How PunchOut Catalog is a Superior Alternative to CIF Catalog

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VARStreet Inc.
How PunchOut Catalog is a Superior Alternative to
CIF Catalog
Contact Us- VARStreet Inc. 66 Charles street
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Not happy using CIF catalog? Looking for a
simpler way to connect your site with the buyers
procurement system? Well, its time to use
PunchOut catalog, a dynamic application that
comes with a number of benefits. It can make
things easier when it comes to interacting with
B2B customers. Heres why using PunchOut is a
better choice
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Supports Frequent Changes Being a dynamic
product, keeping the catalog up to date is no
longer a complicated task. This is because, you
dont have to reload the entire catalog in order
to make these changes. So whether you want to add
or remove products or change pricing, it can be
done easily. No wonder, when the catalog content
changes frequently, it is often advised to use
Punchout. Moreover, as a supplier whatever
changes you make in this catalog are immediately
available to the customer in real time. Real time
price and availability is an important feature of
PunchOut catalog solution, which helps to improve
order accuracy. On the other hand, a CIF catalog
is static. Hence changing its content no matter
how small, is a time-consuming activity. So if
your business requires updating the catalog many
times, using a CIF catalog can become a major
source of burden. Better Representation of
Products Handling complexity in products is also
a major problem with CIF catalog. The CIF-line
data format provides little space for product
description and technical specifications. Because
of the line item style, representing product
configurations in this catalog is difficult.
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PunchOut catalog provides a better way to
showcase your products. Data that includes
product name, descriptions along with the photos
can be represented in a more appealing way using
this catalog. You can also maintain highly
configured products in this catalog. Ariba is a
popular procurement software company that offers
PunchOut services. Ariba PunchOut catalog ensures
a customized experience for its users and
simplifies the purchasing process. On the whole,
a CIF catalog comes with several drawbacks.
Hence, if you want to improve communication with
buyer, it is time to switch over to PunchOut.