In openFT V10.0, the network description has been replaced by a partner list. The partner list is set up by openFT on installation. Following a new installation, it is empty.
Although the entry of partners in the partner list is optional, this offers significant advantages. These include simplified addressing for users, the central administration of partner addresses and enhanced security since you can assign individual properties such as security level or partner check level to partner systems, for example if authentication is required. Authentication requires partners to be entered in the partner list.
Consequently, you should enter partners with special characteristics in the partner list immediately after installation. The following options are available:
If you are upgrading from an older openFT version, start the command procedure which you created with START-OPENFTPART or SHOW-FT-PARTNERS in the older openFT version. The previous entries are taken over into the partner list.
ADD-FT-PARTNER command
This enters a new partner in the partner list.
In the operating parameters, you can specify that only the named partners from the partner list may be addressed (corresponds to the state up to openFT V9.0).
For further details on administering partners during operation, see section “Administering partners”.