Glossary
Attribute family
Definition
A family groups the attributes that apply to a type of product. A drill and a shirt don't need the same data: the family says which attributes belong to each and which are required.
With families, completeness is measured against what actually applies: a shirt is not missing “power”. Without them, every product looks incomplete or asks for too much.
In a PIM, the family is usually assigned by product type or inherited from the category. It is what lets one catalog hold tools, clothing and electronics without mixing their data.
Related terms
- Product attribute
An attribute is a product characteristic stored as data rather than free text: material, color, dimensions, power, size or compatibility. It is used to filter, compare and fill what each channel requires.
- Product taxonomy
A taxonomy is the category tree used to organize a catalog, from the most general level to the most specific: for example, Tools › Power tools › Drills.
- Product completeness
Completeness measures how much of the information a product needs has already been captured: its family's attributes, its content, its images and what each channel requires.
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