cXML Enhancement Proposal: Extend eProcurement Session during a cXML PunchOut Session

Title Extend eProcurement Session during a cXML PunchOut Session Status Draft Version 1.0.0 Authors Edward Potocko <epotocko@equallevel.com> Problem Users shopping at PunchOut sites for extended periods of time may experience a session timeout in their eProcurement application. Workarounds There are a few common workarounds for preventing session timeouts in the eProcurement application. Increase the session timeout when a user is punched out to a large period of time. This may compromise the security of the application. Read more →

cXML Enhancement Proposal: PunchOut Return Link

Title cXML PunchOut Return Link Status Draft Version 1.0.0 Authors Edward Potocko <epotocko@equallevel.com> Problem Users need a way to easily return to their eProcurement application when punched out a site. Some PunchOut sites have a "Sign Out" or "Return" link in the header that sends an empty cart back to the eProcurement application as a method of getting the user back. This behavior is not consistent across all PunchOut sites. Read more →

cXML Enhancement Proposals

The following proposals are for enhancements to the cXML standard. They are intended to enhance cXML through the use of Extrinsic elements while still resulting in XML that is valid per the official cXML DTD’s. These proposals may be deprecated in the future if SAP/Ariba adds functionality to cXML that solves the problems addressed by these enhancements. PunchOut Return Link Extend eProcurement Session during a cXML PunchOut Session Read more →