Open Catalog Interface
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Open Catalog Interface (OCI) is the standard format used by SAP Supplier Relationship Management
when connecting to external punch-out catalogs.
The OCI format is used to define the field mapping between the supplier's catalog and the SAP SRM shopping cart
, to ensure that the data is transferred accurately and completely between source and receiver. This standard is used instead of XML
or cXML
.
Supplier relationship management
“SRM is a discipline of working collaboratively with those suppliers that are vital to the success of your organisation to maximise the potential value of those relationships.” - Reference - Overview :...
when connecting to external punch-out catalogs.
The OCI format is used to define the field mapping between the supplier's catalog and the SAP SRM shopping cart
Shopping cart
A shopping cart is a cart supplied by a shop, especially supermarkets, for use by customers inside the shop for transport of merchandise to the check-out counter during shopping...
, to ensure that the data is transferred accurately and completely between source and receiver. This standard is used instead of XML
XML
Extensible Markup Language is a set of rules for encoding documents in machine-readable form. It is defined in the XML 1.0 Specification produced by the W3C, and several other related specifications, all gratis open standards....
or cXML
CXML
cXML is a protocol, created by Ariba, intended for communication of business documents between procurement applications, e-commerce hubs and suppliers...
.