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# External Value Chains

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***Prerequisites:*** You will need to have at least one or more existing [People](/oconect/setup-guides/enterprise-mapping-manually/people.md) to be created
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### EVC Type

\* means a required field

* \*EVC Company Name (Text): Can be any text
* \*External Value Chain Type (Selection): Select between *"Regulatory & Industry"* , *"Customer", "Franchise", "Supplier", "Vendor", "Partner", "Outlet" or "Logistics"*&#x20;
* EVC Company Address (Text): Formatted as an address
* EVC Company Telephone (Text): Formatted as an phone number
* \*Contact Email (People): Searches for a valid [People](/oconect/setup-guides/enterprise-mapping-manually/people.md#people-type) of *"Type":  "External"* by field *"Full Name"*
* \*Internal Owner (People): Searches for a valid [People](/oconect/setup-guides/enterprise-mapping-manually/people.md#people-type) by field *"Full Name"*