PunchOut is a technology that connects a buyer’s eProcurement application directly to their supplier is third-party punchout suppliers’ eCommerce sites

PunchOut enables a buyer’s employees to shop on supplier is third-party punchout suppliers’ eCommerce sites, but complete their purchase in their organization’s eProcurement application, where approval workflows can be applied, and spending can be tracked.

In level 1 PunchOut, only the search functionality of the PunchOut catalog is available. Upon redirection to the supplier is third-party punchout supplier site, the shopper will be prompted to add items to their cart and then be redirected to ServiceNow to complete the order details.

On the other hand, with level 2 PunchOut catalog, the customer can use the search capability of procurement system to search and order products in the PunchOutcatalogue without requiring redirection to the punchout system.