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One catalogue for every procurement system.

Upload your item list. Primus checks it, converts it and delivers it to SAP Ariba, Coupa, Unite and the systems of your business customers.

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You haveExcelCSVERP exportBMEcat 1.2 / 2005
Primus
  • Mapping
  • Validation
  • BMEcat, OCI, cXML
Your customer orders inSAPSAP AribaCoupaUnite MercateoJaggaerOnventis

And the email usually asks for more

This is what it sounds like when a business customer wants to list you as a supplier. There is a Primus product for every requirement.

From Central purchasing of your business customer

Subject Supplier onboarding – catalogue data

Dear Sir or Madam,

  1. Please supply your catalogue as BMEcat 1.2, classified to eCl@ss 13.

    Primus Catalog

  2. In addition, our buyers order through SAP. We need a PunchOut connection via OCI 5.0.

    Primus PunchOut

  3. Alternatively we connect your Shopify shop, but the cart has to come back into our system.

    Primus Connect

  4. Only the items on the attached list are approved, at our framework prices.

    Primus Exclusion

Please get back to us by the end of the month.

Primus is not an IT project: your item data is enough, the software detects the file structure itself and checks every catalogue before it is sent.

Drop the file in

This is how Primus works with an item list: detect the columns, map the fields, validate and deliver to every procurement system. Try it with the sample file.

What does your customer ask for?

Pick the requirement. You will see which product fits, how it works and when it is typically used.

Primus Catalog

Your item list becomes a validated catalogue, with its own prices, ranges and formats for every customer.

How it works

  1. Upload a file or connect your ERP or PIM via API, FTP, SFTP
  2. Primus detects the columns and maps them to BMEcat; your mapping is saved
  3. Rules per customer: price lists, range filters, units, classification
  4. Validation against eCl@ss and UNSPSC, then export or delivery to the platform

Typical case

You supply several business customers, each with their own price list and platform. You upload the ERP file once and Primus regenerates every customer catalogue from it.

All about Primus Catalog
Formats
BMEcat 1.2 & 2005, Ariba CIF, Excel, CSV
Classification
eCl@ss, UNSPSC, ETIM
Setup
Yourself, on the first upload

Primus PunchOut

Your catalogue becomes a shop the buyer opens from their procurement system. The cart goes back into their system.

How it works

  1. The catalogue lives in Primus Catalog
  2. Choose the protocol: OCI 4.0, OCI 5.0 or cXML
  3. Primus builds the PunchOut shop with your logo and your colours
  4. You give your customer the URL and authenticator token

Typical case

A tender requires an OCI connection to SAP. You create the PunchOut during the call and send the URL and token.

All about Primus PunchOut
Protocols
OCI 4.0, OCI 5.0, cXML
Data source
Catalogue in Primus Catalog
Setup
Yourself, from the finished catalogue

Primus Exclusion

Instead of spreadsheets going back and forth, your customer picks their range in an interface like an online shop. You approve.

How it works

  1. Your full catalogue lives in Primus
  2. Optionally narrow it by price, manufacturer, product group
  3. An invite link for your customer, no account and no installation
  4. You are notified, review the selection and generate the catalogue

Typical case

Central purchasing only wants approved items in its system. Instead of a spreadsheet with a tick column you send a link; the selection comes back to you as a finished catalogue.

All about Primus Exclusion
Selected by
Your customer, via link
Approval
Stays with you
Booking
Add-on to every plan

Primus Connect

Your existing shop becomes the purchasing front end for your customers’ ERP systems. No second catalogue, no duplicate maintenance.

How it works

  1. The buyer starts in their ERP and lands in your shop
  2. Their prices, discounts and ranges from the shop apply
  3. Instead of checkout, the cart goes back as OCI or cXML
  4. Approval and ordering happen in their system

Typical case

You sell through Shopify with customer prices. A key account now wants to order only from SAP. They land in your shop and the cart goes to their SAP.

All about Primus Connect
Shop systems
Shopify, Shopware, Magento and SAP Hybris
Data maintenance
Once, in the shop
Setup
With us, tested in the sandbox

They work with Primus

Manufacturers and distributors delivering their product data to their customers’ procurement systems with Primus.

Frequently asked questions

Nothing here that matches? Write to us – you will get a technical answer, not a template.

Who is Pro3Con for?

For manufacturers, B2B distributors and e-commerce agencies that need to supply structured product data to their business customers – as a BMEcat catalogue, as a PunchOut connection or through an existing webshop.

Do I need IT expertise to work with it?

No. The interface is deliberately designed so that business departments can use it without technical background. Setup happens via drag & drop or an API connection, and the automation runs in the background.

Where is my data stored?

Exclusively on servers in Germany. Processing is GDPR compliant, redundantly secured and encrypted.

How quickly can I start?

Primus is not an IT project, it is ready to use. Usually your catalogue data is all it takes – the software detects the file structure automatically, creates templates and handles the configuration.

Which platforms and marketplaces are supported?

Every procurement platform we know of, including SAP Ariba, Unite Mercateo, Coupa, Onventis, Jaggaer and simple system. Whether a platform expects BMEcat, cXML, CSV or its own format makes no difference.

How many errors does your catalogue have?

Upload a BMEcat file. The validator checks it against the DTD and our quality rules and shows every error with its location. Free, no sign-up.

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