An important aspect is the normalization of reference books, which is achieved through the use of templates and standardized forms for entering information from suppliers. The process of coordinating and monitoring applications by responsible employees ensures high data quality and reduces the likelihood of inaccuracies, which allows you to focus on strategic procurement tasks.

Using a Punch-Out catalog gives buyers the opportunity to directly interact with supplier sites, which provides access to a wider range of goods and a realistic purchasing experience. This increases the flexibility of procurement and allows you to quickly adapt to changing business requirements. At the same time, the Punch-In catalog allows buyers to select goods and services directly from the corporate system, which simplifies data integration, improves control over the range and saves time when placing orders.

The implementation of both options for working with catalogs in the Agora system provides businesses with the ability to choose the most suitable option for different categories of goods.

Typical catalog upload options are described in more detail on this page. Next, we'll look at working with catalogs within a P2P system.

Catalogs

In the Catalogs section, you can view available items from supplier catalogs. These items are directly linked to a specific Supplier and their Agreement, making it easier to find the goods or services you need.

You have the following options:

1. Creating and editing catalog items: You can add new items to the catalog or make changes to existing ones so that the information always remains up-to-date.
2. Import and export catalogs: For ease of working with large volumes of data, you can upload catalogs from external sources or, conversely, download them for external use or verification.
3. Downloading a catalog upload template: If you want to import data, a ready-made template will help you properly structure the information before uploading it to the platform.
4. View settings: You can customize how catalogs are displayed on the screen so that the information is presented in the most convenient form for you.

These features make catalog management more efficient and flexible, providing easy access to current offers and terms of cooperation.

Creating a catalog item 

Creating a catalog item is available to users with the Purchasing Support Service (P2P) role - supplier data master group.

After filling in all required fields and saving, the created product will be displayed in the list of products in the Catalog section.

Import directory from file

Catalog import is available to users with the Purchasing Support Service (P2P) role - supplier data master group.

After successful import, the products will be displayed in the product list in the Catalog section.