Alterra PIM - Functions

•  Alterra PIM accepts the transfer of product data from legacy systems.
•  Alterra PIM is the platform for classifying and enhancing product data.
•  Alterra PIM generates customer-specific media at the push of a button.
•  Alterra PIM provides a SOAP interface and a REST API to connect to ERP, CRM, CMS and many other systems.
•  Configurable online workflows
•  User management with granular assignment of rights down to nano properties
•  Configuration of the entire application using XML
•  Additional modules: e-procurement, CMS, Shop, CD-ROM, CRM
•  SOA support, SOAP interfaces and REST API for all aspects of the software
•  Plug-ins for connecting OpenSource content management systems such as Typo3 or OpenCMS

Output media

•  Internet catalogues, product portals (Catalogue creation ) 
•  DVD/CD-Rom catalogue (Catalogue software ) 
•  Product catalogues (offset/digital printing)
•  XML catalogues, BMEcat
•  Interfaces: XML, CSV, ODBC, MySQL, MS Access, MS Excel, OpenOffice
•  Export formats: Adobe Indesign, QuarkXpress, PDF, Excel

Interfaces to leading ERP systems:

 

•  SAP
•  MicrosoftDynamics (NAVISON)
•  ORACLE (Peoplesoft, J.D. Edwards, Siebel CRM)
•  IBM AS400-based systems
•  INFOR
•  SAGE

Alterra PIM supports classification systems

•  EClass
•  ETIM
•  Proficlass
•  UNSPSC

Target groups

•  Mid-sized businesses (5-150 users only PIM)
•  Large companies (from 250 users only PIM)
•  Small specialized companies with complex product data

Sectors / industries

•  Across all industries
•  Industry-specific
•  Industry
•  Commerce
•  Construction
•  Service Providers
•  Public administration
•  Utilities (water and energy)
•  Telecommunications

Types of products

•  Products with a low degree of complexity
•  Products with a high degree of complexity
•  Commodities
•  Services

System architecture

•  Web application
•  SOA support

Server operating system

•  Linux
•  Windows
•  Mac OS
•  Sun Solaris
•  HP UX

Client operating system

•  Windows
•  Android
•  Linux
•  Mac OS / iOS
•  Sun Solaris
•  HP UX

Supported browsers

•  Firefox
•  Chrome / Chromium
•  Internet Explorer
•  Opera
•  Safari

Supported databases

•  MySQL
•  Postgress
•  Oracle
•  MS SQL Server
•  DB2

Programming

•  Programming languages ​​used for servers: PHP, Java
•  Programming languages ​​used for clients: Javascript, XSL
•  API for additional programming available

Other system properties

•  Number of users per system: 500
•  System supports Unicode / UTF8
•  System has LDAP support
•  Integrated encrypted data transmission

Application functions

•  Maintenance of product properties
•  Linking of information units
•  Multilingual maintenance of product properties
•  Assignment of images
•  Assignment of texts
•  Definition of calculating fields
•  Setting of any attributes
•  Definition of data types for attributes
•  Definition of default values for attributes
•  Definition of units for attributes
•  Summarizing attributes in groups
•  Adding list boxes for attributes
•  Optional and mandatory fields
•  Definition of relationships between products
•  Plausibility checks
•  Simple search function
•  Advanced search function
•  Simple "search & replace" function
•  Advanced "search & replace" function
•  Classification of products through keywords
•  Support of multiple classification trees
•  Product preview configuration
•  Simple inheritance
•  Complex inheritance
•  History function

Product hierarchies

•  Definition of product trees
•  Products in product trees can be assigned
•  Managing multiple product trees
•  Support of parts BOMs
•  Definition of attribute groups for product trees

Classification

•  Integration of external classification systems (eClass, ETIM, Senior Class, UNSPC etc.)
•  Define and maintain own classification systems
•  Classification of a product according by multiple classifications
•  Value transfer/acceptance between classification systems
•  Multilingual classification systems
•  Multilingual classification of products
•  Definition of own data types for attributes

