Your benefits from using an OCI connection
Real-time prices & delivery times
No master data maintenance required
Digitized purchasing process
Time saving
Reduced process costs
Avoiding Maverick Buying
Competent partner for seamless OCI interface integration
Thanks to our many years of experience implementing Open Catalog Interface (OCI) systems, we are the ideal partner to make your procurement process more efficient and cost-effective. With a direct connection to our extensive range of technical products, you gain access to all relevant information in real time – without the need for time-consuming master data maintenance, as this information is retrieved directly from our webshop.
We support you in increasing the efficiency of your processes and reducing administrative overhead, giving you more time for your core tasks. From initial planning to the implementation of interfaces, we provide expert advice and practical assistance, seamlessly integrating our solutions into your operational workflow – in Austria and across Europe.
Advantages in detail - How you benefit from OCI PunchOut
Reduced process costs
and time savings
All data, from product information to prices, is automatically and flawlessly transferred to the ERP system, eliminating the need for manual entry. Thanks to the direct integration of the DEXIS online shop, you have access to current product information, prices, and availability at all times – even for products you've selected that aren't yet in your ERP system. You can choose from our extensive range of automation , drive technology , rolling bearings , and sealing technology , as well as personal protective equipment , lubricants, adhesives , tools , hydraulic hose assemblies , and industrial hoses . This simplifies and accelerates procurement, as you can access products, including images, descriptions, and technical data sheets, directly from your ERP system and create order and favorites lists.
Digitized purchasing process
A fully digitized procurement process not only saves time but also optimizes your internal processes. With an OCI catalog, all orders and items can be processed electronically. Furthermore, integrating the DEXIS Austria webshop into your ERP system provides the foundation for further automation options, such as an EDI interface , enabling the automated transmission of order confirmations, sales confirmations, and invoices. This digital purchasing process ensures efficient workflows and creates opportunities for strategic optimization.
Avoiding
Maverick Buying
With OCI PunchOut, you retain full control over your procurement and avoid maverick buying (departments making purchases independently without involving purchasing). User management allows you to restrict access to specific product catalogs to authorized users and define budgets and approval processes, ensuring purchases are made according to company standards.
Let's go - implementing an OCI connection is that easy:
1. Initial consultation:
2. Fine-tuning:
Detailed coordination of the OCI settings and any necessary adjustments.
3. Setting up access:
Once all the information has been gathered, we will set up your OCI access for the DEXIS Austria online shop.
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4. Testing phase and go live:
We will test with you whether the OCI interface works, then your employees can order directly from the ERP system.
How does an OCI buying process work?
Option 1: Connection to the DEXIS Austria webshop
- You access an external shop system (e.g. the DEXIS Austria Online Shop) via a link (also called PunchOut) and fill your shopping cart there.
- Through a shortened ordering process (customer, delivery and payment data are already available), the filled shopping cart including previously defined information (e.g. item data, prices, item number, customer, classifications,…) is transferred to your ERP system.
Option 2: Connection to an e-procurement platform
As an alternative to transferring the product data to your ERP system, it is of course also possible to transfer it to your preferred e-procurement platform that is linked to your ERP system. Examples of e-procurement platforms include SAP Ariba, DIG, Newtron, Meplato, Jaegger/Pool4 Tool, and Curecomp/Clevercure. Our experts are familiar with these platforms and can prepare the product data for you as a cXML punchout – this data exchange format is required for Ariba.
What is OCI? All the technical terms related to the OCI process.
OCI
OCI (Open Catalog Interface) is a standard for exchanging catalog data between systems such as ERP, e-procurement, and webshop systems. The OCI standard was originally developed by SAP with the goal of enabling customers to access supplier catalog data via the internet and simplifying the ordering process.
Round Trip
The entire OCI process is called an OCI round trip because it is a cycle. The customer exits their system to the DEXIS Austria online shop, fills their shopping cart, and transfers the product data back to their own system.
cXML
cXML (Commerce eXtensible Markup Language) is a further development and alternative to the OCI standard. The data exchange format is significantly more flexible than OCI; in addition to product information, it can also transmit orders, order confirmations, invoices, and change orders. If information is needed that is not supported by cXML, it can be added as an extrinsic field. cXML is used for the SAP Ariba e-procurement platform.
PunchOut
The process of accessing the supplier's online shop (also called external product catalog, PunchOut catalog, OCI catalog) or procurement platform from the customer's ERP system is referred to by the technical term "PunchOut".
HOOK_URL
HOOK_URL refers to the URL used to transfer product data from the supplier's online shop shopping cart to the customer's ERP system. This return URL is used to pass defined product data back to the customer for order processing. There are standard fields that an OCI-enabled shopping cart can transfer by default. Customizations to meet individual customer requirements are, of course, possible.
