Company Network
The company network endpoint aggregates the top trading partners for the provided company according to the desired network direction.
The first tier of the network may span up to the first 5000 trading partners, as specified in the provided size parameter.
However, the second tier has an upper limit of 100 trading partners.
Network Direction
The network endpoint supports three different trading relationship structures which are visualized below.
The trading relationship structure is specified through the direction parameter,
with the available values of bidirectional, shipper, or consignee.
If nothing is specified, then the constructed relationship is the bidirectional orientation.
Bidirectional Network
The top shippers and consignees for the provided company are retrieved. Then the top shippers for each previously found shipper are retrieved, along with the top consignees for each previously found consignee.
Consignee Network
The provided company is treated as a consignee, and the top shippers for the company are retrieved. Then, the top consignees for each of the previous shippers are retrieved.
Shipper Network
The provided company is treated as a shipper, and the top consignees for the company are retrieved. Then, the top shippers for each of the previous consignees are retrieved.