Business Rules and Relationships (Direct Materials Only)

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Companies that buy and sell direct materials on PartBridge.com have the ability to set up a system of business rules and relationships for direct materials transactions. These rules and relationships involve different categories of companies with which your company does business and varying terms that these companies receive in buying and selling transactions.

You will be able to tell whether your company has set up business rules and relationships during your initial registration process. If your company has set up business rules and relationships, step 6 of the registration process gives you the opportunity to identify specific individuals within other companies as "included participants." If your company has not set up business rules and relationships, you will not see this step in your registration process.

The following sections have more information about business rules and relationships:

• Designating your Included Participants
• Specifying Business Rules

Examples of how business rules and relationships can be configured:

• 3 Tier Configuration: Tier 1 -- Company Internal, Tier 2 -- Contract Manufacturers, Tier 3 -- Exclusive Brokers