Define profiles for your enterprise and the trading partners with whom you want to exchange ISO_8583 messages. A trading partner is any person or organization with whom you want to conduct business electronically. In Module for ISO_8583, a trading partner is defined by several criteria that you specify in a trading partner profile, including company name and identifying information, contact information, and delivery methods. In addition to specifying trading partner profiles for all of your trading partners, you must specify a profile for your own organization. For more information, see Define Trading Networks Profiles.

At start up, Module for ISO_8583 creates a default trading partner agreement (TPA) that contains ISO_8583-specific information. For information about defining TPAs, see Define ISO_8583 Trading Partner Agreements.