# OCI punchout with PLGGR | Order Entry

> The OCI plugin on PLGGR | Order Entry makes a supplier's catalogue punchout ready, so buyers can order from their own procurement system, including SAP Ariba and GHX. Software as a service, not a custom project.


## What is OCI punchout

OCI stands for Open Catalog Interface, a standard set by SAP to connect procurement systems to supplier catalogues. With a punchout, a buyer jumps from their own procurement system into a supplier's web catalogue, picks products there and returns with a filled basket. The order then runs through the customer's procurement process, with approvals and budgets as the customer has set them up.

Who asks for it: purchasing organisations, hospitals and government bodies.


## The challenge

Large buyers order less and less by email, phone or a separate webshop. They order in their own system, within their own agreements. What buyers expect:

- The supplier's range in their system
- Their own prices and agreements
- An order that fits their process
- No double entry


## How PLGGR handles it

- The OCI plugin: runs on PLGGR | Order Entry and is fully OCI compatible. The buyer shops in the supplier's range and returns with a filled basket. Customer-specific prices and ranges still apply.
- Platforms: PLGGR supports the integration with several OCI ordering platforms, including SAP Ariba and GHX (widely used in healthcare), and other platforms that support OCI.


## How a punchout runs

1. The buyer opens their own procurement system and picks the supplier.
2. The punchout opens the supplier's catalogue in PLGGR | Order Entry, with that customer's range and prices.
3. The buyer picks products and returns with a filled basket.
4. The customer approves in their own system, and the order reaches the supplier.


## Questions

- Which platforms does the OCI plugin work with? Several OCI ordering platforms, including SAP Ariba and GHX.
- Do customer-specific prices still apply? Yes. In the punchout the buyer sees the range and prices that apply to that customer.
- Is this a custom project? No. The OCI plugin runs on PLGGR | Order Entry as software as a service.


## Pages

- [OCI punchout (EN)](https://plggr.com/pages/oci-punchout)
- [OCI punchout (NL)](https://plggr.com/nl-nl/pages/oci-punchout)
- [PLGGR | Order Entry](https://plggr.com/pages/order-entry)
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