Punchout Vendor Integration Subtask (Opt-In Available)

Use the Punchout Vendor Integration subtask to set up Vendor Punchout connections and access vendor eCommerce sites directly from Manage Purchase Requisitions, streamlining the process of shopping and creating requisitions with approved vendors.

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Note: For Costpoint Cloud, you can choose to opt in to this feature for the Costpoint 2026.1 release. The ability to opt in is temporary and will be removed when the feature becomes automatically enabled for all users as part of a future Costpoint release. See the Manage Opt-In Features topic for more information.
Field Description
Vendor Select a vendor you want to enable for Punchout shopping.
Vendor Identity Enter a unique value used to identify the vendor during Punchout transactions. This identifier may be provided by the vendor for secure access to the Punchout catalog.
Vendor Name Enter a name for the vendor.
User Enter the username or account ID used to log in to the vendor's Punchout site.
Password Enter a password for the user.
Email Enter the email address where the user will receive notifications related to Punchout transactions.
Punchout URL This field displays the vendor's Punchout catalog web address (URL) where users are redirected to shop directly on the vendor's site from within Costpoint. Modifications can only be made using the Configuration Utility or by Costpoint Cloud administrators.
Purchase Order URL This web address (URL) is used to send approved purchase orders directly to the vendor's system for quick processing. Modifications can only be made using the Configuration Utility or by Costpoint Cloud administrators.
Deployment Mode Select the status of the Punchout integration.
  • Test: Select for initial setup and validation; transactions are not processed as live orders.
  • Production: Select for live, active integrations; transactions are processed as real orders with the vendor.