If you are going to install Trading Networks Server, create the TradingNetworks database component. Trading Networks Server writes metadata (partner profiles, trading partner agreements, document types, processing rules, and partner profile groups) and run-time data (documents, document content parts, attributes, and delivery information) to the TradingNetworks database component. Trading Networks Server also logs entries about document processing steps. The Trading Networks user interface displays the data. If you are clustering Trading Networks Servers, create a single TradingNetworks database component for the cluster to share. If you are not clustering, create a TradingNetworks database component for each Trading Networks Server.

If you want to archive Trading Networks data, create the TradingNetworksArchive database component. Create the TradingNetworks and the TradingNetworksArchive database components in the same schema (Oracle) or database (DB2, MySQL, or SQL Server).