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# Trading Partner Functions

You can activate a **Trading Partner** through the use of these functions.

They allow you to set up an **Action** and then activate a **Trading Partner** based on custom information received during the processing of the **Action**.

It is common to have an **Action** that is loading a file, and to use a field from the file data to determine which **Trading Partner** to activate.

The **Action** can then be executed in the context of the activated **Trading Partner**.