Content/Catalog Process

• Punchout Catalog – Supplier will provide a website with punchout capabilities
• Hosted Catalog – Supplier will provide a file for use behind customer’s firewall within customer’s application

Supplier notes - Corporate Express promotes the use of our online catalog for use as a “punchout” catalog for our customers. In addition, we can accommodate a wide variety of standard and custom formats for catalog content.

Order Submission

• Direct HTTPS Post – Customer will submit orders via HTTPS directly to the supplier’s servers
• Indirect HTTPS Post – Customer will submit orders via HTTPS through a marketsite or other party, who will relay the order to supplier

Order Responses

• XML Confirmation Required – Supplier to provide XML message confirming receipt of order
• Email Confirmation Required – Supplier to provide email to end user confirming receipt of order
• XML and Email Confirmation Required –Supplier to provide both responses

Invoicing Reporting

• Standard XML Format Invoice – Supplier to provide an XML invoice in a standard format (cXML, xCBL, ebXML, OAG, SAP iDoc, etc)
• Custom XML Format Invoice – Supplier to provide a customer specific XML format invoice
• Additional Reporting Required – Customer to identify additional reporting needs
• No Invoicing or Reporting Automation – Supplier to provide invoicing and reporting from non-XML sources

Please use the links below to take advantage of our Integration Toolkit.

• 4-Step Integration Process
• Customer Readiness Assessment
• General Specifications
• Useful Resources

For more information, please email us:
ebusiness.request@cexp.com