Unimarket PunchOut and catalogues for suppliers
Universities, schools, councils and research institutes across Australia and New Zealand buy through Unimarket. TierCommerce gives each customer a PunchOut to your store, or a hosted catalogue at their own prices, and takes the purchase order into your ERP.
- cXML PunchOut from Unimarket to your store
- A hosted catalogue CSV for each customer, made every night
- Unimarket purchase orders answered, checked and sent into your ERP
Your customer buys through
New requisition · Catalogues
cXML · signed straight in
- A4 copy paper, 80gsm, 5 reams 10 × $38.50
- Nitrile gloves, medium, 100 6 × $11.20
- Whiteboard markers, 4 pack 12 × $6.95
cXML · cart sent back
Unimarket PunchOut at a glance
Unimarket is headquartered in Auckland and merged with VendorPanel in 2024. Suppliers can sell through a hosted catalogue, a PunchOut or both.
- Protocol
- cXML PunchOut, or a hosted catalogue
- Buyers start from
- Unimarket’s own search, or your PunchOut catalogue in Unimarket
- The cart goes back as
- A Unimarket cart, approved in Unimarket
- The purchase order arrives
- A cXML OrderRequest, or by email
- What you need on their side
- A Premium Unimarket supplier account for hosted and PunchOut catalogues
How a Unimarket PunchOut works
Unimarket prefers cXML for PunchOut and purchase orders. Here’s each step, with the cXML message behind it.
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The buyer opens your catalogue
From Unimarket, they choose your PunchOut catalogue. Unimarket sends their identity and shared secret to your store, server to server.
PunchOutSetupRequest -
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They shop your store
TierCommerce checks the credential and returns a start page. The buyer lands in your store signed in, with their prices and range.
PunchOutSetupResponse -
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The cart goes back
They return the cart instead of checking out, and it lands in their Unimarket cart with your part numbers, prices, units and UNSPSC codes.
PunchOutOrderMessage -
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The purchase order arrives
Once it’s approved, Unimarket sends the purchase order as cXML and expects an answer straight away. It’s answered, checked and sent into your ERP.
OrderRequest
Getting set up with a Unimarket customer
Unimarket’s supplier network is invitation only, so it starts with your customer. These are the steps, and who does each one.
Free PunchOut setup checklist-
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They invite you
Your customerYour customer invites you to Unimarket. Registering is free, and gives you a supplier profile you can use with every Unimarket customer.
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Upgrade to Premium
YouHosted and PunchOut catalogues need a Premium supplier account, which has a monthly fee. Unimarket suggests talking to your customer before you upgrade.
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Turn on the catalogue and PunchOut
TierCommerceOn the customer’s PunchOut page, turn on the Unimarket catalogue feed, and set up the cXML credential for PunchOut and purchase orders.
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Upload or connect
YouUpload the customer’s catalogue CSV in the Unimarket supplier portal, or enter your PunchOut URL and shared secret. If they approve catalogue changes, they accept it.
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Test, then go live
TogetherUnimarket’s Test link checks the PunchOut round-trip from its side. Then a test purchase order runs through by cXML before you go live.
What TierCommerce handles for Unimarket
Keeping a hosted catalogue in step with your ERP usually means exporting, editing and re-uploading a spreadsheet. TierCommerce makes it for you.
- A hosted catalogue CSV in Unimarket’s own template, for each customer
- Each customer’s own prices, with UNSPSC codes, units, links and images
- Catalogues made again every night after your ERP sync, or on demand
- A cXML PunchOut to your live store, at the customer’s prices
- Every purchase order answered with the cXML response Unimarket expects
- Purchase orders checked against the account’s prices before they become orders
- Orders sent into your ERP with the Unimarket PO number
PunchOut add-on
$149 a month
Includes your first connected customer account, then $69 for each extra account up to 10 and $39 each after that. Australian dollars, ex GST.
- cXML and OCI PunchOut, and Unimarket catalogues
- On the Professional and Enterprise plans
- Only accounts that used PunchOut that month count
Where Unimarket catalogues go wrong
Unimarket’s supplier help lists the same few problems again and again. Here’s what to watch, and how TierCommerce helps.
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Uploads that fail
Changed headers, a missing column or odd characters stop a hosted catalogue loading. TierCommerce writes the CSV in Unimarket’s own template.
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A UNSPSC code on everything
Every product in a hosted catalogue needs a UNSPSC category. TierCommerce uses each product’s code, or the account’s default.
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Prices that drift
A hosted catalogue is only as current as its last upload. Your TierCommerce catalogue is made again every night from your ERP prices.
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Changes waiting for approval
Customers can approve every catalogue change before it goes live. A PunchOut shows your live range and prices with no upload at all.
