Product Master

You can create a custom domain to master your product data in Network. Custom objects can be added to the domain so you can master the entire product hierarchy from market baskets down to package configurations (market baskets > brands > products (for example, forms and strengths) > packages).

Key product activities

Managing product data in Network enables you to do the following activities:

  • Support roll-ups of sales data in the data warehouse to the market basket or brand level

  • Enable market share calculations by loading competitor products

  • Govern product definitions used in Veeva CRM and PromoMats for detailing

  • Prepare product data for a product launch

  • Provide trusted product data to business stakeholders and downstream systems

Using Network to manage your product data enables you to cleanse, standardize, and deduplicate product information from multiple source systems so you can have a single trusted product record.

Product master data model

Your Product data model can be created using Network's custom domains. You can build your own data model or start with a predefined template. The Product Master template can be expanded and customized to fit your needs.

Network features

Using a custom domain for your product data enables you to leverage Network's MDM features.

Examples

  • Search - Users can view the data and attributes for any product object.

  • Data change requests - Submit changes to product records.

  • Reporting - Users can report on product data and view the results that they have access to.

  • Network Explorer - Visualize product relationships.

  • Hierarchies - Create custom hierarchies to help users easily report on different levels of the product hierarchy.

  • Data management - Load product data from multiple sources, match and merge records, and export the data to downstream systems.

  • User management - Administrators can provide or restrict access to product data.

  • APIs - Use the Network API to load and export product data.

See the list of supported Network features for custom domains.

Learn more

Read the following Network blog articles for more details about managing product data in Network:

User activities

The following activities are available by default, depending on the user type:

The System and Data Admin user role combines the full capabilities of Data Stewards and Administrators.
Activity Standard User Data Steward Data Manager Administrator
View product data
Create a product data model        
Create match rules and load product data    
Report on product hierarchies
Define access to product data      
Upsert product data to Salesforce