Integration Suite | FAQ

The SDZeCOM Integration Suite is the central integration platform for Centric PXM™.
It connects the PXM system with the existing system landscape and enables smooth data exchange between different source systems, target systems, and applications.
This makes Centric PXM™ the integrated heart of product data processes—efficient, traceable, and flexibly configurable.

1. What is the SDZeCOM Integration Suite?

The Integration Suite connects Centric PXM™ to various third-party systems.
It enables the import, update, and export of product data and ensures that all systems are consistently supplied with the relevant information.
This allows data flows to be centrally controlled and processed automatically.

2. How does the solution work?

The Integration Suite allows data from various sources - such as ERP systems, translation services, or other data storage systems - to be imported and updated.
Target systems, such as online shops, marketplaces, or publication solutions, can also be supplied with enriched product information in a targeted manner.
The suite provides comprehensive logging functions that document imports, exports, and their results in a traceable manner.
Third-party systems can be automatically notified of successful or failed transfers.
After a master export, all connected systems are supplied with the data and structures relevant to them.

3. Which systems are supported?

The solution is compatible with:

Centric PXM™ | SaaS
Centric PXM™ | On-Premise

4. Are there any technical requirements or dependencies?

No special technical requirements are necessary.
The Integration Suite can be used directly in existing Centric PXM™ environments and adapted to customer-specific interfaces.

5. What are the advantages of this solution?

Flexibly configurable interfaces to different systems
High-performance processing of large amounts of XML data
Complete traceability of all imports and exports
Referential integrity for consistent tree structures and object relationships
Decoupling of complex processing chains
Central control of all data flows related to Centric PXM™

6. What are some typical use cases?

Import of product data from ERP systems or external data sources
Export of product information to online shops, marketplaces, or publication systems
Central data updating and synchronization across multiple systems
Automated connection to translation agencies for multilingual product texts
Creation of backups and data versions
Targeted distribution of product information to different output channels

7. How is the solution used in Centric PXM™?

The Integration Suite is used as a central control mechanism within the Centric PXM™ landscape.
It enables the setup, management, and monitoring of data flows via configuration.
Imports, exports, and updates run automatically in the background and can be viewed transparently at any time.
This ensures reliable, high-performance, and traceable integration between Centric PXM™ and the entire system landscape.

8. How is performance ensured with large amounts of data?

The Integration Suite is designed for high-performance processing of large amounts of XML data.
It uses asynchronous processing and referential integrity to ensure high stability and speed even with extensive data sets.
Logging and monitoring allow bottlenecks to be identified and optimized at an early stage.