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url: /flow/guide/scripting-reference/functions/trading-partner/activatepartner.md
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# ActivatePartner

## Declaration

`function TFloActionManager.ActivatePartner(const aFID : TGuid): boolean;`

### Example

```pascal
procedure OnMapEvent(var Value:Variant);
begin
GetDataSetFromSource(Data1, 'select x_partnerid from myreferencetable where custno=123');
Action.ActivatePartner(Data1['x_partnerid'].AsGuid) //eg {DDC40EAF-51BA-473D-941A-57D685A39815}
end;
```

## Description

Finds and activates a Trading Partner based on a specific aFID. aFID must match a value from the FID column on the FLO_TRADINGPARTNERS table.

If you have integrated your Trading Partners with an external system you should store the FID from the FLO_TRADINGPARTNERS table in the external system. This allows you to do a lookup in the external system to retrieve the FID and then pass it to this function to activate the partner.