When an item is listed in a Punchout Catalog it is assumed to be in stock and ready to be delivered. But some customers want to know real-time stock information for individual items. In this case you need to setup cXML pricing and availability requests. A pricing and...
If you’ve been following our series on the steps of a Punchout Catalog you’ve already read about the Punchout Setup Request, Punchout Edit and Inspect and Punchout Catalog Automation via cXML Purchase Orders. Once you receive an electronic Purchase Order...
Punchout Catalogs are a great tool for institutional buyers for ease of use in shopping, but how do you achieve full order automation when a Punchout Catalog simply allows shopping, but not payment? The answer is electronic purchase orders. After a user creates a...
Your customer has successfully added items to the Punchout shopping cart and returned it to the e-Procurement system. What happens when the user needs to change their requisition? The way to handle a change is via the Punchout Edit operation. The Punchout Edit...
The first step to a successful Punchout Catalog is the cXML Setup Request. The cXML Setup Request establishes the Punchout session and essentially logs the user into the Punchout Catalog. A request (see below) is sent by the eProcurement system to the Punchout Catalog...
Your organization has made the decision that you need a Punchout Catalog for your institutional buyers, but now how do you implement the Punchout Catalog? The first option is to develop the system in house with your own IT resources. You already have an existing...
