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Glossary term

What is Data Classification?

Definition

Data classification groups information into categories based on sensitivity, usage, or business context. In PIM, this helps segment product data (for example: internal attributes vs customer-visible attributes). Proper classification supports governance and controlled access.

Classification can describe business categories or sensitivity; the applicable scheme must be explicit. For example, an autonomous product data operation could take incoming supplier fields containing public specifications and restricted prices, assign the appropriate information classifications, and limit each downstream output to permitted fields.

Data Classification in an autonomous operation

  1. Step 1:

    Input

    Incoming supplier fields containing public specifications and restricted prices

  2. Step 2:

    Data Classification

    Assign the appropriate information classifications

  3. Step 3:

    Outcome

    Limit each downstream output to permitted fields

Classification can describe business categories or sensitivity; the applicable scheme must be explicit.

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