Create Relationship Types

You create a relationship type to define the aspects of a relationship, such as the roles of the subject and object, business rules, and phrases that describe the relationship.

Relationship types and relationship groups are tied to parties of type Person, Organization, or Group. To view a list of relationship types associated with a party, select the party using the Subject Type. For example, select Organization in the Subject Type to view all its relationship types.

In this topic, you will create a relationship type, and add relationship roles and phrases to the relationship type. The following table lists the key decisions you must consider before creating a relationship.

Decisions to Consider	In This Example
What are the subject and object party types for the relationship?	The subject type and object type is organization.
Is the relationship circular?	Yes
Can the subject related to self in this relationship?	No

You must search for the relationship type to make sure it doesn't already exist, before you create a relationship type.

Search for a relationship type

1. In the Setup and Maintenance work area, go to the following:

   • Offering: Customer Data Management

   • Functional Area: Trading Community Foundation

   • Task: Manage Relationship Types

2. On the Manage Relationship Types page, in the Search region, complete the fields, as shown in the following table.

   Field	Operator	Value
   Relationship Type	Equals	Supplier
   Subject Type	Equals	Organization
   Object Type	Equals	Organization

3. Click Search.

   Review the search results to ensure that there is no existing relationship types for the criteria.

Create a relationship type

1. In the Search Results region, click the Create icon to open the Create Relationship Type page.

2. On the Create Relationship Type page, in the Overview region, enter Supplier in the Relationship Type field.

3. Select the Circular check box.

4. In the Relationship Roles and Phrases region, click the Create icon to open the Create Relationship Role and Phrase Pair dialog box. When you create a relationship with a relationship phrase or role, the reverse direction is automatically created with the other phrase or role in the pair.

5. Complete the fields, in the Create Relationship Role and Phrase Pair dialog box, as shown in the following table.

   Field	Value
   Subject Type	Organization
   Subject Phrase	Supplier of
   Subject Role Singular	Supplier
   Subject Role Plural	Suppliers
   Object Type	Organization
   Object Phrase	Buyer of
   Object Role Singular	Buyer
   Object Role Plural	Buyers

6. Click OK.

7. Click Save and Close.