User Management
Dozens of people work on the same catalogue. No one gets in anyone else's way.
Suppliers provide the data. Merchandising selects. Marketing writes. Translators translate. The real bottleneck isn't who is allowed to do what: it's that nobody knows who is responsible for what. We make that relay visible in the platform itself.
Collaborating in one catalogue: internal and external. Responsibilities first, permissions second.
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Collaboration in practice
Four groups. One catalogue.
One relay.
The real bottleneck isn't people having the wrong permissions. It's too many people working on the same product data without it being clear who is responsible for what. This isn't a permissions matrix, it's a relay: who does what, and when does the work pass to the next team?
| Group | Contributes | Is responsible for | Hands over to |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supplier | Specs, media, new SKUs | Providing complete and accurate source data | Merchandising: assortment decision |
| Merchandising | Assortment selection, pricing, stock | Which products go live, and on which channel | Marketing: content & enrichment |
| Marketing | Titles, descriptions, images, SEO | How the product is sold | Translators: languages & markets |
| External translator | Translations per language | Completing the assigned content batch on time | Publishing: channel & market |
Example of a retailer with 30+ suppliers and both internal and external teams. Permissions follow responsibility, not the other way round.
User Management
Responsibilities first. Permissions second.
Who works on which part of the catalogue, and when does the work pass on? Set that up properly once per role, and the model grows with your organisation. Suppliers and external partners also work directly on their own part, without access to prices, margins or other data not meant for them.
HOW IT WORKS
The building blocks behind one collaborative model.
Users, roles and billing: one model that determines how groups collaborate in your catalogue, not only what they see.
User Management
User management and SSO, managed centrally for your entire organisation.
User Roles
Roles and permissions, configured granularly per app, domain or attribute.
Billing & Usage
Clear insight into invoices, data usage and messaging: what you use and what you pay.
New group joining the relay? Same structure, same control.
Two choices that make collaboration scalable.
Responsibilities first. Permissions second. Every group knows which part of the catalogue is theirs, what they need to deliver and when the work passes to the next team.
External partners work in the same flow. Suppliers and translators work directly on their own part, without separate portals, email attachments or shadow spreadsheets.
Collaboration at scale,
proven in practice.
Who does what with your product data?
Outline your team, suppliers and partners. In 30 minutes, we'll show you how to set up responsibilities, roles and access so everyone knows when it is their turn.
- We review your team, supplier and partner structure
- See how responsibilities and permissions align for each role
- Practical advice on roles, access and SSO
Frequently asked questions.
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