This is the step by step procedure to setup Tradeplace in Compusoft environment.
IMPORTANT : During this process some information that you already have entered within the Compusoft software will have to be entered again. The reason for this is that Tradeplace is a module and does not get the information automatically from the Compusoft Software. Going through the following procedure will ensure you for a succesfull registration.
Step 0 - Secure your contacts
We strongly recommend that you contact your local counterpart for each supplier before applying to Tradeplace within Compusoft environment. This point is very important as your supplier will be involved in the registration process when he will need to enable your connection.
When contacting your supplier you should also secure the following information that you will need during setup process :
- customer code with the supplier
- ship to code for each delivery location
Step 1 - Accessing settings
Access setting of the Tradeplace module by selecting : Additonal modules/Tradeplace/Settings in the application menu.
This will open a page with Tradeplace Settings as follow
Step 2 - Entering company information
Tradeplace is in a separate module. Therefor you need to reenter your company information. Please fill in all necessary fields.
The country you will be selecting is the country in which you are going to send your order. Pay attention to this information as it will determine to which supplier local entity your order messages will be sent.
Step 3 - Seting up Production Mode
With Compusoft you are always working in production. There is a difference with Tradeplace that is proposing a test system and a production system.
You will be working in production as all integration tests have already been passed between Compusoft and Tradeplace. But at some point in time, you might need to send a test order on request of your supplier. In order to do so, you will just need to come back to this screen and change the value.
When registering, please select Production.
Step 4 - Adding suppliers
Catalogues and Customer code
You now need to add all the suppliers with which you intend to use Tradeplace features. As we saw in Step 0, you already have contacted each supplier and you have the necessary information to populate this part.
In order to add a supplier, just click on Add New Supplier
This will open a popup window in which you are going to specifiy the supplier data.
You first need to select all the Compusoft catalogues that apply to the supplier you want to add. For example : if a supplier has only one catalogue, pick this one. If the same supplier has two catalogues in Compusoft, select these two catalogues. In below screen, two catalogues are selected.
Once you have selected the catalogue, then select the supplier that is distributing this catalogue (or these catalogues).
In following screen one catalogue is selected and the matching supplier is selected.
This step is crucial in order to send the right orders to the right supplier. Doing this, you are linking the Compusoft catalogue(s) to the correct Tradeplace supplier.
Now select the code standard you want to use when sending your customer code to the supplier. Tradeplace handles two code types that are : OEM or GLN.
In short, OEM is the code in the supplier system. You have one code for each supplier. GLN stands for Global Location Numbers. If you are using GLN, then you will send the same code to all your suppliers.
Finally add the code (OEM or GLN) for this supplier. You should have secured this in step 0.
Once this is completed, click on Add.
Ship to Party
As soon as you will click Add, you will be prompted for the ship to party code with a new popup window as follow : 
Ship to Party is a delivery location. You should specify all the ship to party you intend to use with the Tradeplace suppliers. There should be at least one Ship To Party.
As with customer code, you need to specify the code type (GLN or OEM) you are going to use. Then enter the compnay name and address.
Once all fields are completed, click on Add.
The list of entered Ship To Party is then presented. You may click on Add New Ship to party if you want to add another one. Or just click on Close to continue.
Finally
The information you entered (Sold to / Customer Code and Ship to party) are presented on the screen.
You may click on Add New Supplier to add another one. You may review and change the information before submission by click on 
to edit the Customer code and 
to edit the delivery location(s).
Step 5 - Contacts
You also need to specify contact persons. This is very useful for the suppliers and Tradeplace team, so they can contact the right person in your company.
Click on Add New Contact. It will display a popup screen as follow.
You may specify two contacts (Main and Second). For each contact you will add, please speficy all fields. Email and Phone Number are important for future communication. Finally click on Add.
Each time you add a contact it is displayed on the screen.
Step 6 - Register
Now that you have keyed in all relevant information for you registration, you can apply to Tradeplace. This is a semi automated process as suppliers need to validate your account. This process normally takes approx 24h. To ensure an quick service, we strongly advise to address Step 0 so the suppliers will be waiting for your application and will check it in due time.
If everything goes well, you would have this type of confirmation screen (here in French) :
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