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Dictionary for Prduct.com

This is an explanation of generel terms in the Prduct.com platform

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Written by Andreas Stensig
Updated over 9 months ago

Dashboard

On the dashboard page you can view:

  • Total amount of Products, Parts, Brands, Locations, Categories.

  • Recent activities. You can find the full activity log by clicking the blue bottom "Full history" on the top right on det dashboard page.

  • Media consumption in gigabytes.

  • Data documents missing their main image.

  • Etc.

Supply Chain

Supplier Rating: Supplier rating is an way to rate the suppliers based on parametres you choose. See the guide "Using Supplier Rating" for more information.

Supplier Tiers: Due to new laws coming from the European Union, companies now need to be able to document information throughout their entire supply chain, which means documenting information not only on their own suppliers, but also on their supplier’s suppliers. Find the settings page under the "Supply chain" tab and the "Supplier Tiers" tab. Here you can choose how much data you want to share with other companies in your downstream activities. If you are a downstream organization, a retailer for example, and are not selling to any companies, you dont have to do anything. If you are a supplier, and have your own suppliers as well, please use this settings page to decide how much information you want to make accessible for other companies, than those you are directly connected to. At the bottom at the page you find all the downstream members that you are sharing data with. You can choose between these settings:

  • Access prohibited. Choosing “Access prohibited” means that the downstream companies you are connected with cannot see any of your suppliers information, it will be completely hidden.

  • Share critical information only. Share critical information” gives the downstream companies you are connected with, access to critical information such about your suppliers such as company name and their country of origin, but no more than that.

  • Restricted access to supplier information. If your company chooses this type of access, your connected downstream companies, will be able to view the name of your suppliers, their country of origin, total annual revenue and total number of employees.

  • Full access to supplier information. If you choose full access, you will give your connected downstream companies access to all supplier information, except their product data. This also means giving them access to their company profiles, even though they might be private to companies they have not connected with yet.

  • Custom access. You can make custom accesses for certain or several downstream you are connected with. Creating a custom access and assigning it to specific companies will overwrite the access they already have at the moment.

Data

Document: It is a variable definition which can be a product, brand, part etc. There are predefined document types: Product, brand, part, categories, packaging Batch, Unique, Ingoing Invoices, Outgoing invoices. Or you can define one yourself.

Data models: Its a template for specific attributes and datapoints that can be assigned for products. This is a way to quick show only the most relevant attributes. You can create a data model for all documents: Product, brand, part, categories, packaging Batch, Unique, Ingoing Invoices, Outgoing invoices or a custom document. You need to have applied a data model to a document type before adding attributes.

Attribute: Are datapoints. This could be pre-defined attributes like: Country of Production, Descriptions, Product identifier (SKU, GTIN), Packaging etc. Or it could be a custom attribute for your specific case. Find alle pre-defined and custom attributes in the "Data" tab and the "Data models" tab. When being on a document, for example a product you can find all attributes. If you want to add a new attribute, it has to be a part of the Data pool. Add new attributes by clicking on the "Data Pool" bottom in the top right on a product page or go to the "Data models" tab and find the specific Data model where you want to add or change attributes.

Shared Documents: The shared documents between you and your suppliers or retailers. A document is a variable definition which can be a Product, brand, part, categories, packaging Batch, Unique, Ingoing Invoices, Outgoing invoices or a custom document. All documents shared by a supplier og retailer show up here, until you add them as a part of your own data. If you are connected with a supplier but are not able to see their documents, it is probably because it is listed in the "Shared documents" tab and when you add them they will show up along side all of your other documents (while being linked to the company that "owns" the document).

Locations: A document type, that holds informations about locations. These locations can be a warehouse, production facility etc. and then linked to a company or it could be a field linked to a specific batch.


Brands: A document type, that holds informations about a brand.

Categories: A document type, that holds informations about categories. These categories can be linked to specific products and used for third party integrations like Amazon, Shopify etc.

Parts: A document type, that are components to products. So this are the components of a BOM (build of materials). Parts can be linked to products via the attribute "Material Type". Remember if you need to add this attribute it need to be a part of the data model for the parts. Add this attributes by clicking on the "Data Pool" bottom in the top right on a parts page or go to the "Data models" tab and find the specific Data model where you want to add the attributes.

Packaging: A document type, that holds information packaging. You can create all the kind of packaging you would like. Packaging can be linked to products via the attribute "Packaging". Remember if you need to add this attribute it need to be a part of the data model for the product. Add this attributes by clicking on the "Data Pool" bottom in the top right on the product page or go to the "Data models" tab and find the specific Data model where you want to add the attributes.

Batch: A document type, that holds batchs informations. This is very useful for for compliance with EUDR and traceability. With integrations of sales data you can automatic combine batchnumbers and products, parts and suppliers.

Unique: A document type for creating a unique product. This is a product that is one of it kind.

Ingoing Invoices: Ingoing Invoices for products you have brought. This can hold standard invoice information and be linked to a specific batch. With integrations you can automatic get sync of invoices from your ERP etc.

Outgoing invoices: Outgoing Invoices for products you are selling. This can hold standard invoice information and be linked to a specific batch. With integrations you can automatic get sync of invoices from your ERP etc.

Slug: Identifier ID used as a part of the URL. Is also be used as a identifier for the item.

