Establishing alliances, or trading partner relationships, with distributors, manufacturers, and suppliers that carry the same product lines as you do allows you to complete transactions electronically using Trading Partner Connect. Set up trading partner relationships through the Trading Partner Connect website. The system uses the Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) trading partner profile you selected when setting up Trading Partner Connect to create the trading partner profiles in Eclipse.
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For detailed information about using the Trading Partner Directory, viewing existing trading partner relationships, and entering the terms of a trading partner relationship on the web site, see the Trading Partner Connect online help accessible through the www.tpcx.com web site. Click the Help link in the upper right corner of the page.
To create a relationship on www.tpcx.com:
Log in to www.tpcx.com and select Company Profile to display the Company Profile page.
Click Create in the Relationships heading on the left side of the page to display the Relationships Trading Partner Search page.
To locate a company, do one of the following:
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find a specific company |
enter the company name or e-mail address in the Company Name and E-mail fields, respectively. Click Search to search for the company with that name or address. |
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find any company that fits a set a criteria |
leave the Company Name and E-mail fields blank and select the business type you are looking to trade with using the radio buttons in the Trading Partner Type field. Continue with Step 4 below. |
In the Vertical Markets field, move any markets that you do not want to search to the Deselected list.
The system defaults to include all possible vertical markets in the search. One market must remain in the Selected list.
If you selected Distributor or Marketplace in the Trading Partner Type field, in the Manufacturer fields, move the manufacturers you want to search to the Selected list.
The list contains manufacturers with whom you have rationalized products. You must select at least one manufacturer.
Click Search to display all the companies that match your search criteria.
Click the Request Relationship link next to the company with which you want to establish a relationship.
Set your relationship details and click Save.
The system sends a notification to the potential trading partner detailing the proposed arrangement. If the business accepts, the system sends you a notification and select the TPCx Rationalized TPCx Rationalizedfield in the customer or vendor record, and the relationship can begin.
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