Punchout Process Data Storage
For a supplier to implement an Ariba punchout process, the supplier must have the capability to store and retrieve metadata related to the punchout process.
Metadata includes:
The PunchOutURL sent by the buyer in the PunchOutSetupRequest message, if the catalog system is not capable of storing the data.
SessionIDs not stored by the catalog system.
The buyer's data in the cXML request header.
The database in which the metadata is stored must be accessible to any of the clustered servers, and must be accessible using the same access methods among the clustered servers.