SRM 7.0 cross catalog search transparent punch out and MDM

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I have problems with transparent punch out and OCI.
We are using HTTP POST, but when we create a SC what should we recieve in SAP. I suppose we should use HTML (the vendor suppose submitted HTML), but as far as I see it, SAP expect to recieve HTMÆ, right? http://www.attsuppliers.com/downloads/OCI_40_EN20030611.pdf
<form name="ociform" action=" https://eprocurement.site.com/RecieveOCI.jsp" method="post" enctype="application/x-www-form-urlencoded; charset=UTF-8">
<input type="text" name="NEW_ITEM-DESCRIPTION[1]" value="Java developer"/>
<input type="text" name="NEW_ITEM-QUANTITY[1]" value="1"/>
<input type="text" name="NEW_ITEM-UNIT[1]" value="EA"/>
<input type="text" name="NEW_ITEM-PRICE[1]" value="15000.00"/>
<input type="text" name="NEW_ITEM-CURRENCY[1]" value="EUR"/>
<input type="text" name="NEW_ITEM-LEADTIME[1]" value="1"/>
<input type="text" name="NEW_ITEM-VENDOR[1]" value="8c7d1ea0-7823-1000-b356-c0a87c200001"/>
<input type="text" name="NEW_ITEM-VENDORMAT[1]" value="112233"/>
<input type="text" name="NEW_ITEM-MATGROUP[1]" value="8800000"/>
<input type="text" name="NEW_ITEM-EXT_PRODUCT_ID[1]" value="448f129ad5ebd8903ae85708c1316dbb"/>
<input type="text" name="NEW_ITEM-CUST_FIELD6[1]" value="20"/> 
<input type="text" name="NEW_ITEM-CUST_FIELD7[1]" value="1"/> 
<input type="text" name="NEW_ITEM-CUST_FIELD8[1]" value="1"/> 
<input type="text" name="NEW_ITEM-CUST_FIELD9[1]" value="0"/> 
<input type="text" name="NEW_ITEM-CUST_FIELD10[1]" value="0"/> 
<input type="text" name="NEW_ITEM-ZZ_E_MAIL[1]" value="[email protected]"/> 
<input type="text" name="NEW_ITEM-LONGTEXT_1:132[]" value="Request: The description of0000004 v 1. Quote: quote-0000001. Description: Pet Dogs"/>
</form>
Furthermore, is it possible to do cross catalog search accross MDM and a transparent punch out catalog?
/Jimmy

We are having problems with Transparent Punch Out and OCI.
We are using HTTP POST, but when we create a SC what should we receive in SAP??
Should we receive raw HTML or submitted/posted HTML?? As far as I can see, we should receive raw HTML...or?
Furthermore, is it possible to do cross catalog search across MDM and a Transparent Punch Out Catalog?

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