Why do some suppliers have stickers in both the Shop at a Hosted Catalog and Shop at a Punch-out Supplier Site showcases?

When a supplier is configured in the Shop@UW system so their catalog items can be searched for in the Shop & Compare search field, the supplier sticker is included in the Shop at a Hosted Supplier Catalog showcase. If one of the hosted catalog suppliers do not have a price file uploaded to the Shop@UW system, it may be configured to either: 1) get a live price from the supplier's punch-out web site or 2) provide a "Order from Supplier" link that navigates directly to the searched for item on the supplier's punch-out web site. Because the supplier also has a punch-out web site, a duplicate supplier sticker is available in the Shop at a Punch-out Supplier Site showcase. Please note: items from punch-out suppliers that do not have stickers in the Shop at a Hosted Catalog showcase are not searchable and do not show up in the search results window.

Users will notice two different system display messazges where the price is displayed :

1. Getting LivePrice

• The price is obtained from the supplier's punch-out web site.
• "Getting LivePrice" text changes to the actual price.
• LivePrice shows a special icon next to the price.
• "Add to Cart" button is avialable in the search window without leaving the Shop@UW site.
• Current suppliers returning "Getting LivePrice" in the search window: Fisher Scientific, VWR, and Sigma-Aldrich.

2. Order from Supplier

• The "Order from Supplier" text is hyperlinked and navigates directly to the item on the supplier's punch-out web site.
• Add item to cart on the punch-out site.
• Click on the punch-out site "check out" button or link and, continue clicking through the punch-out site to return the order to the Shop@UW shopping cart.
• Current suppliers returning "Order from Supplier" in the search window: Bio-Rad.
• Review documentation about punch-out suppliers at http://bussvc.wisc.edu/shopuw/links/InstructionGuides/BasicShopping.pdf.

Documentation about the system dispaly messages can be found on the Tutorial Index web page.

The Shop@UW classroom training schedule is available online and offers dates through September 2013. Go to the Business Services Topics section in the OHRD Catalog to register for the training.