Creating a Channel

To add a channel

1. In IBM® webMethods B2B, go to Communication > Channels.

2. Click Add Channel and select a channel type.

   • Inbound Channel
   • Outbound Channel

3. Provide a name that identifies the channel.

4. Select the channel type and type a description for the channel.

5. Specify the connection details for the channel depending on the type. The following table lists the supported channel types and behavior: See Supported Channel Types and Details for the list of all supported channels.

6. Enable the Partner-specific channel option to associate only a single partner per channel. IBM webMethods B2B recognizes the sender in the business document without reading the payload that is shared in the business document. If the receiver details are not available, then the enterprise is considered as the receiver.

   Note: If the sender information is not available in the payload, and the document is submitted using partner-specific channel, then the sender information is retrieved using the channel-partner association.

   If the receiver information is not available in the payload, and the document is submitted using partner-specific channel, then the enterprise is considered as the receiver.

7. Switch to disable the channel. A channel is enabled by default except for SFTP-IN-CLIENT. By default, SFTP-IN-CLIENT channel is disabled.

You cannot update channel properties without deactivating the channel.