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Procuterra Catalog Manager allows you to setup punchout catalogs in different formats like OCI and cXML login. The powerful benefit of a catalog management system to provide access to your customers is the customizable interface that allows greater control in managing customer interactions.

Punchout using OCI

OCI is a standard used by ERP softwares like SAP.
OCI standard assumes that the customer and vendor shall maintain individual security and passwords will be shared between each customer and vendor.

Both customers and vendors must ensure that the communication is over HTTPS protocol to reduce chances of network snooping or attempts of hacking.

Vendors need to also ensure that the passwords are not shared among customers and a process of validating if the intended customer is punching into their network.

The other option is using cXML via the Procuterra Integration Network. Although, what approach is chosen gets dictated in part by the purchasing software, there are some key benefits to cXML.

Punchout using cXML

Punchout using cXML via the Procuterra Integration Network allows customer and vendor accounts to independently maintain network passwords without the need for sharing it with each other. The Procuterra Integration Network takes care of authenticating both customer and vendor.
The customer has to setup the vendor as a punchout vendor and the vendor has to open access to the customer, thus establising the punchout tunnel.

Once both parties are identified and the punchout relationship validated, EIN handshakes the two systems and allows direct communication to begin and the customer's users can start shopping on vendor's catalog site.

Once the shopper is done shopping, the cart can be securely transferred to the customer's purchasing system for processing.

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