Punchout from iProcurement to iStore is an out-of-box functionality in R12 and is not available in the older versions.
We have back ported the functionality to 11.5.10 and have been successful in punching out back and forth.
For POC we were able to punchout from iProcurement in R12 to iStore in 11.5.10 and punchout back to iProcurement with the shopping cart
The technical design is based on the technical documentation provided by Oracle.
For POC purposes we focused on achieving the functionality only using cXML format.
We had to deviate a little from the actual design document to achieve the required functionality for POC within a short span of time.
User logs into iProcurement and selects the store-front to initiate the punchout process.
On punching out the user is validated and redirected to iStore site selection page where he is logged in behind the scene.
Upon selection of the site, the user is redirected to the site and able to shop
Add items to cart and punchout
On punching out from iStore to iProcurement the shopping cart information is transferred in cXML format to iProcurement and can be retrieved in shopping cart of iProcurement
During the actual implementation the solution would be extended to support both XML and cXML formats
The design would also be changed to follow the technical architecture provided by Oracle.
For more information on this functionality please contact sales@ibizsoftinc.com
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