Image data and document management

•  Saving data on file server
•  Saving data on database system
•  Classification of image data
•  Any image data formats are supported
•  Automated image data conversion
•  Image cropping
•  Maintenance of different image versions
•  Interface for external image databases available
•  Search for image data, data files
•  Integrated document management
•  Assignment of documents to products
•  Editing of documents
•  Save versions of documents
•  Management of versions/variants
•  Search function for documents

Text data

•  Unicode support
•  Formatting
•  Paragraph style sheets
•  Character style sheets
•  Preview for formatting
•  Zoom feature for easier editing
•  Colour highlighting of changes
•  Simultaneous display of multiple languages
•  Standard dictionaries included
•  Customer-specific dictionaries possible

Translations (within PIM)

•  Online translation
•  Offline translation
•  Support of automated translations
•  Automatic conversion to different measurement systems
•  Interfaces to translation systems
•  Provision of elements to be translated (untranslated elements)

Workflows

•  Status of product data is tracked, can be changed
•  Status of translations is tracked, can be changed
•  Status of documents is tracked, can be changed
•  Status of catalogues is tracked, can be changed
•  To-do lists with dates are tracked, can be changed

Communication with other applications

•  Export functions
•  Export of the product taxonomy stored in the system
•  Export of product data/hierarchies as XML
•  Export of product data/hierarchies as a CSV (Excel)
•  Configuration of individual exports
•  Individual export can be saved
•  Output for print and digital catalogues

Export formats

•  BMECat
•  xCBL
•  cXML
•  CIF
•  ECOS
•  OCF
•  Rosetta
•  eCX
•  Datanorm
•  EDIFACT

Connection of external applications (general)

•  Connection via CSV flat files
•  Connection via XML import/export
•  Connection via SOAP interface
• Connection via REST API
•  Connection via proprietary native API
•  Reading and writing by external application possible
•  Integration in orchestration/workflow control applications possible (SOA)

Connection to ERP systems

•  SAP
•  ORACLE (Peoplesoft, JD Edwards)
•  Infor Global Solutions (amongst others also Baan)
•  Microsoft Dynamics (Navision, Axapta)
•  SAGE

Interfaces to translation memory systems (translation software)

•  Connection via Translation Memory eXchange (TMX)
•  Connection via .CSV, ODBC, etc.
•  Connection via SOAP interfaces
• Connection via REST API

Native connection of translation memory systems (translation software)

•  across
•  Ambassador
•  Catalyst
•  Déjà Vu
•  Logoport
•  MetaTexis
•  MultiTrans
•  OmegaT
•  Open Language Tools
•  Passolo
•  SDLX
•  Trados
•  Tr-AID
•  TRANSIT
•  WordFast
•  XLIFF Translation Editor
•  XTM (XML Translation Memory)

DTP: printout of product data

•  Connection and integration of print editions
•  Formatting of print editions, internal
•  Formatting of print editions, external
•  Inherited product information is printed
•  Rules for automatic product composition
•  Rules for the composition of information
•  Print output configuration can be saved

DTP programs

•  Quark Xpress
•  Adobe Indesign
•  Adobe Framemaker 

DTP output management

•  Definition of templates in the database 
•  Definition of templates in the DTP program 
•  Definition of break rules 
•  Repeating groups 
•  Growing groups 
•  Graphical definition of templates 
• Decentralised creation of templates possible 
• Preview function for sample record 
• Style management 
• Integration of XML format templates 
• Grid layouts 
• List layouts with breaks 
• Assigning templates for left/right side (e.g. in catalogues) 
• Automatic page generation 
• Subsequent update of information in the DTP program 
• Write-back of information from the DTP program 
• Write-back of processed products as templates 
• Tables in the DTP program 
• Cross tabs possible 
• Change management in the DTP plug-in 

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