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Purchase orders without an answer
Unimarket expects a cXML response the moment it sends a purchase order. TierCommerce answers every one, and only ever takes it once.
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No PO, no pay
Universities on Unimarket reject invoices without a purchase order number. Every order from Unimarket carries it into your ERP.
Who buys through Unimarket in Australia and New Zealand
Unimarket started in New Zealand, and it’s now common across universities, schools, councils and research institutes in both countries.
- NSW Department of Education
- University of Tasmania
- Charles Sturt University
- Griffith University
- University of Otago
- Brisbane Catholic Education
- Murdoch Children’s Research Institute
- South Australian councils
PunchOut across your customers’ systems
Your customers won’t all buy through Unimarket. One TierCommerce store handles each of these, with the same products, prices and orders behind them.
| Buyer’s system | Protocol | Buyers start from | The purchase order arrives |
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SAP Ariba
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cXML, through SAP Business Network | A requisition in SAP Ariba Buying or Guided Buying | A cXML OrderRequest, routed through SAP Business Network |
| C Coupa | cXML | Your logo under Shop Online on their Coupa home page | A cXML OrderRequest, the Coupa Supplier Portal or email |
| U Unimarket | cXML PunchOut, or a hosted catalogue | Unimarket’s own search, or your PunchOut catalogue in Unimarket | A cXML OrderRequest, or by email |
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SAP S/4HANA and ECC
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OCI 4.0 | A purchase requisition, from Add from External Catalog in S/4HANA or the catalogue button in ECC or SRM | Separately: cXML through SAP Business Network, an EDI IDoc, or a PDF by email |
| T TechnologyOne | cXML | A requisition in TechnologyOne, or in Unimarket where it runs alongside | A cXML purchase order, or a PDF by email |
| O Oracle | cXML | A requisition in Self Service Procurement (Fusion) or iProcurement (E-Business Suite) | A cXML OrderRequest, directly or through Oracle Business Network, or a PDF by email |
Dynamics 365
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cXML | A purchase requisition, from the External catalogs action | A cXML OrderRequest, or by email |
| J JAGGAER | cXML | A PunchOut catalogue in JAGGAER eProcurement | A cXML OrderRequest, or email or the supplier portal |
Unimarket PunchOut questions
What is Unimarket?
An eProcurement platform headquartered in Auckland, used by universities, schools, councils and research institutes in Australia, New Zealand and North America. It merged with VendorPanel in 2024.
Should we use a hosted catalogue or a PunchOut?
A hosted catalogue puts your products in Unimarket’s own search, at the customer’s prices. A PunchOut takes buyers to your live store. TierCommerce does both, and many suppliers offer both.
Does Unimarket use cXML or OCI?
Unimarket prefers cXML and also supports OCI. Purchase orders are sent by email or as cXML. TierCommerce supports cXML and OCI.
Does it cost anything to sell on Unimarket?
Registering is free. Hosted and PunchOut catalogues need a Premium supplier account, which has a monthly fee. Unimarket doesn’t charge a setup or integration fee for cXML or OCI PunchOut.
How do we keep a hosted catalogue up to date?
TierCommerce makes a CSV in Unimarket’s template for each customer every night, after your ERP sync, with their prices, units, UNSPSC codes and images. Upload it in the supplier portal, or download it from its private link.
Can each customer have its own prices?
Yes. Unimarket catalogues can be published to one customer with their own pricing, and TierCommerce makes a separate catalogue for each account at its prices.
How do Unimarket purchase orders reach us?
By email, or as cXML OrderRequests to your TierCommerce URL. cXML orders are answered, checked against the account’s prices and sent into your ERP. Emailed ones can be read by Order Entry.
What does it cost in TierCommerce?
PunchOut is an add-on on Professional and Enterprise, and covers Unimarket catalogues too. It’s $149 a month, including your first connected customer account, then $69 for each extra account up to 10 and $39 each after that, in Australian dollars ex GST.
Sources
- Unimarket: Supplier eMarketplace FAQ
- Unimarket: Supplier types, Lite, Registered and Premium
- Unimarket: Introduction to catalogs
- Unimarket: Hosted catalog template fields
- Unimarket: PunchOut technical details (cXML)
- Unimarket: Order integration cXML specifications
- Unimarket: Catalog approval
- AAP: Unimarket and VendorPanel merge (2024)
- Unimarket: NSW Department of Education online catalogue
- University of Tasmania: information for suppliers
- Computerworld: Charles Sturt University opts for Unimarket
- Scoop: University of Otago goes live with Unimarket
- Unimarket: Brisbane Catholic Education
- LGA South Australia: resources for suppliers
Unimarket is a trademark of its owner. TierCommerce isn’t affiliated with or endorsed by it.
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