Level 2 PunchOut Catalog Explained

As we all know, Level 1 PunchOut catalog provides a better way for suppliers to communicate with their large customers. It establishes a direct connection between the supplier’s website and the customer’s procurement application. However Level 2 PunchOut provides a greater level of efficiency in conducting transactions. It delivers a superior shopping experience and is a better option, particularly when buyers are connected to multiple suppliers.

Level 1 and Level 2 PunchOut Catalog

In a normal cXML PunchOut (Level 1) process, the buyer clicks the PunchOut link located in the procurement system. Clicking the link takes him directly to the supplier’s website. The buyer can then search the product in the supplier’s catalog and then add to the shopping cart. So in Level 1 PunchOut, the buyer must reach out to PunchOut catalog for searching the desired products.

Level 2 SAP PunchOut eliminates the need to navigate to PunchOut catalog to search the product. Now the buyer can do the search without leaving the procurement system. The search tool of the procurement application can now be used to search the PunchOut catalog. So the PunchOut catalog products are now available in the search results page of the procurement system. This allows them to directly reach out to that specific product from the procurement application itself.

Thus, Level 2 Coupa PunchOut allows product or category accessibility directly from within the procurement application via its search functionality. The buyer can do the product search using the procurement system’s search functionality. This helps in speeding up the purchasing process and reduce errors.

B2B customers shopping via multiple suppliers will find Level 2 PunchOut capability particularly useful. They no longer have to navigate through multiple PunchOut catalogs and then search the product. Using the procurement system search tool, the buyer can now directly jump to any specific product of the PunchOut catalog.