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SAP Ariba solution sites configured for managing catalogs using the content management system (CMS) also support catalog files in Microsoft Excel (.xlsx) format. All three formats are simple text files that are easy to create. SAP Ariba solutions support three industry standard catalog formats: CIF, cXML, and BMEcat.

BMEcat (Bundesverband Materialwirtschaft, Einkauf und Logistik e.

cXML (commerce eXtensible Markup Language).

PunchOut catalogs allow customers to click a link to “PunchOut” or go to your organization’s website.

PunchOut catalogs: PunchOut catalogs (cXML) are live, interactive catalogs that are hosted on external website instead of being uploaded to SAP Ariba Procurement solutions.

Static catalogs can be created as CIF or cXML files.

Static catalogs: A static catalog is a single text file that contains your catalog information.

What is a Catalog?Ĭatalogs are text files stored on Ariba Network or on your own company’s website that describe the products and services your organization offers and the prices you charge.Ĭatalogs in SAP Ariba Procurement solutions can be broadly categorized into: Lets look at some basics about Catalog and then deep dive into Dynamic pricing feature in CIF Catalogs using 2 example scenarios. Most common use case is to apply discounts above certain quantity or increase the price during high demand period. In some procurement scenarios, customers generate catalog content in the backends that could be displayed in the procurement applications to their users.ĭynamic pricing based on quantity and validity periods is an useful feature to create catalog content with dynamic logic on price variations.

This collaboration between Supplier and Buyer happens via SAP Ariba Network. In SAP Ariba Procurement, Catalog is a critical document that is provided by a supplier to a specific buyer or set of buyers.