Specification
Peppol BIS Punch Out
The cart as a structured document
Started from
The buyer’s system
Buyers punch out to your webshop
Order
Peppol order
Sent from the buyer’s system
Setup
Per customer
Planned with Qvalia
How Peppol punchout works
The buyer shops in the supplier’s webshop but orders from their own procurement system.
- Punch out. The buyer starts in their procurement system and opens the supplier’s webshop.
- Shop. The webshop shows the assortment and prices that apply to that buyer, and the buyer fills the cart.
- Return the cart. The cart goes back to the buyer’s procurement system as a Peppol BIS Punch Out document.
- Order. After the buyer’s own approval, the procurement system sends a Peppol order to the supplier, who replies with an order response.
The cart is not an order
In Peppol punchout the cart carries what the buyer selected. The order comes separately from the buyer’s procurement system.
- Cart
Items with identifiers, prices and attachments such as product images. - Configured products
Component lines are linked to the configured item they belong to. - Order reference
Peppol does not prescribe how the order refers back to the cart. Buyer and supplier agree on it.
What Peppol punchout gives you
Punchout connects the webshop with the procurement system, and the order, order response and invoice that follow go over the Peppol network.
Supplier
For suppliers
Buyers order from your current assortment and prices, and orders arrive as structured Peppol orders.
Buyer
For buyers
Shop in supplier webshops from your procurement system and keep approval and order history there.
Order to invoice
Part of e-ordering
Orders, order responses and invoices that follow the cart use the same Peppol flow.
Plan your punchout setup
Punchout is set up with each customer. Tell us which webshops and buyers are involved, which procurement systems the buyers use and how you handle orders today.
Frequently asked questions
What is Peppol punchout?
Peppol BIS Punch Out is the Peppol specification for returning a shopping cart from a supplier’s webshop to the buyer’s procurement system. The cart is a structured document. Peppol’s Punch Out Login and Transmission specification describes how the buyer logs in to the webshop and how the cart is returned. The order that follows is sent over the Peppol network.
Is the punchout cart an order?
No. The cart only carries the buyer’s selection. The order is sent separately from the buyer’s procurement system as a Peppol order, usually after internal approval.
How does the order refer to the cart?
Peppol does not prescribe a field for it. Buyer and supplier agree on how the order references the cart, and Qvalia helps you set that up.
Do both parties need Peppol?
Yes. Supplier and buyer both need to send and receive orders and order responses over Peppol, through Qvalia or another Peppol service provider. Both systems also need to support Peppol BIS Punch Out for the cart.
Can we invoice from the punchout order?
Yes. The order that follows the cart is a standard Peppol order, so you can invoice from the order like any other e-order.
