How do I add a third party relationship?

You can add a third party through the Third Parties page (Data Management > Third Parties) or through the ADMLOD process.

You can use the Third Parties page to add a third party. (The Third Parties page is available to DTN TABS sellers, but not to DTN TABS marketers.) A third party exchange exists when the ownership of product passes through more than one partner before reaching the ultimate buyer. Within DTN TABS, several layers of customer authorizations may be performed, producing multiple BOL records. Although there may be many partners involved, there is only one basic relationship: that of the seller to the customer. If it has been indicated that a third party, such as a shipper, must also have a customer authorization performed, the shipper becomes the seller and the seller becomes the customer. The new seller to customer relationship is validated.

The final shipper ID is the last seller requiring a customer authorization. If only one check is performed, the final shipper ID is the same as the seller ID. If the two fields are different, DTN TABS continues to chain through seller to customer relationships until the seller ID and final shipper ID are the same. This produces multiple credit authorizations and capture BOLs as needed.