Integration · PIM
PIM integration: Akeneo and Pimcore
Product content from Akeneo or Pimcore to your store, search and marketplaces: attributes, categories, media and translations, published when complete.
- Kinds of data synced
- 4
- Systems
- 2
- Retries and alerts built in
- Queued
What moves, which way
Product content written once in the PIM, published everywhere it sells. Each kind of data has one system of record, so nothing gets overwritten.
- Products and attributesPIM → storeHow often: On publishPIM
- Categories and familiesPIM → storeHow often: On changePIM
- Images and mediaPIM → storeHow often: On publishPIM
- Translations per marketPIM → storeHow often: On publishPIM
How we connect it
- 01ConnectionProducts publish to the store only when complete for that channel and market, so half-finished content never goes live.
- 02OwnershipPrices and stock stay in the ERP; the PIM owns content only.
- 03TraceabilityThe same feed updates the search index, so search results and product pages always match.
When something fails
Integrations fail in predictable ways. These four rules keep a failure from reaching a customer.
Queued
Every change travels as an event on a queue, so nothing waits on a slow or offline system.
Phase 1 of 4
Safe to retry
Each message carries an ID, so a retry never creates a duplicate order or double stock movement.
Phase 2 of 4
Visible
Messages that keep failing move aside and alert a named engineer, with the reason attached.
Phase 3 of 4
Reconciled
A nightly check compares key numbers between systems and flags any drift before customers notice.
Phase 4 of 4
Questions
Do we need a PIM?
Usually once you have thousands of SKUs, several languages, or sell through several channels. Below that, the commerce platform's own catalogue is often enough.
Book an architecture review
A 60-minute session with a senior architect. We review your current platform, integrations and growth plans, then send a written summary of risks and options.
- For companies with a real platform decision coming up
- NDA signed before we talk details
- The written summary is yours to keep