Adding extended fields

You can add an extended field to maintain additional information about your partners, which automatically gets associated with all the partner profiles. To add an extended field, you must first define a field group, and then add the fields to the field group.

Procedure

  1. In webMethods B2B, from the side navigation menu, click Connections > Field groups.
  2. Click Add field group. In the Add group dialog, type a name for the group and click Save.
    The group is created and listed in the Field groups page.
  3. Select the field group you created, click the Overflow menu and select Add field to add a new field or select Rename group to modify the group name.
  4. In the Add field dialog, add the required details and click Save.
    Datatype
    Data type of the extended field. By default, it is a string.
    Required
    Specifies whether the field is required or optional. By default, it is optional. When you define a field, webMethods B2B automatically adds it to all the partner profiles.
    Status
    Specifies whether the field is active or inactive. By default, it is inactive. When you mark a field as active, it appears in all the profiles. When you deactivate a field, it does not appear in any profiles. When you create profiles while a field is inactive, those profiles do not include the field. If you later activate the field and mark it as required, you must manually update the new profiles to reflect this change.
    Maximum length
    Maximum number of characters to allow in the field. The default value is 128. The number of characters must be greater than 1, and less than 128.
    Default value
    Optional. Default value for the field. The default value must be from the list of Valid values.
    Valid values
    Acceptable values for the field. Type a valid value and click Add value and repeat as necessary. The added values get listed. Click the Delete icon to delete the added values. The number of allowed values depends on the value that is specified in the Maximum length field. You can rearrange the order of the fields in the valid values list.
    The field gets added to the group. When you create a field group, webMethods B2B associates it with all existing partner profiles, and you can access it from Extended field card of the selected partner.