Defining vendor information in dispatcherPO_config.xml

  1. Open the dispatcherPO_config.xml file with a text editor.
  2. Find the vendortemplate group of elements, which looks similar to this: 
    
                <vendor id="xxxx-YYYYYYYYYY" serviceName="vendorTemplate"> 
<setting id="postToServer" value="Vendor_Server:Port_reference_goes_here"/> 
<setting id="postToService" value="Vendor_WebProgram_reference_goes_here"/> 
<setting id="notificationEmailAddress" value="your.SysAdmin.email@mail.com"/> 
<setting name="To" id="DUNS" value=""/> 
<setting name="From" id="NetworkId" value=""/> <!-- "Sender" and "From" values are often the same --> 
<setting name="Sender" id="NetworkId" value=""/> 
<setting name="password" id="SharedSecret" value="yourAgreedUponSecret"/> 
<setting id="deploymentMode" value="test"></setting> <!-- "production" or "test" --> 
</vendor>
  3. Using the information provided by the vendor, edit these settings:

    • Vendor, id="xxxx-YYYYYYYYYY": Replace xxxx with a company number; YYYYYYYYYY with the Vendor number. Do not include spaces.

    • Vendor, serviceName=: Specify a descriptive label for this vendor.

    • Setting, id="postToURL", value=: Specify the URL of the Punchout site. The vendor usually provides the URL of the site.

    • Setting, id="notificationEmailAddress" value=: Specify the valid email address of the individuals who are tasked with monitoring ProcessFlow. The specified email addresses will receive emails regarding processing failures.

    • Setting, name="To", id=DUNS | NetworkId, value=: Specify your specific identification here. Often, this is a value agreed upon between the customer and vendor. If the identification is a DUNS number, then specify DUNS for the id= setting. Otherwise, specify NetworkId.

    • Setting "name="From", id=DUNS | NetworkId, value=: Specify your specific identification here. Often, this is a value agreed upon between the customer and vendor. If the identification is a DUNS number, then specifyDUNS for the id= setting. Otherwise, specify NetworkId.

    • Setting, name="Sender", id=DUNS | NetworkId, value=: Specify your specific identification here. Often, this is a value agreed upon between customer and vendor. If the identification is a DUNS number, then specifyDUNS for the id= setting. Otherwise, specify NetworkId.

    • Setting, name="password", id="SharedSecret", value=: Specify the value that the customer and vendor agreed to use.

    • Setting, name="deploymentMode", value=: Specify test or production as applicable.

  4. Repeat these steps for each vendor you are punching out to.
  5. Save and close the file.