SAP Ariba PunchOut · cXML
SAP Ariba PunchOut for your WooCommerce, Magento, PrestaShop or nopCommerce store
Your customer buys on SAP Ariba and asked you for a PunchOut catalogue? Here is how to go live in under 30 days, on the store you already have.
- 30-day free trial
- From €163/month per site
- Up to 10 buyers
Before you start
What to ask your buyer
- Your Ariba Network ID (ANID) and the buyer’s ANID
- Shared secret for the PunchOut setup
- Setup URL and return (BrowserFormPost) URL
- Test environment and UAT schedule
- Classification required (UNSPSC version and level)
In short
To offer a SAP Ariba PunchOut catalogue you need a store that speaks cXML. PunchOut Rocket adds it to WooCommerce, Magento, PrestaShop or nopCommerce through a managed gateway: you install a plugin, enter the credentials your buyer sends, test the session and pass the buyer’s UAT. Prices start at €163/month per site, with up to 10 buyers included.
How it works
How a SAP Ariba PunchOut session works
Buyer opens your catalogue
SAP Ariba sends a cXML PunchOutSetupRequest to the gateway.
Gateway opens your store
The reverse proxy handles the iframe, SameSite cookies and headers; the buyer is logged in with its prices.
Cart goes back
A PunchOutOrderMessage returns the cart to SAP Ariba for approval.
Order comes in
With the Premium plan, the approved PO arrives as a cXML OrderRequest and becomes a store order.
Experience
Suppliers already live on PunchOut
50+PunchOut connections with SAP Ariba, SAP, Ivalua, Jaggaer, Coupa and other eProcurement systems
The suppliers we have connected sell through PunchOut to groups such as:
- Marelli
- Enel
- Gruppo FS
- SKF
- STMicroelectronics
- Alstom
- Randstad
- Saint-Gobain
- Sibelco
- Engie
- CNH Industrial
- Nestlé
- Amcor
- Henkel
Getting started
What should I ask my customer?
Collect this before the setup: it configures the SAP Ariba side and PunchOut Rocket Gateway alike.
The documentation kit
Your customer often sends a kit with the basic information to activate the PunchOut catalogue. On SAP Ariba part of the setup is yours: you configure it in your supplier area on SAP Business Network (Ariba Supplier).
The catalogue template
Customers often send an Excel file: a template for the configuration of the PunchOut catalogue, to fill in and send back.
Material groups and units
How material groups are handled: for example which UNSPSC codes and which units of measure your customer accepts.
The kick-off call
If your customer offers or asks for a kick-off call, always join it: they present the technical contacts and references you will need during the tests and the switch to production.
Short on time?
With Go-Live Assist we take care of all of this for you: we read your customer’s documentation, fill in what they ask for, join the kick-off call and configure the gateway.
About Go-Live AssistTimeline
A realistic 30-day plan
The technical setup takes hours. Your buyer’s test queue sets the final date.
- WEEK 1
Trial and credentials
Install the plugin, connect your store, ask your buyer for the credentials below.
You - WEEK 2
Catalogue and tests
Prices for your buyer, test sessions against SAP Ariba, log checks.
You + Weblink - WEEK 3
Buyer UAT
Your buyer tests the catalogue and the cart return. We support you.
Buyer - WEEK 4
Live
Your buyer switches to production and sends the first real order.
First order
Pricing
What it costs
Licence
PunchOut Rocket
from €1,950 / year per site
€1,950 for WooCommerce, €2,950 for Magento, PrestaShop, nopCommerce or REST API. VAT excluded.
- Up to 10 buyers per site
- cXML and OCI
- 30-day free trial, no credit card
Optional service
Go-Live Assist
€1,500 one-off
We take you to the first order.
- Starts within 48 hours of your order
- Onboarding of your first buyer
- Supplier documentation analysis
- UAT support until the first order
FAQ
SAP Ariba PunchOut: questions
What is an ANID?
The Ariba Network ID that identifies your company, and your buyer, on SAP Business Network. Your buyer invites you and you receive yours when you join.
Do I need an SAP Business Network account?
Yes. Your buyer will invite you. PunchOut Rocket uses the credentials from that relationship to authenticate the sessions.
Can I have a PunchOut and a CIF catalogue?
Some buyers ask for both. PunchOut Rocket covers the PunchOut part; tell us if your buyer also needs a CIF file.
Are order confirmations and ship notices supported?
Yes, with the OC & ASN add-on (€1,000/year for up to 10 buyers, Premium plan only): cXML ConfirmationRequest and ShipNoticeRequest go from your store to SAP Ariba. cXML invoices are available on request.
Why does my store not open inside SAP Ariba?
Usually frame headers or cookie settings. The gateway fixes both; see our iframe error guide.
Go deeper
Guides for this setup
Contact
Tell us your deadline
If your go-live is within 30 days, your request is handled with priority.
Won a tender?
The Tender Kit is a free guide: what to ask your customer, a checklist by procurement system, a 30-day plan and sample wording for your offer.
Get the Tender KitShort on time? We set it up for you.
We onboard your first buyer: we read the buyer’s supplier documentation, configure the connection, run the tests and support you through the buyer’s UAT until the first real order. We start within 48 hours of your order.
About Go-Live Assist30-day free trial · no credit card
Start today, go live this month.
No credit card for the trial. Your first test session can run this afternoon.