If access to the Portal is secured with HTTPS, opening catalogues can result in web page errors.
The inbound and outbound handlers needs to be bypassed in order to make the switch successful:
Run SPRO
Go to Supplier Relationship Management -> SRM Server -> Master Data -> Content Management -> Define External Web Services
Select the catalogue
Double click Standard Call Structure
Add the following:
Parameter = BYPASS_OUTB_HANDLER, Value = X, Type = Fixed value
Parameter = BYPASS_INB_HANDLER, Value = X, Type = Fixed value
Click Save