also imported.

The Sterling Gentran:Server partner export feature enables you to export existing partner details to a file. You can also export your partners to diskette to use as a backup of your partner system.

Note: Any tables (cross-reference, lookup, or location) attached to the partner profile are also exported.

The partner table import function allows you to import partner cross-reference and lookup tables from a sequential file. This allows you to import tables created for another partner profile and build tables outside of Sterling Gentran:Server by formatting your data in the export file layout.

The partner table export function allows you to export partner cross-reference and lookup tables to a sequential file. This allows you to define a table for one trading partner and copy that table to another partner profile.

Note: The default file extension for cross-reference tables is .XRF. The default file extension for lookup tables is .LKP.