Broader access to new customers – buying organizations seeking new suppliers are more likely to prioritize those who already have an e-catalog on SAP Business Network, since they know these suppliers are easier to do business with.Ĭatalog functionality is now available for both standard and enterprise Supplier accounts on SAP Business Network.Lower costs and a shorter order-to-cash cycle – by making detailed product information readily accessible, e-catalogs help users quickly find the right items and eliminate the need for lengthy back-and-forth exchanges about specifications, availability, or other details.Versioning – the application stores all versions of catalogs, so administrators do not have to maintain local copies on the computer.HTTPS is also used when customers download catalogs content. Security – SAP Business Network uses Secure Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTPS) so catalogs are encrypted across the Internet.Storing catalogs on SAP Business Network provides suppliers the following benefits: PunchOut catalogs are better choice for complex, service-oriented or highly configurable products, large catalogs with many SKUs and line items, goods that require constant content and prices updates.īenefits of catalogs in SAP Ariba Network Users can search for, compare, and select what they want to buy, then return shopping cart items to their procurement application for approval and purchase.

PunchOut catalogs are interactive catalogs that reside on supplier's website and customers are provided with a URL to access it.

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cXML (Commerce eXtensible Markup Language) format,.

Buyers upload catalog files received from suppliers to their procurement applications.

The administrator designates a catalog as either private for a customer that has an active trading relationship on SAP Business Network or public for all buyers.

Supplier's administrator uploads the catalog files in SAP Business Network using catalog wizard creation and available templates.

SAP Ariba Catalog gives employees a user-friendly environment and shopping cart functionality so they can easily buy what is needed. Simplified and centralized procurement catalog brings companies greater compliance and control of transactions. Catalogs are text files that describe the products and services with their prices and pictures.

Ariba catalog