In SyncForce Product Data Management the concept of "status" refers to the Digital Life Cycle (DLC) state of a product within the system.
SyncForce supports 3 Life Cycles
- Product Life Cycle (PLC): Whether a product is still in development, in production or is phased out.
- Trade Life Cycles (TLC): For managing whether a product can be ordered in a specific market or channel.
- Digital Life Cycle (DLC): This lifecycle controls the status of the data.
Overview of all Digital Life Cycle (DLC) statuses for products
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Status |
Explanation |
Possible options in SyncForce |
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Special Import related statuses |
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Pending |
Often used when products are imported and it’s not yet clear if the product needs to be added to SyncForce. Product Managers usually determine per product to accept it or to reject it. |
Accept product (Draft) Reject product (Rejected) |
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Rejected |
A product that has been imported but does not have to be listed in SyncForce will be set to rejected. |
Restore product (Draft) Delete product |
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Standard DLC status |
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Draft |
New products created in SyncForce all get the ‘Draft’ status. It can also be used as the new status for imported products. |
Release for publication (Released) Reject product (Rejected) Delete product |
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Released |
The product data is complete and released to be used in all channels. |
Revise product (In revision) Put product on hold (Unpublished) Archive product (Archived) |
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In revision |
A product is automatically set to ‘In revision’ when product data is adjusted in SyncForce or via the Import Processor. |
Release for publication (Released) Archive product (Archived) |
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Unpublished |
A product is not available any more in the Product Catalog and Data services. This can be temporarily due to issues in the product data or for a longer period if the product data should not be available any more. NOTE: if the product should no longer be published to a data channel, the channel should be removed / deactivated for the trade hierarchy. |
Release for publication (Released) Revise product Archive product |
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Archived |
A product that does not need to be available in the outside world can be set to archived. NOTE: if the product should no longer be published to a data channel, the channel should be removed / deactivated for the trade hierarchy. |
Restore product |
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Additional Physical Data Check statuses |
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Data check |
The product is released but first needs to be checked in the Physical Data Quality Checker before it can be published to data channels. |
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DQ Failed |
Data Quality Failed. The product has been rejected in the Physical Data Quality Checker and needs to be checked in SyncForce. |
Release for publication (Released) Archive product |