In the collaboration profile you model the units that are to be addressed as the sender or receiver of messages. You define communication parties and communication components for this purpose.
To define the technical communication paths for the communication party and the communication components you define communication channels. You configure the adapters for inbound and outbound processing in the communication channels.
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1. To address a company unit as a sender or receiver of messages, you usually define a communication party.
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2. To address a business component as a sender or receiver of messages, define a communication component.
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3. To define the adapter configuration for inbound processing or outbound processing of the message for a party or a communication component, you define a communication channel.
More information: Defining a Communication Channel