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Direction: OpenText Active Community - Trading Grid ? Frame.io
When a trading partner raises a product, packaging, or compliance issue in Trading Grid, the case can trigger the creation of a Frame.io review project containing the relevant video evidence, such as warehouse footage, product demos, or inspection clips. Internal teams and external partners can then annotate the video, comment on specific timestamps, and approve the corrective action visually.
Business value: Speeds up dispute resolution, reduces back-and-forth email, and creates a clear audit trail for issue investigation and closure.
Direction: Frame.io ? OpenText Active Community - Trading Grid
Marketing or product teams can finalize customer-facing videos in Frame.io and then publish approval status, version details, and release notes into Trading Grid for partner visibility. This is useful when distributors, resellers, or channel partners need to confirm that approved content is ready for localized campaigns or co-marketing use.
Business value: Ensures partners only access approved assets, reduces version confusion, and accelerates campaign rollout across the partner network.
Direction: Bi-directional
For regulated industries such as pharmaceuticals, food and beverage, or consumer goods, Trading Grid can be used to notify trading partners of required compliance reviews, while Frame.io hosts the video content for legal, regulatory, or quality review. Comments, approvals, and exceptions captured in Frame.io can be synchronized back to Trading Grid so all stakeholders see the current compliance status.
Business value: Improves governance, shortens approval cycles, and provides a centralized record of compliance decisions across internal and external teams.
Direction: Frame.io ? OpenText Active Community - Trading Grid
Organizations can use Frame.io to produce onboarding videos for suppliers, such as packaging standards, shipping procedures, or EDI process walkthroughs. Once approved, Trading Grid can distribute the content to the relevant trading partners and track acknowledgments or questions in the community workspace.
Business value: Standardizes supplier onboarding, reduces training effort, and improves partner readiness with consistent visual instructions.
Direction: OpenText Active Community - Trading Grid ? Frame.io
If a logistics exception occurs, such as damaged goods, incorrect labeling, or loading errors, a Trading Grid message can initiate a Frame.io review task with supporting video from the warehouse or dock. Operations teams and partners can review the footage, identify root cause, and agree on corrective actions directly in the video timeline.
Business value: Improves operational response time, supports evidence-based decision making, and reduces recurring fulfillment errors.
Direction: Frame.io ? OpenText Active Community - Trading Grid
Retail or channel teams can upload promotional videos, in-store display walkthroughs, or product launch assets into Frame.io for review. After approval, Trading Grid can notify distributors, retailers, and agencies with the approved version, usage instructions, and launch dates.
Business value: Aligns partners on the correct creative assets, improves launch coordination, and prevents use of outdated or unapproved content.
Direction: Bi-directional
When a partner disputes a video asset, instruction, or approval decision, Trading Grid can open a community thread and link it to the relevant Frame.io project. Frame.io stores the annotated review history, while Trading Grid captures the business discussion, escalation path, and final resolution. This creates a complete record for operational and contractual follow-up.
Business value: Strengthens accountability, simplifies audits, and reduces the risk of unresolved partner disputes.
Direction: Bi-directional
For complex content programs involving agencies, internal teams, and trading partners, Frame.io can manage the creative review cycle while Trading Grid coordinates partner communication, deadlines, and delivery milestones. Status updates from Frame.io can be posted to Trading Grid, and partner questions or dependencies raised in Trading Grid can be routed back to the appropriate Frame.io project.
Business value: Improves cross-team coordination, reduces missed handoffs, and provides a single operational view of content delivery across the partner ecosystem.