Create a Contract

Use the Offer Manager in Sterling B2B Integrator to create a contract between a bank and its partners.

In a contract, the following terms are agreed upon:
  • The business transactions the customer conducts with the bank
  • The account information of the partners
  • The users who have the necessary permissions to work with the banks system
  • The authorizations the users possess

To create a contract:

  1. Log in to Sterling B2B Integrator.
  2. From the Administration menu, select EBICS > Subscription Manager > Offer Manager > Contract Configuration.
  3. In the Contract Configuration page, using the Bank ID (Host ID) and Offer Name drop-down lists, select the bank ID and the offer name with which you want to create a contract and click Go.
    You can also enter the Partner ID in the Partner ID field to search for existing contracts, if any, and click Go.
  4. The bank creates a contract by assigning a partner to an offer. A Partner ID is mapped to an offer belonging to a bank ID.
    • Click add next to Add New Partner to Offer to add a new contract.
    • Click edit or delete next to the Partner ID for the contract you want to modify or delete respectively.
    • Click info to view a summary of each contract.
  5. This step only applies if you chose to add or edit a contract. In the Link Partners to Offer page:
    1. Optional. To filter the list, enter a part of the partner ID in the Filter by Partner Id field and click the filter icon.
    2. Select a Partner ID from the Select list
    3. Click Next.
  6. In the Partner Order Types page, click add to add an order type to a partner or click delete to remove an order type from a partner.
  7. This step is applicable only if you opted to add or delete an order type. In the Add Order Types to Partner page:
    1. Optional. To filter the list, enter a part of the partner ID in the Filter by Partner Id field and click the filter icon.
    2. Use the arrows to add the Available Order Types to the Selected Order Types list. Click the first double arrow to add all the available order types to the Selected Order Types list.
    1. In the Add Order Types to Partner page, enter the values for the fields listed in the following table and click Next.
      Field Description
      No. of Sign Reqd.

      Min and Max

      		 Optional. Specify the minimum and maximum number of personal signatures required to authorize the order. If you do not provide a value for these fields, the value specified in the offer is used.
      Note: If the order type or file format in the contract has insufficient signatories assigned to it, the values of the Min Sign Reqd and Max Sign Reqd are highlighted in red. If the number of signatures required is changed to zero, the signatories associated with the contract will be disassociated.
      Post BP Optional. Select the business process to be invoked in the EBICS Banking Server after the selected order type is completed. If you do not provide a value for this field, the value specified in the offer is used.
      VEU/EDS enabled Indicates whether Electronic Distributed Signature VEU or EDS is enabled. Valid values are:
      • Enabled - Enables VEU/EDS
      • Disabled - Disables VEU/EDS
      Note: This field is not applicable to INI, HIA, and download order types with protocol version set to H003, H004, or H005.
      Replace Default Attributes Valid values are:
      • Replace Currently Added Order Types - Indicates that the attributes specified in this page are applied to the order types that have just been added from this user interface. This does not include the order types that are retrieved from the database, and the order types that were added earlier.
      • Replace Newly Added (unsaved) Order Types - Indicates that the attributes specified in this page are applied to the order types that have been added but are not yet saved. This does not include the order types that are retrieved from the database.
      • Replace ALL - Indicates that the attributes specified in this page are applied to all the order types in the Selected Order Types list. This is the default value.
      The Order Type List page lists all order types assigned to the offer.
      Note:
      • For Order Types with Protocol Version set to H003 and H004, the system displays the File Format column.
      • For Order Types with Protocol Version set to H005, the system displays the following BTF parameters:
        • Service Name
        • Message Name
        • Service Scope
        • Service Option
        • Container Type
  8. The Partner Order Types page lists the order types assigned to the partner. You can perform the following:
    • Edit the settings of the order type assigned to the partner by clicking edit next to the order type.
    • Add order types by clicking add.
    • Remove order types by clicking delete.
    1. Complete all actions required based on your choice.
    2. When all actions have been completed, click Next in the Partner Order Types page.
  9. In the Confirm page, click Show All next to List of Order Types to view the list of order types assigned to the partner.
  10. Verify the offer configuration settings, and click Finish.