Vendor Punchout - Sysco Foods Supplier Integration

Eatec has been enhanced to support the Vendor Punchout integration between Sysco Foods with the latest updates as part of this release.

The vendor punchout integration is applicable to the following transaction modules in Eatec:

• Suppliers

• Purchase Request

• Purchase Order

Enhancements done in this integration also reflects the changes made to the following integration workflows in Eatec:

• Purchase Order EDI

• EDI Invoice Import

• MA Invoice Import (file based)

Vendor Punchout is a method adopted by businesses to purchase the supplies directly from a supplier’s e-commerce website or B2B marketplace without leaving their own e-procurement application.

The buyer exits (punches out) Eatec and enters the supplier's web-based catalogue. This launches the supplier’s website within the buyer’s browser frame. The buyer browses the web-based catalogue and adds items to the shopping cart while both applications maintain their connections. No orders are sent to the supplier when the user checks out from the supplier’s site. Instead, the shopping cart with the selected items is brought back to Eatec. Once the shopping cart is returned, the buyer proceeds through the normal workflow steps, which may include adding additional items to the requisition, cancelling, or editing the requisition, submitting the requisition, or discarding the requisition.

An order is not submitted to the supplier until the buyer has added the line items to a purchase request and the purchase order is approved and sent to the supplier.