Trading configuration > Partners > Partner data form

Partner data form

Use the following form to record data about a partner who uses a trading engine other than Axway Activator. You can use the information on the completed form to create a partner in the user interface.

When you are ready to add a partner, go to the partners area of the user interface, click Add a partner and then click Manually create a new partner.

Trading engine

Field	Partner’s data
Product name
Version number

Identity

Fields followed by an asterisk represent required information in Activator.

Field	Partner's data
Company name *
Routing ID * One ID is required but the partner can have multiple IDs
Contact name *
Contact phone number *
Contact e-mail address *

Protocol

The partner’s preferred protocol for your community to send documents.

Protocol	Partner's data
EDIINT AS1 (e-mail)
EDIINT AS2 (HTTP)
Secure file (HTTP, FTP, file system, JMS, MQSeries). Files are packaged using S/MIME.
Secure e-mail (for partners who use mail clients such as Microsoft Outlook)
Other (FTP, file system, JMS, MQSeries). No packaging or security
ebXML

Transport details

The partner’s preferred transport for your community to send documents.

HTTP, email

Field		Partner's data
HTTP	URL
HTTPS	URL
HTTPS	Authenticate SSL connection	Circle one: yes no
SMTP/POP	email address
SMTP-to-SMTP	email address
	SMTP server name
	Port (default 25)
	Use SSL	Circle one: yes no
	If use SSL is yes, the SSL port

FTP

Setting	Partner's data
FTP server name
Port
Inbox
Pickup
User name
Password
Clients must use SSL to connect to this server

JMS

Setting	Partner's data
JNDI URL
JNDI factory
JNDI user name
JNDI password
JMS queue
JMS connection factory
JMS user name
JMS password

MQSeries

Setting	Partner's data
MQSeries server
Port (default 1414)
Queue name
Queue manager
Channel
Character set (default 819)
User name
Password

Preferences

Preference	Partner's data
Preserve original filenames
If preserve original filenames is true, overwrite duplicate filenames
If preserve original filenames is true, sequentially number duplicate filenames
Generate unique filenames

Security details

The partner must provide a digital certificate to effect secure trading.

Field	Partner's data
Sign documents	Circle one: yes no
Request acknowledgments	Circle one: yes no
Request signed acknowledgments	Circle one: yes no
If HTTP or HTTPS, request synchronous acknowledgments	Circle one: yes no
Message digest	Circle one: SHA1 (default) MD5
Encrypt documents (yes or no)	Circle one: yes no

Binary and XML documents

Field	Partner's data
Partner trades binary documents	Circle one: yes no
Partner trades XML documents	Circle one: yes no
XML type
Sender XPath if custom XML type
Receiver XPath if custom XML type