Smart import
Upload a GAEB or Excel file and take over the line items of the bill of quantities.
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Punchout Wizard – bills of quantities into the cart without retyping.
Punchout Wizard brings bills of quantities from GAEB or Excel into your e-procurement system in a few steps – hundreds to thousands of line items, without retyping. You open it as a punchout catalog, upload the file, review the line items and get a shopping cart back for an order or a price request.
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Bills of quantities come as GAEB or Excel files, while the e-procurement system expects individual cart items. Without a suitable bridge, that means retyping them one line at a time.
What the tool does
No more retyping
Hundreds to thousands of line items reach the system in a few steps – not by hand.
Review and control
You review the line items before the cart goes back into the system.
Order or request a quote
Use the cart for an order – or, with a bill of quantities without prices (GAEB X83), for a price request.
How it works
Open the catalog
Open the punchout catalog in your own e-procurement system.
Upload the file
Upload the bill of quantities as a GAEB or Excel file.
Import
Import the GAEB or Excel file – the line items are taken over.
Review line items
Review the imported line items.
Cart goes back
The cart goes back into the system – for an order or a price request.
Who it is for
For procurement organisations that order or request quotes for work described in bills of quantities. Punchout Wizard is independent of the e-procurement system and works wherever OCI punchout is available; in production it currently runs with Onventis.
Frequently asked questions
Where does Punchout Wizard run?
On AWS in Frankfurt, Germany. When AI is used, we access the models through Amazon Bedrock in the same region.
Does Punchout Wizard use AI?
Depending on the customer’s use case. Importing structured GAEB files works without AI; where AI helps, we use it in a targeted way and agree on this with you.
Which files does Punchout Wizard process?
Bills of quantities in GAEB format or as Excel files. A bill of quantities without prices (GAEB X83) also works – the line items then go into the price request without prices.
How does Punchout Wizard get into our system?
Through an OCI punchout catalog: you open it in your e-procurement system and get a shopping cart back at the end. This works independently of the system; in production, Punchout Wizard currently runs with Onventis. That way the solution reaches your system without a lengthy implementation.
Order or price request – what is the result?
Either. The returned cart becomes the procurement transaction in your system – as an order or as a price request.
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