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McMaster-Carr PunchOut Overview

McMaster-Carr PunchOut

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What is McMaster-Carr

McMaster-Carr is an American supplier of industrial products and hardware. McMaster-Carr offers over half a million products, including tools, fasteners, raw materials, and maintenance supplies, primarily through its website and catalogs.McMaster-Carr is known for its fast delivery and extensive inventory, serving a wide range of customers from large corporations to individual hobbyists.

Procurify PunchOuts integrates with your favorite supplier’s PunchOut catalog to streamline how you purchase from them. With Procurify PunchOuts, you can browse and place orders through a supplier’s website or custom punchout catalog. Once the request is approved, a purchase order is generated and items are automatically purchased.

What are the benefits?

  1. Eliminate manual data entry with automatic data transfer between Procurify and supplier’s catalog

  2. Streamline the procurement process with a centralized place to search, browse, compare and buy goods

  3. Better user experience with purchasing that mimics consumer e-commerce experience (digital storefront)


Steps:

  1. Contact your account manager at McMaster-Carr to set up a client account and curate a catalog. Please expect up to 30 days to set up the online catalog with McMaster-Carr. Contact: [email protected]

  2. Once you've set up your McMaster-Carr account, contact your McMaster-Carr account manager and request these details:

  • From/Sender ID/UserID (NetworkID)

  • From ID Domain

  • Shared Secret/Password

  • Test and Production Order posting URL

Important: Do not use the cXML PunchOut URL in the Purchase Order Request URL field.

3. With those credentials, in Procurify, go to the Settings module from the left side menu. Click PunchOut Suppliers.

4. Click Set Up under McMaster-Carr, Ensure to create a unique group name, group names cannot be duplicated.

5. Fill in the fields, adding in the credentials received from McMaster-Carr

  • Selecting a credit card will process order items through Procurify’s Credit Card Reconciliation tool.

  • Selecting other payment method will process order items through Procurify’s Accounts Payable Bill Creation module.

  • Choose which requesters will have access to the PunchOut using the ‘Group access’ option.

  • Choose a payment method.

  • Note: by using the PunchOut connection, you will no longer have access to direct payment options through the McMaster-Carr platform. Please consult with your McMaster-Carr representative on payment options.

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