Product Information Management

Learn about how nChannel’s PIM helps you meet your specific business needs:

• Product Information Management for Merchants & Retailers
• Product Information Management for Manufacturers, Wholesalers & Distributors
• Product Information Management for Solution Providers, Developers & Agencies

Product Data Import

Import product data from any system or catalog quickly and cleanly.

• Normalize catalog data before completing the import (e.g. change items with “BLK” and “black” to “Black”)
• Dynamically update product data upon import, using expressions and intelligent rules
• Concatenate multiple fields into one (e.g. combine “26inch” and “Touring Cycle” into a product name “26in Touring Cycle”)
• Save import rules as templates to make future catalog updates faster and easier
• Preview all data changes before saving the import
• Import updates to catalogs without creating or manually merging duplicate products

Product Data Cleanup and Normalization

Once your product data is imported into the PIM, add to that data and validate it according to product type definitions.

• Define product types that ensure all similar products are described the same way
• Quickly search for products based on product data and attributes
• Make bulk pricing updates for promotions or price changes, using rules like “increase by $5” or “reduce by 10%”
• Import and manage product images or reference them from another platform

Build Collections for Merchandising

Catalog products using collections, to merchandise by product assortment, season, or whatever groupings you want.

• Define basic collections by filtering to and selecting specific products
• Define “smart” collections that products automatically fall into based on the criteria you define (e.g. “all products marked as RED”)
• Maintain product data quality over time using collections to monitor for problematic products, like those missing images
• Add products to groups based on where they will be sold, what they look like, how much they cost, and more!

Publish Products to Sales Channels

Now, you can push your product information to any sales channel, exactly as that sales channel requires it.

• Publish channel-specific product information, in real time, using an intelligent listing engine
• Use our expression language to dynamically build values that get passed to sales channels
• Map product data to marketplace and eCommerce attributes and categories
• Validate product data according to each sales channel’s specific requirements
• Export product information as a CSV file to be imported into virtually any marketplace, eCommerce platform, or external system
• Save CSV templates to make future exports faster and easier
• Preview channel-specific product information before pushing to a sales channel or exporting as a CSV file