Basic Shopping Functions
This article covers:
Search
Shopping Lists
Punch-Out
Search
To get started, enter a search term on the main page. You can enter a product name, item#, or manufacturer#:
If you want to refine your results, filter by vendor, or enter additional terms, click Advanced Search.
Search results show both Vendor and Manufacturer information, and contract price type:
Strategic & Mandatory Sourcing
The IntraMall makes strategic and mandatory source selection easy. The Business Type / Features column in the search results displays strategic sourcing attributes if applicable to that vendor. The Price Type column shows the contract price for the item, which can include GSA, BPA, FSSI, and Open Market pricing. Showing this information in one place helps with an apples-to-apples best-value-analysis.
Add Item to Cart
Item Page
Clicking on the catalog# in your search results will bring you to the item page:
To add an item to your cart, simply enter a Quantity and click the Add Selected Item button.
Shopping Lists
Shopping lists are a convenient way to add items to your cart without having to search for them repeatedly. You can add an item to your shopping list right from the item page. At the bottom, under Options, you'll see some check boxes. Just click the one for Personal Shopping List or CAN# Shopping List. This way, you can add an item to your cart and shopping list at the same time when you find it in a search.
You can find your shopping lists on the main page.
From there, you can add favorite items directly to your shopping cart:
Punch-Out
The Punch-Out feature allows you to leave the IntraMall and land on the vendor's site to purchase items that are not found in the IntraMall. Customers typically use Punch-Out to purchase custom items, such as oligo nucleotides.
The list of available Punch-Out vendors is on your main page. Clicking the vendor's name will initiate authentication between the IntraMall and the vendor's site. The benefit of this integration is that the vendor will know that you are coming in from your organization. So if you work at NIH for example, the pricing you see will be NIH-specific, including any BPA agreements that are in place.
Next, all you need to do is shop the way you would normally shop on that vendor's site. No need for any other logins. When you are finished, just go through the vendor's normal checkout process. Clicking checkout (or similar) will bring your shopping cart back into the IntraMall. You'll see those items in your IntraMall shopping cart, ready for approval or checkout.