GUID: GUID is a shortening of "Globally Unique Identifier". This is the ID prduct.com uses if there is no other identifier within the system. When exportet the GUID is for example: 5LmFw0aTBL4VU3odE8MnySV. You cannot change the GUID but add other identifiers like SKU etc.

Product identifier: This is a attribute field for all product identifiers. For example: SKU, GTIN, EAN, ISBN, External ID and many more.

Dimension: This is a attribute field for all product dimensions. For example Product height, dept, width etc.

Packaging Dimension: This is a attribute field for all packaging dimensions. For example packaging height, dept, width etc.

Connections

Data pools: A data pool dictates what information you want to collect from you suppliers. When creating a data pool it become a channel, visible for your suppliers and they can now subscribe to it. When subscribed you are able to see the completness score of each product compared to the data pools mandatory information.

Data pool completeness score: The data pool score in contrast to the data model score, is calculated based on the attributes you have set as mandatory in your data pool. The attributes from the data model and data pool can vary, which is why you need a separate score for the data pool. The data model is in contrast, calculated on a broader spectrum, and typically contains attributes that are specific to a product category, just like a template for a certain category, which is not the case with the data pool, where you want your supplier to deliver specific data that is mandatory by various ESG regulations.

Data suppliers: List over data pools and the companies that have subscribed and therefore are sharing data with you. Here you are also able to remove a connection with a company. Find this list under the "Connections" tabs.

Data receivers: List over data pools and the companies you are subscribed too and therefore are sharing data with. Here you are also able to remove a connection with a company. Find this list under the "Connections" tabs.

Invitations: A list of those who are applying to be a part of your data pool. You can accept or reject invitations. If you accept they can now share data with you. You can find all shared documents/data in the "Shared documents" tab under "Data".

Public Data Pools: In this tab you find a list of public Data Pools. For example GS1, you can subscribe for this data pool and start to incorporate their data into your data. You can connect to various data pools and retrieve data to enrich your data. Find this under the "Connections" tab.

Feeds: If you want to send product data (product feeds) to external services like Google, Pinterest, PriceRunner, PriceSpy, Big Commerce or do a Custom Export. Find this under the "Connections" tab.

Marketplaces: If you want to send product data (product feeds) to marketsplaces like Amazon, Coolshop, Ebay or Walmart. Find this under the "Connections" tab.

Webshops: You can make integrations for your webshop. This could be B2B, DynamicWeb or Shopify. Find this under the "Connections" tab.

Integrations: More general integrations for Struct, Byggebasen etc.

API Pipeline: This is for making a custom integration, called a API pipeline, where you can send specific attributes for external use.

Applications

Catalogues: Here you can create catalogs based on status, attributes, etc. which can be shared via link to external parties. An easy way to make catalogues for B2B customers etc. Find this under the "Applications" tab.

Mobile Label: Is the equivalent to digital product passport. Find it under the "Applications" tab on the left or find it on a specific product under the "Mobile Label" tab. Here you can create digital product passports and select the information you would like to be shown. This can be shared via QR code or a URL link.

Assets

This is where all the files and documents are store. A full Digital asset management system (DAM system). All material across documents, companies etc. is saved here. You can also create your own folders for storing files. We do not recommend storing files specific here, we do recommend setting up the right attributes to store files etc. Let us know if you need help and we will help you.

Task manager

Internal tasks: A task manager for internal tasks for you and your organization. You can assign task for team members, give a deadline and priority of the task. Find it under the "task manager" tab.

External tasks: A task manager for external tasks for your suppliers and retailers. You can assign task for external members, give a deadline and priority of the task. Find it under the "task manager" tab.

Backlog: Where all tasks are stored, also them without a ansigned person or deadline. Find it under the "task manager" tab.

Surveys

Surveys: Is an easy way to do due diligence within your supply chain. This could also be used as a follow up check after the suppliers have signed a code of conduct. Find surveys in the "survey" tab. They are separated into active and paused surveys. In the "Survey" tab you also find invitations, if you have received any invitation for a survey. And yo find "Frameworks" which are surveys created by external organizations for example Preferred by Nature, UN Global Compact, Responsible Business Conduct, SMETA etc.

Due dilligence

Risk overview / Risk monitoring: This is a map that highlight the potential risks in your supply chain. It monitor potential risk on suppliers, sub suppliers, products and parts. The goal is to get a overview over potential risks. You can change the map view to a globe or a list. You can add datasets like: Preferred By Nature, Amfori and EU Drmkc. Find it in the "Due dilligence" tab. This is great tool for handlingen CSDDD compliance.

Risk assessment: This is a board for you to document risks and map put the severity, probability and importance. Find it in the "Due dilligence" tab. This is a great tool for handlingen CSDDD compliance.

Action plans: This is a list and heat map for creating and handling actions plans to make management of risks easy. Find it in the "Due dilligence" tab. This will show a heat map view, to view your actionsplans and tasks for handling risks. This is great tool for handlingen CSDDD compliance.

The tasks in the action plan will also show in the task manager.

Smart monitoring: This is a way to smart monitor your products and other documents. In the "Smart monitoring" tab you can turn on smart monitoring for example EUDR, Microplastic, REACH or SIN list. When turned on, you can in any product or document in the "Data" tab see if there is anything you should be aware of. This is based on data like materials, country of origin and so on.

Reports

All exports end up here, so you can find them at a later point.

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