Buying channel
GEP SMART materials describe catalog, inventory and PunchOut search. Confirm the buyer intends to expose this supplier through a PunchOut source rather than a hosted catalog.
Shopify GEP SMART PunchOut
Connect a GEP SMART PunchOut buyer to Shopify.
GEP SMART includes supplier PunchOut sites among its catalog options. PunchOut Central connects a configured buyer session to your Shopify storefront; the buyer’s exact protocol and order-delivery path must be established during onboarding.
Buyer systemPunchOut source
GEP SMART
PunchOut CentralGEP to Shopify
Supplier catalog access through buyer procurement.
GEP SMART buying
Use the PunchOut path when the buyer needs a live catalog.
GEP SMART describes hosted catalogs and supplier PunchOut sites as separate buying sources. In a PunchOut session, the supplier’s Shopify store supplies the catalog while the buyer retains requisition and approval control.
GEP SMARTBuyer shopping and approval
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PunchOut CentralConnection and transaction
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ShopifySupplier catalog and order
Supplier onboarding
Specify the GEP catalog type and message flow.
Do not infer the buyer’s protocol from the platform name. Confirm how this GEP environment starts PunchOut, returns cart items, issues the approved PO and accepts invoices.
PunchOut protocol
GEP’s PunchOut guide discusses cXML and OCI generally. Obtain this buyer’s selected protocol, credentials and cart-return specification.
Supplier storefront
Map the buyer connection to the Shopify store and catalog access that should be available in the PunchOut session.
PO and invoice route
Confirm how an approved GEP purchase order reaches PunchOut Central, and whether invoicing uses a separate buyer process.
Buyer testing
Prove the cart-to-PO boundary.
Test the GEP PunchOut entry, Shopify catalog access, returned cart, requisition approval and approved PO. PunchOut Central should create the Shopify order only after PO receipt; invoice activity must be checked against the buyer’s selected channel.
Buyer-side references: GEP SMART catalog management fact sheet and GEP’s PunchOut catalog guide.
FAQ
GEP SMART questions
No. This page addresses a PunchOut source that opens the supplier’s existing Shopify catalog. The buyer must select that buying channel.
No. GEP discusses both protocols in its PunchOut guidance, but the protocol for a particular GEP SMART connection must be confirmed with the buyer.
No. The returned cart remains in the buyer’s procurement flow. The approved PO is the handoff for store-order creation.
Map a GEP connection
Review the buyer’s PunchOut and PO specifications.
Share the GEP SMART configuration and your Shopify catalog details.