Adding trading partners by using company name

A company administrator (admin) can add a trading partner for connection setup.

About this task

Your company administrator (admin) or can set up either a private connection or a public connection between your company and the trading partner in Configuration Hub.
Tip: A private connection is a connection that is only visible for you and the trading partner. Whereas a public connection is visible to your trading partner and its associates within IBM Sterling B2B Integration SaaS. However, only you, as the connection creator, can change the configuration.

Procedure

  1. On the Trading partners list page, click Add trading partner.
  2. On the Add trading partner window, enter the first three characters of your trading partner's name or enter the first three digits of the trading partner's SCI ID.
  3. From the result displayed, select the trading partner that you want to set up a connection with.
  4. Click Add trading partner to proceed to Trading partner connections page.