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Identify Trading Partners—Develop technical and business relationships to enable B2B transactions.
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Notify and Recruit Trading Partners—A critical success factor is high percentage participation by suppliers, customers, and other business partners. |
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Identify and Apportion Costs—Understand expectations within your trading community. Communicate clearly who will pay key costs (software, fees, and/or services). |
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Choose Document Formats and Specs—Various standards exist in different industries. Identify and understand the standards and versions your community uses. |
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Discover Capabilities—Understand your trading partners' levels of technical sophistication so you can agree on an approach that meets your and their requirements. |
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Establish Addressing and Security Needs—Match the addressing convention to the transmission method your trading partner prefers. Ensure that the technology is secure. |
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Implement Trading Program—Set up the trading relationship. Configure the software and business processes to support the switch to electronic documents. |
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Complete End-to-End Testing—Test connectivity and document compliance with your B2B community. Coordinate all scheduled testing and maintenance windows with trading partners. |
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