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# Trading Partners Tab

What is a **Trading Partner**?

Setting up a **Trading Partner** allows you to configure information specific to a particular party that **Statelake** is able to interact with - this **Trading Partner** (and their specific details) are then used in the execution of an **Action**.

Since **Trading Partners** can be set up to be totally different, this allows you to configure one **Action** to perform a task that may behave differently during execution, depending on the **Trading Partner**.

For example you might have an action that exports invoices. While the format that the invoice is exported to might be the same, one **Trading Partner** might like it delivered to their HTTP server while another likes it delivered via email. By configuring the **Transport** based on the **Trading Partner** you can use the one **Action** to deliver the invoices via the desired method of each **Trading Partner**.

## Fields

| Field Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Run the action once per linked trading partner | Select to have the **Action** repeat itself once for each linked **Trading Partner**. This is only applicable if action mode is **Export**, as set on the **Execution** tab. |
| Process the next partner even if an error occurs on a previous partner | If running the **Action** once per linked **Trading Partner**, select this option to continue with processing even if an error occurs for the previous partner. It is recommended that this box is ticked. |
| Trading Partner | A list of **Trading Partners** linked to this **Action**. Right-click to add an entry. Double-click an entry to remove it. |

## Add Or Delete A Trading Partner

To add a **Trading Partner** to an **Action**, simply right-click anywhere in the **Trading Partner** pane, and select **Add** from the pop-up.

Then select as appropriate from the displayed list of available Trading Partners.

Double-click on the record to highlight it and load it into the Action. The selected **Trading Partner** will appear in the **Trading Partner** pane of the **Action**, and it will be removed from the list of available future entries for that **Action**.

However, if you delete the **Trading Partner** from the **Action** by double-clicking the **Trading Partner** name in the **Trading Partner** pane, then it will re-appear as an available record for re-selection.