Getting started for administrators

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As an administrator, you can get started by setting up your enterprise, creating partner profiles, creating channels and associating the channels with partners, and creating processing rules.

Before you begin

  • The webMethods B2B Integration capability must be enabled. For more information, see Enabling capabilities.

Procedure

  1. Access webMethods Hybrid Integration home page, click webMethods B2B Integration from the side navigation.
  2. Create an enterprise. Complete the fields on the Enterprise wizard. If you do not see the Enterprise wizard, then the enterprise already exists, proceed to the next step.
  3. Create a partner profile.
    A partner profile represents a business partner.
  4. Create a channel.
    Create the outbound and inbound channels for your business partners. The outbound and inbound channels facilitate sending and receiving documents to and from your business partners.
  5. Associating an inbound channel with a partner and Associating an outbound channel with a partner.
    Associate the inbound and outbound channels with your partners.
  6. Create communication credentials.
    Create the communication credentials in the enterprise for each partner. A partner must have at least one associated communication credential to send a document to the enterprise.
  7. Associate communication credentials with partners.
    Associate communication credentials with partners to send a document to the enterprise.
  8. Configuring business documents.
    Select and add a business document to exchange with your business partners.
  9. Create processing rules.
    Create processing rules to process the inbound documents. You can deliver the document by using the receiver's preferred outbound channel.
  10. Sharing inbound channel endpoint details.
    Share the inbound channel endpoint URL with your partners.
  11. Monitoring transactions.
    Monitor, inspect, and track transactions.