Configuring Punchout Catalog Links on Ariba SN

For a supplier to participate in punchout processing on Ariba SN, the supplier must provide a URL to a service that is capable of understanding a cXML PunchOutSetupRequest message. This service must return in a cXML PunchOutSetupResponse message a URL to an online catalog that is used for punchout buying. To do this, you use the predefined service receiveCXML. For more information, see The Document Receiver Service: receiveCXML and wm.b2b.cxml:receiveCXML.

To link to a punchout catalog

1. Log on to the Ariba supplier site with your Ariba username and password.

2. Click Catalogs.

3. Click Create links to Internet Catalogs.

4. Enter a name for the catalog, the UN/SPSC code, the commodity names, and description in the supplied fields.

5. For the punchout URL, enter;

http:// servername:port/invoke/wm.b2b.cxml/receiveCXML.

https://servername:port/invoke/wm.b2b.cxml/receiveCXML

if an https listener is configured on the server.

Note:
It is recommended to use http during the testing phase. It is required by Ariba SN to use https when in production.

6. Click the Create button.