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Exclusive to the Dedicated edition.

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1. Understand DingTalk Upstream and Downstream Organizations

Use cases
Solution: upstream and downstream organizations Key scenario: efficient collaboration in business dealings with partners.
  • Customer analysis: Organizations with stable business relationships—especially in enterprise-centered upstream and downstream supply chain scenarios—need a trusted, authentic channel for communication and collaboration.
  • Solution: The organization creates an upstream-downstream organization and invites partners to join, enabling trusted, authentic communication and collaboration within it.
High-frequency business collaboration between organizations
  • Commonly used for upstream and downstream partnerships, such as suppliers, distributors, service providers, and external ecosystem employees.
  • A communication and collaboration system for “enterprise–supply chain partner” relationships, built around the primary organization.
  • Long-term cooperation with guaranteed work continuity.
Core capabilities
● Upstream and downstream Contacts ● Upstream and downstream workbench
Key benefits
  • Trusted user identity—avoid working with external contacts who have already left their company.
  • Uninterrupted collaboration—know immediately when a contact person leaves, and hand over work right away.
  • Isolated permissions—suppliers see supplier-related systems, and distributors see distributor-related systems.
Access the app (available to authenticated organizations only)
Admins: In the DingTalk mobile app, go to Contacts → find the organization to manage → tap Manage → Connect Platform → Upstream and Downstream, or open the Upstream and Downstream app directly from the workbench. (How to get Admin permissions) Users who have been added to an upstream-downstream organization: In the DingTalk mobile app, go to Contacts → Upstream and Downstream, or open the Upstream and Downstream app directly from the workbench.

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2. Publish YiDA Apps to DingTalk Upstream and Downstream Organizations

Supported edition: YiDA Dedicated edition.

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Publish Apps to Downstream Workbenches with One Click

Apps built by the upstream organization can be published to downstream organization workbenches with one click.

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Unified Upstream Management for Secure and Reliable Business

Business permissions, approval rules, authorization lists, and other functions are managed centrally by the upstream organization. This addresses the Primary Enterprise’s management challenges and eliminates information leakage risks.
1. Unified license management
Licenses are purchased and allocated by the primary organization.
2. Share business apps and stay on top of business trends
Data changes appear in real time on the primary organization’s reports and dashboards.
3. Timely alerts for key information

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Downstream Organizations Use Apps, Submit Data, and Join Approvals

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FAQ

Q: How are license counts calculated between the primary organization and downstream organizations? Can you give an example?
A: Here is an example of license allocation in the primary organization: a total of 2,000 + 200 = 2,200 seats are consumed, leaving 800 seats. If a downstream organization purchases YiDA independently, it simply uses YiDA as a standard organization.
Q: In the primary organization’s app design mode, can formulas retrieve identity and organization information of downstream organizations?
A: Currently, user selection and department selection components within the downstream organization itself are supported. Retrieving downstream organization user information through formulas (such as DirectBuilder and DeptBuilder) is not supported yet.
Q: Are cross-app form scenarios supported?
A: Currently, only business collaboration within the current app is supported. Cross-app scenarios such as data linkage and associated forms are not yet supported in upstream and downstream organizations.