by Jeremy Friedman | Jul 22, 2015 | Blog
The UNSPSC (United Nations Standardized Products and Services Code) was developed by the United Nations to classify products and services. Many e-Procurement systems use the UNSPSC to classify goods and services. If you are familiar with NIGP codes, please note that...
by Jeremy Friedman | Jul 15, 2015 | Blog
For the customer that fully embraces e-Procurement, cXML and order automation the next natural step in the world of Punchout Catalogs is the cXML Order Confirmation Messages. When a Purchase Order is transmitted to your order processing system the purchase is received...
by Jeremy Friedman | Jul 8, 2015 | Blog
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...
by Jeremy Friedman | Jul 1, 2015 | Blog
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...
by Jeremy Friedman | Jun 24, 2015 | Blog
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...
by Jeremy Friedman | Jun 17, 2015 | Blog
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...
