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Glossary term

What is Data Augmentation?

Definition

Data augmentation enhances product information by adding extra attributes, reference data, or third-party content. This helps improve completeness and detail in catalogs without manual work. In PIM, it supports richer product experiences and better search performance.

Augmentation adds complementary information while keeping the origin of each addition clear. For example, an autonomous product data operation could take product records missing classification codes, add candidate codes from an authorized reference dataset, and retain provenance and review uncertain matches.

Data Augmentation in an autonomous operation

  1. Step 1:

    Input

    Product records missing classification codes

  2. Step 2:

    Data Augmentation

    Add candidate codes from an authorized reference dataset

  3. Step 3:

    Outcome

    Retain provenance and review uncertain matches

Augmentation adds complementary information while keeping the origin of each addition clear.

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