What is Catalog?

A catalog is a structured repository containing all product-related information, including taxonomy, attributes, SKUs, digital assets, and metadata. In PIM, it serves as the single source of truth for managing complete and consistent product data. It ensures every product is organised, searchable, and ready for distribution across channels.

A catalog organizes records for a purpose; it can contain products at different readiness stages. For example, an autonomous product data operation could take a newly acquired lighting range, organize its records into the working product catalog, and separate draft items from channel-approved products.