Scale Umbraco with Struct PIM By Simon Lyder

Scale Umbraco with Struct PIM By Simon Lyder – CTO – Struct A/S

Problem • Product catalogue of 100. 000+ products • Products are be published to multiple channels • Maintenance should be easy and fast • User rights management necessary • Support flexible and complex data structure

Solution • Struct PIM (Product Information Management) • Supports complex data structures • Allows management of large datasets • Ensures data quality and single point of truth • Allows for multi channel usage

Why PIM

Struct PIM at Stark Group • Stark Group – Largest hardware store brand in Denmark • Manages >130. 000 products in Struct PIM • Publishes products to multiple channels and platforms • Currently integrates with Umbraco, Sitecore, Aspect 4 with i. OS/Android app integration coming up • Small team maintaining all product information

Complex product configuration What makes it all tick • Use Product configurations to define basic information on products • Use Category specific attributes for target specific information • Use global lists for data reuse

Search in PIM The hub of product maintenance • Easily search all fields in PIM • Advanced search facilities (not in, not equals etc) • Search variants based on product information • Search aggregated information

Work smart Bulk update product information • Search and select products • Update information on all products in a single operation • Review changes before committing

Work smart Bulk update product information Use inline editing for fast maintenance of large number of products

Organize your products Use different sales hierarchies • Use sales hierarchies to organize products for different purposes • Have a hierarchy for your B 2 B channel and another for your B 2 C channel • Search within hierarchies

Import / export product data • Export product data to Excel and send it to your collaborators • Import data from Excel and review changes before committing

Always have an overview Use the dynamic dashboard

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