Partner
Modifying this entity requires certain user authorization. For more information, see User Groups.
Partner is a comprehensive definition for a group of settings applying to a business partner. If you communicate with several different units or departments within a large company, which all require different settings, they have to be defined as different Partners in the system. Consequently, one company may have several partner identities, and each identity must be unique.
Partner is also a comprehensive definition for information that is to be added to a processing, for example information fetched from a business application. 'Partner' is one of the selection criteria for an Event configuration.
The values to configure for a Partner is not fixed. Instead, defined Partner attributes are added to each Partner. The values of all Partner attributes define the configurable values of a Partner.
Properties
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Created | DateTime | Date and time when the Partner was created. Automatically generated by the system. |
| Description | String | Description of the Partner. |
| Entity type | EntityType | Specifies the entity type. The property is Read-only and is only displayed in filter listings to identify the entity type. It can be used for example when filtering on entities with a filter containing an 'All' part. For more information, see Entity filters. |
| Icon | IEntityImage (internal type) | Icons to be used for the Partner. Icons are added or removed in the property dialog. Allowed icon sizes are 16x16, 24x24, 32x32, 48x48, 64x64 and 128x128. |
| ID | Guid | The entity ID of the Partner. Automatically generated by the system. |
| Modified | DateTime | Date and time of the latest modification of the Partner. Automatically generated by the system. |
| Name | String | Name of the Partner. |
| System Internal | Boolean | Specifies whether the entity is a built-in system entity (True) or a customized application entity created to meet the requirements of the business flows (False). A system entity is read-only and cannot be deleted since it may be used by system script(s). New system entities can only be added by certified iCore personnel. |
The lower pane of the Partner section contains, Attribute Groups and Identities:
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Attribute Group | ICustomPartnerAttributeCollection | To add an Attribute Group, right click and select Add to display an Attribute Group Type list in the Properties pane. Select the required attribute group from the list Lists. The selected Attribute Group is displayed with Name and Description. |
| Identity | String | The identity of the Partner. The identity is used to identify a specific Partner. You can add more than one identity to a Partner. This identity must be unique within the system. |