Create a Connection to Oracle Business Network

Once you have an Oracle Business Network account, you can connect to that account from any of the environments.

1. In the Collaboration Messaging work area, click Manage Collaboration Messaging Service Providers in the Tasks panel.

2. On the Manage Collaboration Messaging Service Providers page, search for the Oracle Business Network service provider.

3. Select the Oracle Business Network service provider and click Actions > Edit.

4. On the Edit Collaboration Messaging Service Provider page, select Create Connection from the Account Setup drop-down list.

5. Enter values for the fields on the Create Connection: Oracle Business Network dialog box.

   This table describes fields in the Create Connection dialog box that you use to connect to the Oracle Business Network:

   Field	Description
   Environment Type	The type of environment being connected to Oracle Business Network: Test or Production.
   Network User Name	User Name for the initial administrator user account created on OBN using the primary contact details. This name will be used by Oracle Cloud to transmit B2B messages to OBN. For more secure connectivity, it’s recommended to create a dedicated OBN messaging account. Refer to the documentation on the OBN website for more details.
   Oracle Cloud User Name	Name used by OBN to transmit B2B messages to Oracle Cloud. This user must have the privilege to call the Collaboration Message Inbound Service.

6. Click Submit.

7. On the Outbound Connections and Inbound Connections tab, change the Status as required. By default, the message status is set to Active.

8. Click Save and Close.