How You Upload Punchout Item Search Index
You can create and maintain a punchout search index file when defining or editing a punchout catalog.
You can upload the punchout item template by clicking the Upload Punchout Search Items button on the Edit Punchout Catalog page or the Manage Catalogs page when Punchout Catalog is selected. Use tab-delimited (.txt) files for uploading punchout search items.
Items uploaded without error are available to users immediately if the catalog content security is set up correctly.
Upload Template
Using the attributes in the index, you can locate punchout items based on punchout item level information such as Manufacturer, Part Number, or Supplier Part Number.
This table shows punchout item upload template attributes and their search and display behaviors.
|
Punchout Item Upload Attribute |
Searchable in Shopping |
Displayed in Search Results |
Displayed in Item Details |
Displayed in Item Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Item Description (Required) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Line Type |
No |
No |
No |
Not by default. Can be added using shuttle. |
|
Long Description |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Category Name |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Supplier |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Supplier Item |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Supplier Item Auxiliary Identifier |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Not by default. Can be added using shuttle. |
|
Manufacturer |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Manufacturer Part Number |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Agreement |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Not by default. Can be added using shuttle. |
|
Price or Amount |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
UOM |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Currency (Required if price is populated.) |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Image URL |
No |
As image |
As image |
As image |
Upload Error
You can view upload errors in the Line Errors region on the Punchout Search Items Upload Status page.
You can access the Upload Status page from the Actions menu on the Manage Catalogs page, from the link in the Punchout Upload Status column on the search results, and from the Upload Status field on the Edit Punchout Catalog page.