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Catalog Punchout Overview Final For Ariba Integration
Catalog Punchout Overview Final For Ariba Integration
Process Flow
AVON P2P Deployment
Agenda:-
Punchout Overview
Roles and Responsibilities
Checkpoints for Punchout
Ariba Instances involved in the Punch-Out Process
Punch-Out Catalog Link Enablement Process Flow
Punch-Out Catalog Link Procurement Process Flow
Appendixes
PunchOut 1 of 3
Definition
PunchOut refers to accessing the suppliers website from a link within
Ariba Buyer
Process Flow
1
Customer confirms
Punchout suppliers
to Ariba
Customer raises a
request to connect
suppliers website
CATALOG IS
ACTIVATED
5
6
Supplier accepts
the relationship
request and logs in
to Ariba Network
No
Approve
Customer to approve
Or deny the catalog
Deny
Yes
Catalog Team
testing
successful
PunchOut 2 of 3
Who
Who
Supplier configures the URL and uploads the cXML file on the AN
Supplier
owns uploads
and maintains
PunchOut
Supplier
the cXML file the
on the
AN and tests content
the URL and
the
client decides which product the PunchOut should display.
Ariba
uploads connectivity.
Catalogs on P2P
Ariba
provides
Ariba Catalog Team uploads Catalogs on Test & Production site for
Customer approvals
Ariba would also perform connectivity test of the suppliers URL
Used if
Catalogs contain configurable items
Catalogs require frequent updates
Catalogs are very large in size
Supplier has the capability of having their own ordering website
Supplier has to configure his website before we engage with the supplier for enablement activities
Customer needs to send the relationship request and Supplier needs to accept it on the Ariba
Network
Supplier has to configure his account like cXML configuration, punchout set up.
Ariba Catalog lead will test the catalog using the catalog tester and upload the Catalog on Customers site
3 Authenticate
Buyer/Supplier
Organizations
End
User
Ariba
Ariba
Buyer
Buyer
Ariba
Ariba
Network
Network
4 Pass POSR to
Suppliers Site
Suppliers
Suppliers
6 User
adds items
to cart
5 Supplier sends Punchout Setup Response and redirects user to Punchout
URL
Ariba
Network
- Supplier
Account
3*
3A*
4*
Existing
Punch Out
3.B3*
Supplier configures
his AN Account
3.B1
New
out
NewPunch
Punchout
3.B2
Supplier
Ariba
Network
Buyer/Avon
Account
1*
5
START
END
Ariba P2P
application
6*
8
Troubleshoot
connectivity
Troubleshoot
Errors
Supplier Catalog
WEBSITE has Errors
unch-Out
Punchout
Catalog LINK
connectivity
is tested
tested
7*
Catalog Activated on
Test site
Step 1:- Supplier should accept the relationship request with the customer before the
punchout Process begins.
Step 2:- The Supplier has the necessary infrastructure ready for Punch-Out, including
all of the necessary cXML documents, application, and website required for the
Punch-Out transaction to take place.
Step3:- The Supplier uploads a Punch-Out catalog LINK (via CIF, Excel format or AutoGenerated-Create Punch-Out Only button) to their Supplier AN account.
Step 4:- The Supplier publishes the Punch-Out catalog LINK to the AVON AN Buyer
organization (by selecting Avon customer).
Step 5:- Ariba Team downloads the Punch-Out Catalog LINK into their P2P application
and makes it available to end-users within AVON.
Step 6:- The P2P end-user click the Punch-Out Catalog LINK within P2P application
and Supplier catalog websites opens in the P2P UI.
Step 7:- The end-user creates a basket into the Supplier catalog Website then selects
the Punch-Out catalog item(s).
Step 8:- The end-user clicks on the Buy from Suppler link to start the Punch-Out
process.
Note: The following occurs in the background and is transparent to the end-user.
A PunchOutSetupRequest, cXML document is sent from the Ariba Buyer application to the Supplier's cXML
website via the Ariba Network.
The Supplier's cXML website/application processes the PunchOutSetupRequest and returns a
PunchOutSetupResponse (containing the URL for the shopping website called the StartPage URL) back to the
Ariba Buyer application (again, via Ariba Network).
The Ariba Buyer application receives the PunchOutSetupResponse from the Supplier (via Ariba Network) and
redirects the Buyer user to the StartPage URL mentioned in the PunchOutSetupResponse.
Step 9:- The end-user completes the basket at the Supplier's Punch-Out
catalog website and clicks on the Check Out button.
Note: At this time, a PunchOutOrderMessage, cXML document returns to the
Ariba Buyer application directly, with the details of the basket (item, quantity,
price, etc.).
The Item details, returned as part of the PunchOutOrderMessage, get placed
into the Shopping Cart.
Step 10:- When the Shopping Cart is completed, the end-user is clicking the
Check-out button.
The application sends the Shopping Cart to AVON ERP instance
Step 11:- The procurement process continues into the AVON ERP instance
Appendixes
To specify the Punch Out URL that is actually used, the supplier
needs to follow few simple steps:Step 1:
1 Click the Administration tab
Step 2:
2 Click Configuration
Step 3:
3 Under Electronic Order Routing click Edit Configuration
Step 4:
4 Under cXML Setup click Configure cXML setup
Step 5:
5 The Supplier sets up the Shared Secret.
This will authenticate cXML transaction between your organization and the Ariba Network
Step 6:
6 The Supplier enters their PUNCH OUT URL.
Step 1: Login to your AN Supplier account and Click the Catalogs tab on your Home Dashboard.
NOTE:
Step 5: Once the catalog is created, supplier needs to click on the Catalog Name to select
the AVON Customer for whom they will publish their Punch Out Catalog.