1. Product Catalog Management Scenario Overview
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The Product Catalog Management business scenario allows your company to use catalogs to centrally manage non-stock materials that are required for use such as office materials, engineering sample materials, computer systems, or machines. The scenario is not for products to be held on stock since they can be procured directly for an account assignment. A catalog can be managed by buyers, who create their own internal catalogs and access external catalogs provided by suppliers using the open catalog interface (OCI). It also allows your company to specify the default suppliers and product categories for the catalogs. Published catalogs can be used in other procurement scenarios.
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2. Product Catalog Management Scenario Overview
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The Product Catalog Management business scenario allows your company to use catalogs to centrally manage non-stock materials that are required for use such as office materials, engineering sample materials, computer systems, or machines. The scenario is not for products to be held on stock since they can be procured directly for an account assignment. A catalog can be managed by buyers, who create their own internal catalogs and access external catalogs provided by suppliers using the open catalog interface (OCI). It also allows your company to specify the default suppliers and product categories for the catalogs. Published catalogs can be used in other procurement scenarios.
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3. Product Catalog Management Process Details: Initiating Demand Planning - Standard
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Authoring Product Catalog
Publishing Product Catalog
Define a product catalog
Create a data file
Import a catalog
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The Authoring Product Catalog business process enables you as a buyer to use product catalogs to effectively communicate product information about non-stock materials and services as well as to manage the structure and content of all catalogs. It is also possible to check the quality of the catalog content to ensure that all information is correct and up-to- date.
You can also optionally link to external supplier-managed catalogs that are not involved in your authoring process.
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Catalogs Overview

4. Product Catalog Management Process Details: Publishing Product Catalog - Standard
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Publish a catalog
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The Publishing Product Catalog business scenario allows you to publish your catalog for use within the purchasing process once the catalog authoring process has been completed, and the content is correct. The catalog is then available for the target groups, who can then request products.
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Catalogs Quick Guide
Internal Catalog Processing

5. Product Catalog Management Business Value
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Provides faster access to product information and make a large number of products available to users
Supports self services and empowering employees to make smarter purchases
Increases automation in purchasing, including setting catalog defaults for frequently purchased items
Reduces workload for professional buyers, since employees can browse the catalogs themselves
Enables the professional buyers to define company-wide sources of supply and ensures that employees stick to the defined sources of supply
Helps to lower prices with a higher purchasing volume
Enhances catalog content with elements such as pictures and technical documents that make it easy to quickly identify the right product
This scenario allows midsize companies to leverage standardized supplier data that can be used in product catalogs.
It enables you to become more efficient by using products from authorized product catalogs.
SAP Business ByDesign helps you to efficiently manage your product catalag throughout the entire cycle - from setting up catalogs with your own or your supplier’s data, through to publishing them and using them in purchase orders, shopping carts, quotation requests, or goods and service receipts.
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6. Product Catalog Management Scenario Flow Variant: Default
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