WebTrader

WebTrader enables anyone with a computer, a web browser, and an Internet connection to engage in B2B commerce with other WebTraders, as well as with partners with sophisticated e-commerce trading systems.

Can you use WebTrader?

You can use WebTrader if your software license.xml file enables the webtrader key. To check, select Help > License information on the toolbar in the Interchange user interface. Additional license keys enable more levels of WebTrader functionality. The other keys are listed in the applicable WebTrader topics.

Topics in this chapter include:

• WebTrader overview
• Add a WebTrader partner
• Manage sponsor and trading relationships
• Manage trading restrictions
• Add a WebTrader user to a partner
• Delete a WebTrader user from a partner
• Add WebTrader user roles
• Set WebTrader password policy
• Additional WebTrader user management options
• Group WebTrader partners by category
• Enable trading with non-WebTrader partners
• Use the WebTrader partner search tool
• Activate self-registration for WebTrader partners
• Manage WebTrader partner and community attributes templates
• Manage WebTrader document attributes templates
• Activate large message handling
• Monitor WebTrader exchanges

Terminology

These terms are used throughout this chapter:

• WebTrader - A web service hosted on the WebTrader sponsor's server.
• WebTrader sponsor - A web service provider who enables web trading through Interchange.
• WebTrader partner and user - An end user of WebTrader who connects to the Interchange user interface through a web browser and a personal account.