A Party Type is a subcategory of Parties such as subcontractor, plumber, tenant, driver, etc. Once assigned a Party Type, the Party Type can be associated to a specific Compliance Profile that best represents the subcategory.

For example, the Party Types of Roofer, Electrician, and Plumber may be associated to a High Risk Compliance Profile, where as a Temporary Office Worker may be associated to a Low Risk Compliance Profile.

1 Using the dropdown menu on the screen's left side, click Workspace Settings.

Then, click Parties Configuration.

2 Next, click the blue + New Party Type button located towards the top right of the screen.

3 The New Party Type window will pop open. Enter a Name in the text box. The Plural Name text box will auto-populate based on what you entered above.

4 Select an Initial Compliance Profile from the dropdown menu. This will be the Compliance Profile that defaults for any Party assigned to this Party Type.

5 Click the blue Create Party Type button at the bottom right of the window to complete this process.