eprocurement

eProcurement Integration with Customer systems

OfficeTeam has wide experience of integrating to Customer systems and 3rd party eprocurement platforms. Our specialist implementation team will work with you to identify and tailor your requirements to fit your business needs. We use BizTalk to interface with our clients as it enable a quick and flexible solution to support the full range of documents including Orders Acknowledgements, Despatch Advices, Invoices as well as catalogue punch-out / roundtrip connections.

Below is a list of the Service Providers we have already linked with, this list is being updated on a regular basis so please check with your Sales Representative if your Provider is not listed

eProcurement

•   Ariba®
•   Perfect Commerce®
•   Oracle© Supplier Network
•   BTEDINet
•   OB10
•   Proactis
•   SciQuest®
•   COINS
•   Wax

eProcurement Integration Process

From the start of the process one of our dedicated Project Team will work alongside your technical contact and 3rd party providers to ensure a smooth integration within the agreed timescales. Typically we would build a project plan along the following path:

1.   Discovery & Specification

The most important part of the process. We carry out investigation of customer requirements and analysis of existing specifications and process flow, at the end of this stage we publish an agreed Integration plan and agree timescales.

2.   Mapping

Each integration will require specific mapping, in particular cost centre and delivery information.

3.   Testing

Once the test connections and processes are set up by both parties we will carry out end to end testing of the process and carry out corrective action as required until both parties agree that the process can be moved to production.

4.   Sign off and Go live

Implementation of the agreed set up on production systems followed by agreed Go live process including end user training and documentation and ongoing support contact information.

eProcurement Integration Technical Details
Document transfer methods supported

•   FTP
•   HTTP
•   Email
Catalogues supported
•   Ariba Punchout
•   Roundtrip
•   Generic cXml
•   Generic OCI
•   SAP OCI
•   MS Excel
•   Flat file / csv

Document formats supported

•   cXml
•   ebisXml
•   EDI
•   CSV
•   PDF

Product Coding formats supported

•   UNSPSC
•   BOSSF