Product
PunchOut platform and Magento connector - cXML and OCI protocols built in.
Gatebold handles the cXML and OCI protocols in a dedicated platform. A ready-to-install Magento / Adobe Commerce connector does the rest - no development on your storefront, no protocol logic to maintain.
What Gatebold solves
Three frictions that make e-procurement integrations painful.
Operational friction
Every new buyer brings its own cXML or OCI format, technical identifiers, mapping rules. Without a shared framework, teams start over every time.
Implementation friction
PunchOut logic ends up in a custom Magento module that is not tested like product code and survives upgrades poorly.
Visibility friction
When an order goes wrong, no one sees what was actually exchanged. Support becomes binary: retry or escalate to developers.
Product model
Platform + connector - two components, one clear responsibility each.
Gatebold platform
The platform
- · PunchOut session orchestration
- · Structured, versioned cXML and OCI mapping
- · Sandbox and production environments
- · Transaction logs and detailed inspection
- · Per-buyer and per-catalog configuration
Connector
Magento / Adobe Commerce
- · Lightweight module, maintained as a real product
- · PunchOut storefront pages and journeys
- · Consumes the Gatebold API, re-implements nothing
- · Compatible with existing B2B architectures
- · Clear upgrade path between versions
Per-buyer configuration
Each buyer has its own configuration. Nothing global.
Connection mode
Auto-login or classic login, configurable per buyer. Buyers access the catalog directly without unnecessary steps.
Automatic account creation
Each connection decides whether the buyer is automatically created in Magento or must already exist.
Magento customer group
Each buyer can be assigned to a specific customer group (prices, catalog, rules). No global compromise.
Restricted web access
Block direct access to the Magento storefront outside PunchOut, per connection. Buyers must go through their procurement system.
Dedicated mapping
Each buyer has its own cXML and OCI mapping: product codes, units of measure, classifications, custom fields.
Isolated credentials
Technical credentials (shared secret, identities) specific to each connection. No sharing between buyers.
Why this model
What changes for the team, the project, the operations.
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Faster integration
A new buyer plugs in based on existing mappings. First exchanges can be tested in sandbox in hours.
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Cleaner storefront code
Your Magento does not accumulate cXML or OCI logic. Upgrades stay predictable.
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Truly effective support
Every transaction is browsable. Support gives factual answers to end users without paging developers.
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Explicit governance
Sandbox / production split, per-buyer permissions, audit traces. Fewer grey areas.
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Hand-off with integrators
Technical partners get a shared framework. Less time wasted rediscovering each context.
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Controlled technical debt
Protocol logic evolves inside the Gatebold product, not in custom code that decays over time.
Key capabilities
The three technical pillars.
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PunchOut
Setup Request, buyer session, cart return, error handling - an explicit model instead of an implicit pipeline.
Details
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cXML/OCI Mapping
A readable, versionable, reusable mapping structure. The blank sheet at every project disappears.
Details
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Observability
Transaction history, accessible payloads, correlation IDs. Support becomes factual.
Details
Who it's for
The teams that get the most value.
B2B merchants
E-commerce teams that need to connect several e-procurement buyers without slowing the product roadmap.
IT / integration teams
Architecture leads looking for a clean separation between storefront and protocol.
Magento integrators
Agencies and technical partners shipping PunchOut projects without starting from scratch.
Support teams
Customer support that needs to see transactions in order to answer end users.
Let's look at your context.
30 minutes to look at your Magento / Adobe Commerce stack, your target buyers, and tell you whether Gatebold fits.