SAP PunchOut Vs. PeopleSoft PunchOut

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SAP PunchOut Vs. PeopleSoft PunchOut
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• The Catalog Interchange Format (CIF) was commonly
  used to connect the procurement system with the
  supplier catalog.
• However, CIF catalog had several drawbacks, hence
  was eventually replaced by PunchOut, a
  sophisticated protocol that facilitates efficient
  business transactions between the customers
  procurement application and the suppliers site.
  The PunchOut protocol provides real time pricing
  and availability to its users. This means, any
  changes in supplier catalog are visible to the
  user in real time. Moreover, suppliers can even
  represent product configuration and even display
  marketing content in PunchOut catalog

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SAP PunchOut Vs. PeopleSoft PunchOut

• Procurement System
• The biggest difference lies in the procurement
  system that the PunchOut catalog is connected to.
  SAP PunchOut catalog solution provides a direct
  connection between the SAP procurement system and
  the suppliers contract catalog. On the other
  hand, PeopleSoft PunchOut is a protocol that
  connects PeopleSoft procurement system directly
  with the suppliers external catalog.

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SAP PunchOut Vs. PeopleSoft PunchOut

• Communication
• In SAP PunchOut, open catalog interface (OCI)
  format is commonly used for connecting SAP
  procurement system with external PunchOut catalog
  for business transactions. The OCI format ensures
  accurate data exchange between the suppliers
  catalog and SAP shopping cart.
• On the other hand, with PeopleSoft PunchOut,
  communication between source and receiver takes
  place in cXML format. In fact, the cXML standard
  is used by various other procurement systems such
  as Ariba, Oracle and SciQuest to facilitate
  transactions with external catalog.

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