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PunchOutSetupRequest

cXML document that bootstraps a PunchOut catalog session.

Definition

PunchOutSetupRequest is the first document exchanged in the PunchOut flow. It carries a required BuyerCookie (session correlation), an optional BrowserFormPost (return URL) and an operation attribute valued create, inspect, edit or source. The supplier answers with a PunchOutSetupResponse containing the session start URL.

Origin

Defined in the cXML User's Guide and the cXML DTD (PunchOutSetupRequest element, operation ATTLIST), specification maintained by Ariba/SAP on cxml.org.

Example in context

<PunchOutSetupRequest operation="create"><BuyerCookie>34234234ADFSDF</BuyerCookie><BrowserFormPost><URL>https://acme.com/cxml</URL></BrowserFormPost></PunchOutSetupRequest>

Last updated: June 20, 2026