Trap settings in illustrator?

I have made a logo in illustrator. It is a 3 color logo. I have a green box with yellow shape in it. This logo is placed in InDesign. The press operator would like a trap. How do I do this? Do I change settings in illustrator or in InDesign? And then how do I do that?
Thank you
Tami
PS I am hoping that I will find an answer soon. Thanks for your help.

@Wade:
This is not nonsense - it is a very specialized set of functions for a very specific purpose. Can it be handled in such a cavalier way as you suggest? Sure it can - and I've been fixing those errors for years.
"…There would be no reason to trap it if it were process…" You cannot make this claim with the given variables (or lack thereof).
"…I gave them a simple solution regardless of what the situation was…" You gave them "a solution" but one that may not be appropriate. It does not cover any situation.
This is not a "wrong side of the bed" situation. You are not giving Tami relevant advice since you cannot know what her particular situation is. This isn't a matter of whim - there are right ways and wrongs ways to trap - it is an inescapable truth. As a teacher (and please don't misunderstand your function here) you have a responsibility to convey the correct information. (BTW - unless people are specifically asking for opinions, people come in here asking questions to learn - that makes the responders Teachers.) What if you told Tami the wrong thing - the print job ran wrong, and she got fired over it - would you feel no responsibility for your advice?
@Mario:
It is indeed an Art. I cut my teeth with Rubylith and Amberlith doing hand-cut color separations, creating film-based traps with vacuum frames and pos/negs… ahh. Electronic trapping is cleaner but I miss the stripping tables some days.

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