{"id":15183,"date":"2022-04-12T18:35:01","date_gmt":"2022-04-12T16:35:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pim-consultants.com\/pim-wiki\/consolidation-consolidating-product-information\/"},"modified":"2026-10-21T20:17:34","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T18:17:34","slug":"consolidation-consolidating-product-information","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.pim-consultants.com\/en\/pim-wiki\/consolidation-consolidating-product-information\/","title":{"rendered":"Consolidation \/ Consolidating Product Information"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"15183\" class=\"elementor elementor-15183 elementor-4516\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" wpc-filter-elementor-widget=\"1\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e050581 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e050581\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c98ccfa\" data-id=\"c98ccfa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6370ed0 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6370ed0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Consolidation \/ Consolidating Product Information<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2aa320 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ha-breadcrumbs happy-addon ha-breadcrumbs happy-addon-pro\" data-id=\"e2aa320\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ha-breadcrumbs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ha-breadcrumbs\"><li class=\"ha-breadcrumbs-item ha-breadcrumbs-start\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pim-consultants.com\/en\/\" rel=\"home\"><span class=\"ha-breadcrumbs-text\"><span class=\"ha-breadcrumbs-home-icon\"><span class=\"fas fa-home\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/span>PIM Consultants<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00e39d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00e39d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>In brief:<\/strong> Consolidation means bringing together and cleansing product information from different sources so that each product exists only once in the system. The result is a single, reliable source of data (single source of truth).<\/p><h2>What consolidation involves<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Identifying duplicates:<\/strong> finding and merging records for the same product listed under different numbers or names.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Standardising data:<\/strong> aligning naming conventions, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pim-consultants.com\/en\/pim-wiki\/units-of-measurement\/\">units<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pim-consultants.com\/en\/pim-wiki\/values\/\">values<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Defining authoritative sources:<\/strong> which system provides the definitive value for each attribute?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Resolving conflicts:<\/strong> which value takes precedence when the ERP system and the supplier report different weights?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Why consolidation matters<\/h2>\n<p>Without consolidation, conflicting information ends up in the online shop, retailers receive duplicate records for the same product, and every correction has to be made in multiple places. This step requires considerable effort, particularly during the initial migration to a new PIM system and for retailers with many suppliers. However, it lays the foundation for all subsequent steps, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pim-consultants.com\/en\/pim-wiki\/enrichment-enhancing-product-information\/\">enrichment<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pim-consultants.com\/en\/pim-wiki\/product-data-distribution\/\">distribution<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Example<\/h2>\n<p>A retailer imports data from three suppliers that each list the same screw under their own product numbers. Using the GTIN, the PIM system identifies the duplicate records, merges the data into a single product record and retains the supplier numbers as references.<\/p><h2>See also<\/h2><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pim-consultants.com\/en\/pim-wiki\/collection-gathering-product-information\/\">Collection<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pim-consultants.com\/en\/pim-wiki\/enrichment-enhancing-product-information\/\">Enrichment<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pim-consultants.com\/en\/pim-wiki\/master-data-management-mdm\/\">Master Data Management (MDM)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pim-consultants.com\/en\/pim-wiki\/product-data-quality\/\">Product data quality<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pim-consultants.com\/en\/what-is-iscm\/\">What is ISCM?<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7657bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7657bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"background:#F5F9FB;border-left:4px solid #0F6E99;padding:24px 28px;margin:8px 0;\">\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-size:20px;font-weight:600;color:#2F3438;\">How well is your product data set up?<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 20px;\">Our vendor-independent assessment evaluates your data model, governance, processes and systems, showing how ready you are for PIM and AI.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pim-consultants.com\/en\/agentic-readiness-assessment\/\" style=\"display:inline-block;padding:14px 28px;background:#0F6E99;color:#FFFFFF;font-weight:600;text-decoration:none;border-radius:4px;\">Request an assessment<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:16px 0 0;\">Or complete the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pim-consultants.com\/en\/pim-checklist\/\">PIM checklist<\/a> first.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfb58c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"bfb58c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"DefinedTerm\",\"name\":\"Consolidation\",\"description\":\"Consolidation means bringing together and cleansing product information from different sources so that each product exists only once in the system. 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