---
article_id: KB1400394
article_type: FAQ
component_ids:
  - SBN-AN-SE
  - SBN-AN-TPO
component_descriptions:
  - SAP Business Network for Procurement & Supply Chain > Registration & Onboarding
  - SAP Business Network for Procurement & Supply Chain > Supplier Enablement
products:
  - SAP Business Network for Procurement and SAP Business Network for Supply Chain
personas:
  - Admin
  - Supplier
language: en
created: 2026-07-28
updated: 2026-08-28
source: Knowledge Base
url: https://support.ariba.com/item/view/KB1400394
connect_url: https://support.ariba.com/item/view/KB1400394?min=1
sap_for_me_url: https://me.sap.com/notes/KB1400394
---

# Supplier Onboarding via Registration Questionnaire - Establishing a Trading Relationship

## Symptom

There are other actions that will need to be taken once the Request for Proposal (RFP) process has been completed. A Trading Relationship will need to be established with your buyer so that they can submit purchase orders to your supplier account. There are configurations that a buyer can set that will automatically establish a trading relationship once the RFP has been awarded. If this configuration doesn't exist, your buyer will need to send a trading relationship request from their respective account. Review the supplier enablement process below.

**Supplier Onboarding via Registration Questionnaire:**

| \<\<  <br>[Email Invitation from a Buyer](https://support.ariba.com/item/view/KB1400381) | \<\<  <br>[Responding to a Registration Questionnaire](https://support.ariba.com/item/view/KB1400384) | \<\<  <br>[Request for Proposal (RFP) Process](https://support.ariba.com/item/view/KB1404153) | \<**Current**>  <br>**Establishing a Trading Relationship Process** | >>  <br>[Completing Enablement Tasks](https://support.ariba.com/item/view/KB1400427) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |

## Resolution

- [How do I accept a customer's trading relationship request/invitation?](https://support.ariba.com/item/view/KB0396584)

## See Also

- [How to Send a Trading Relationship Request to a Supplier registered in SAP Business Network?](https://support.ariba.com/item/view/KB1366792)
- [Where did my customer send my trading relationship request?](https://support.ariba.com/item/view/KB0407379)

## Keywords

supplier onboarding, onboarding, trading relationship, establish, establish trading relationship, TRR, TR, trading, relationship