Punch-out Catalog Management

[Former Member]

Hi all,

I have this need: in shopping, through Catalog Procurement, SRM provide a category list. Clicking a category, a material list is displayed. If a category belongs to a external site, clicking that category, I would display supplier site. Is there a way to make this? If there is, what kind of actions must I do?

Thanks very much, BR,

Maria

[masa_139 · Accepted solution]

Hi,

I think it depends on number of categories.

How many categories do you have ?

How many external supplier catalogs ? How many categories they can provide ?

How many internal catalogs ? How many categories are covered ?

Example, 500 categories, 4 external suppliers and only 50 categories are covered.

In this case, I would set external catalog name as category name like "9001 - Office Supply", "2021 - IT equipments".

or I would use cross-catalog search.

Regards,

Masa

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Masa,

Thanks very much...I think your response helps me more...

only one question (I'm using SRM since few time): can you explain me what must I do to set external catalog name as category name like "9001 - Office Supply", "2021 - IT equipments"? That is, what system actions must I do?

...and more: In your example, what's, exactly, "9001 - Office Supply"?

Thanks very much, BR,

Maria

[masa_139 · Accepted solution]

Hi,

When you define catalog ID in customizing, you should define the name. You can put any name there. The name is shown as catalog link name. You can define category name (2100 - Computer) instead of supplier name (Dell).

Most of supplier defines category hierarchy with code and text. My post is just example.

2000 - IT

2100 - Computer

2110 - Server

2120 - PC

2130 - Cable

2140 - Printer

Customer often gets code from UNSPSC or eClass and simplified it internally.

Regards,

Masa

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Masa,

maybe I understood you....but I think I woul do something of complex....I would create only one link: "Catalog Procurement", and than, clicking this link I wuold find a category list (of internal and external Catalogues)....for example:

1- "Category A" -->(of internal catalogues-clicking this, I would have material list belonging to Category A)

2- "Category B" ->(external catalog--clicking this, I would be connected to Supplier site)

Is it possible, in your opinion?

Thanks, BR,

Maria

[masa_139 · Accepted solution]

Hi Maria,

It is possible. You should develop a small application which shows category index.

1. Z table - Category ID -> Catalog ID mappting

2. Catalog ID definition - Use standard configuration in SPRO

3. Develop a small application

- receive HOOK_URL and returntarget from SRM

- read the Z table

- read Catalog ID definition by WSI* function module

- generate HTML page which shows category index

- call internal/external catalog and pass HOOK_URL and returntarget parameter

How it works ?

SRM ->(OCI) -> this small application ->(OCI)-> internal/external catalog

SRM <----

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(OCI) <- internal/external catalog

Regards,

Masa