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New in PunchCommerce: Full IDS Connect support for...
In addition to OCI and cXML, PunchCommerce now also supports IDS Connect - the protocol that sets the standard in the German wholesale trade for HVAC, electrical and building services. This means that we cover all three relevant PunchOut protocols on one platform.
IDS Connect - short for "Integrated Data Interface" - is the protocol used by tradesman software and wholesale ordering systems to integrate product catalogues from suppliers. If your customer is in the HVAC or electrical wholesale trade, he will require precisely this protocol from you - not OCI, not cXML. The specification is maintained by ITEK GmbH in co-operation with industry associations such as the ZVSHK and the Bundesverband Bausoftware.
You can now fulfil this requirement with PunchCommerce. And not as a slimmed-down version, but with the full range of functions that you already know from our OCI and cXML support.
Both operating modes available You can use IDS Connect both in Gateway Mode and in Hosted Catalog:
Full field mapping and data transformations Our field mappings also work with IDS Connect. You map your shop attributes - EAN, SKU, short description, prices - to the IDS Connect fields. Transformations such as AppendTo or If conditions work as usual. And if a mandatory field in your shop is empty, the configured fallback value is used.
All shop systems compatible Whether Shopware, Magento, Spryker, JTL, Vendure or Medusa - IDS Connect support works with any of our plugins. Installation and basic configuration remain as simple as you are used to: Activate plugin, configure, done.
IDS Connect is particularly in demand where trade businesses procure their materials digitally. Popular trade software solutions such as Hottgenroth, STREIT, das-programm.io, Landrix or G.O.L.D. rely on IDS Connect as an interface to their wholesalers. Large wholesalers such as Raab Karcher already actively offer the interface.
If you as a supplier or manufacturer supply these trade businesses and wholesalers, IDS Connect is the prerequisite for your products to appear directly in their ordering process - with current prices, availability and without media discontinuity.
PunchCommerce now supports all three relevant PunchOut protocols:
| Protocol | Application | Typical platforms |
|---|---|---|
| OCI | ERP and procurement systems in the DACH region | SAP, Onventis, Mercateo (Unite), Nexmart and others |
| cXML | Global e-procurement networks | SAP Ariba, Coupa, Jaggaer |
| IDS Connect | German Wholesale - HVAC, Electrical, Building Services | Hottgenroth, STREIT, Landrix, das-programm.io and others |
No matter which protocol your customer requires: You configure it on the same platform, with the same tools, hosted in Germany.
Would you like to set up IDS Connect in your shop? Start your free 30-day trial and see for yourself. If you have any questions, we are there for you personally - by phone, e-mail or chat.
If you have any questions or suggestions, just send us an email hallo@punchcommerce.de or call us at +49 6142 / 953 80 - 60. We appreciate your feedback!
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