Manage product data for retailers, suppliers, and customers with censhare's integrated Product Information Management (PIM). Manage product specifications for regions and languages. Aggregate output for different channels. Censhare supports standard product classification systems and exchange formats.
Key concepts
- Feature lookup - Key concept
Feature lookup rules dynamically display asset properties of a related asset on an asset page, without storing the data in the displayed asset. For example, on product pages that belong to a Product family, Product series, Product edition, or Product set.
- Product assets
The Censhare PIM solution brings together product information for producers, suppliers, dealers and customers. Product assets display information for a product, relationships between products, articles and categories in an asset with pre-configured widgets.
- PIM - Key concept
censhare PIM stores product specifications, product descriptions, marketing text snippets and any other relevant information. With Censhare PIM you can control the publishing of information in different channels, formats and languages, and exchange your product catalog with suppliers and retailers.
- Feature lookup - Key concept
Feature lookup rules dynamically display asset properties of a related asset on an asset page, without storing the data in the displayed asset. For example, on product pages that belong to a Product family, Product series, Product edition, or Product set.
- Product assets
The Censhare PIM solution brings together product information for producers, suppliers, dealers and customers. Product assets display information for a product, relationships between products, articles and categories in an asset with pre-configured widgets.
- PIM - Key concept
censhare PIM stores product specifications, product descriptions, marketing text snippets and any other relevant information. With Censhare PIM you can control the publishing of information in different channels, formats and languages, and exchange your product catalog with suppliers and retailers.
- PIM - Key concept
censhare PIM stores product specifications, product descriptions, marketing text snippets and any other relevant information. With Censhare PIM you can control the publishing of information in different channels, formats and languages, and exchange your product catalog with suppliers and retailers.
- Product assets
The Censhare PIM solution brings together product information for producers, suppliers, dealers and customers. Product assets display information for a product, relationships between products, articles and categories in an asset with pre-configured widgets.
- Feature lookup - Key concept
Feature lookup rules dynamically display asset properties of a related asset on an asset page, without storing the data in the displayed asset. For example, on product pages that belong to a Product family, Product series, Product edition, or Product set.
- Feature lookup - Key concept
Feature lookup rules dynamically display asset properties of a related asset on an asset page, without storing the data in the displayed asset. For example, on product pages that belong to a Product family, Product series, Product edition, or Product set.
- PIM - Key concept
censhare PIM stores product specifications, product descriptions, marketing text snippets and any other relevant information. With Censhare PIM you can control the publishing of information in different channels, formats and languages, and exchange your product catalog with suppliers and retailers.
- Product assets
The Censhare PIM solution brings together product information for producers, suppliers, dealers and customers. Product assets display information for a product, relationships between products, articles and categories in an asset with pre-configured widgets.
- Feature inheritance - Key concept
Feature inheritance integrates data inherited over hierarchical asset structures into the target asset.
- Feature lookup - Key concept
Feature lookup rules dynamically display asset properties of a related asset on an asset page, without storing the data in the displayed asset. For example, on product pages that belong to a Product family, Product series, Product edition, or Product set.
- Feature inheritance - Key concept
Feature inheritance integrates data inherited over hierarchical asset structures into the target asset.
Data model
- Hero products
Hero products are specially configured products, bestseller products, or products that stand out for their uniqueness. Hero products are used for marketing purposes, to represent a brand, to be featured in campaigns and social media channels.
- Product feature stories
Product feature stories contain a marketing driven description of a product feature.
- Product items
A Product item represents an individual sellable item with a unique article number or order number.
- Products
Products represent an individual product that is advertised to the market.
- Product sets
Product sets are packaged products that are marketed and sold as a unit.
- Product parts
Product parts are physical units or components of a product.
- Product outputs
Product outputs are variations of a product for different regions, markets, or channels.
- Product text blocks
Product text blocks contain a text snippet that describes a product feature.
- Product accessories
Product accessories are additional products that can be sold in combination with product or individually.
- Product editions
Product editions represent products that were manufactured in the same production unit, made in the same batch, or supplied in the same shipment. Product editions are not part of the product classification.
- Product items
A Product item represents an individual sellable item with a unique article number or order number.
- Products
Products represent an individual product that is advertised to the market.
- Product families
Product families represent a product line or a brand. Product families are not part of the product classification.
- Hero products
Hero products are specially configured products, bestseller products, or products that stand out for their uniqueness. Hero products are used for marketing purposes, to represent a brand, to be featured in campaigns and social media channels.
- Product items
A Product item represents an individual sellable item with a unique article number or order number.
Setup guide
- Create output tables for online and print deliverables
With this recipe, you can reuse a table representation of various products or product items and their respective properties (for example technical specifications) in order to publish them in a print or web layout.
- Ingest looked-up product features
Feature lookup rules dynamically display data on products that belong to a Product family, Product category, or Product variant.
- Create output tables for online and print deliverables
With this recipe, you can reuse a table representation of various products or product items and their respective properties (for example technical specifications) in order to publish them in a print or web layout.
- Feature groups
With Feature groups , you can configure sections in the Display and Edit dialog of the Product properties widget.
- Feature groups
With Feature groups , you can configure sections in the Display and Edit dialog of the Product properties widget.
- Ingest looked-up product features
Feature lookup rules dynamically display data on products that belong to a Product family, Product category, or Product variant.
- Feature groups
With Feature groups , you can configure sections in the Display and Edit dialog of the Product properties widget.
- Configure Product item preview selection
In Product assets with Product items, you can customize the preview to show the varying features. Assign the product features in the Product item selection features widget. The Preview widget shows the different Product item features on Product pages.
- Custom product classification
A product classification consists of hierarchically organized product categories and product features that are assigned to these product categories. If a product is placed in a product category, it inherits all product features from the direct and indirect parent product categories.
- Ingest looked-up product features
Feature lookup rules dynamically display data on products that belong to a Product family, Product category, or Product variant.
- Custom product classification
A product classification consists of hierarchically organized product categories and product features that are assigned to these product categories. If a product is placed in a product category, it inherits all product features from the direct and indirect parent product categories.
- Define product families
Product families in Censhare PIM allow you to create groups of products that share some common characteristics, for instance concerning their technical specifications, target customer group, pricing concepts or advertisement strategies. This article explains the concept of "Product family" in Censhare PIM and how you can work with product family assets, for example, to create product flyers.
- Define product families
Product families in Censhare PIM allow you to create groups of products that share some common characteristics, for instance concerning their technical specifications, target customer group, pricing concepts or advertisement strategies. This article explains the concept of "Product family" in Censhare PIM and how you can work with product family assets, for example, to create product flyers.
- Create output tables for online and print deliverables
With this recipe, you can reuse a table representation of various products or product items and their respective properties (for example technical specifications) in order to publish them in a print or web layout.
- Ingest looked-up product features
Feature lookup rules dynamically display data on products that belong to a Product family, Product category, or Product variant.