---
article_id: KB1366792
article_type: Support Note
component_ids:
  - SBN-AN-SE
component_descriptions:
  - SAP Business Network for Procurement & Supply Chain > Supplier Enablement
products:
  - SAP Business Network for Procurement and SAP Business Network for Supply Chain
personas:
  - Buyer
language: en
created: 2026-08-13
updated: 2026-08-27
source: Knowledge Base
url: https://support.ariba.com/item/view/KB1366792
connect_url: https://support.ariba.com/item/view/KB1366792?min=1
sap_for_me_url: https://me.sap.com/notes/KB1366792
---

# How to Send a Trading Relationship Request to a Supplier registered in SAP Business Network?

## Symptom

How to Send a Trading Relationship Request (TRR) to a Supplier already registered on SAP Business Network?

## Resolution

Follow the steps below to sent Trading Relationship Request (TRR) to a Supplier already registered on SAP Business Network.

1. Sign in to your SAP Business Network buyer account.
2. Navigate to **Supplier Enablement > Active Relationships**, then click on **Classic View**.
3. Scroll to the bottom of the page and select **Search for Suppliers**.
4. In the **Search Suppliers** page, input values in any relevant fields, such as the supplier ANID and click **Search**.

A list of matching suppliers will be displayed. **Note:** Suppliers already you are current related with or in the pending list will not appear. To send a trading relationship reqeust:

1. Locate the intended supplier in the search results.
2. Click **Request Relationship** to initiate a relationship request with the supplier.
3. Click **Done** to complete the process.

## See Also

- [KB0395260 - How to establish a trading relationship request with a supplier in SAP Business Network?](https://support.ariba.com/item/view/KB0395260)
- [KB0394466 - How to resend a TRR for a Supplier who is already enabled in the Business Network buyer account?](https://support.ariba.com/item/view/KB0394466)

## Keywords

TRR, how to send TRR, how to search suppliers, how to search suppliers registered on business network, trading relationship, trading relationship request, trading relationship invitation