# Overview

What punchout.dev is, which part of these docs fits your role, and how one punchout round trip runs from launch to requisition.

URL: https://punchout.dev/docs/

punchout.dev turns a web shop into an OCI, cXML and IDS Connect punchout supplier with one script tag.

## Who these docs are for

| You are | You want to | Start here |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A shop owner | Put the tag on your shop, let it find the cart and connect your first buyer | [Getting started](https://punchout.dev/docs/getting-started/) |
| A developer | Install the Shopware, WooCommerce or Magento plugin, or build your own integration | [Shop plugins](https://punchout.dev/docs/plugins/) |
| A procurement admin | Add the shop as a punchout catalog in SAP, SAP Ariba, Coupa or craftsman software | [Buyer systems](https://punchout.dev/docs/buyer-systems/) |

## How a punchout round trip works

1. **Launch.** The buyer opens your catalog from their buyer system. A punchout session starts and the browser lands in your shop.
2. **Panel on the cart page.** The tag recognizes the punchout and docks the punchout panel next to your cart. punchout.dev reads the line items from the cart page.
3. **Transfer.** The buyer checks the items and clicks **Transfer to procurement system**. The buyer's browser hands the cart to the buyer system's return URL as OCI fields, a cXML message or an IDS Connect cart.
4. **Cart in the buyer system.** The items arrive as a requisition, and approval and the purchase order follow in the buyer system.

punchout.dev hosts the script, your buyer settings and every punchout session. A session and its cart expire after four hours.

## Where to go next

- [Getting started](https://punchout.dev/docs/getting-started/) takes you from an empty account to the first test punchout.
- [Shop plugins](https://punchout.dev/docs/plugins/) covers the optional plugins for Shopware 6, WooCommerce and Magento 2, auto-login and custom integrations.
- [Buyer systems](https://punchout.dev/docs/buyer-systems/) describes the catalog configuration on the buyer's side.