Quality Management (QM)
A Quality Management System (QMS) can be used to monitor the quality of your data. In the course of digitization and the introduction of a PIM system, this becomes increasingly relevant, as the amount of data often increases and the quality and integrity of the data is becoming a crucial factor in purchasing decisions. ANTEROS has a fully integrated QMS.
Marco Lombardo,
Head of Business Processes & Digitalisation at MC-Bauchemie
“We use the ANTEROS PIM system to efficiently maintain our product data and media. We have automated processes via workflows and integrated review and release scenarios in the process. We are always amazed by the solutions the INCONY team creates for us.”
QM: Efficient Quality Assurance
The phenomenon of Big Data is often referred to in the course of digitalization, and this takes effect, in part, when a PIM system is introduced. The sheer volume of product data often continues to increase over the course of the operating period. Without the appropriate tools, it will become increasingly difficult to keep track of all data here. With a Quality Management System (QMS) like ANTEROS.qm, this problem can be overcome. With reports and quality levels that you can create yourself, you always have an overview of which products are not yet complete and which data still needs to be added.
Dashboard
Your dashboard provides you with a clear overview of the quality of your product data and media, and shows you how many and which objects still need to be reworked in which aspects. The findings are displayed in different colored warning levels. There are also direct links to search queries that can be used to delve into the revision of this data in a targeted manner in order to improve the data in the various aspects step by step.
Test Reports
You can easily create your own test reports to check the quality of your data. ANTEROS also comes with some standard reports ready to use. The audit report allows you to define which products or media you want to monitor with regard to which criteria. For example, you can list whether products still need to be categorized, whether important data fields for the online store or a retailer export are missing, or list images or documents that are no longer assigned in the PIM and thus may be candidates for deletion. Reports can be created on a user-specific or cross-user (global) basis and you can also assign the appropriate color warning levels to the respective report.
Quality Gates
The management principle of quality gates is known to help achieve milestones far more easily due to the regular monitoring of intermediate results. Therefore, you can define quality levels in ANTEROS and specify exactly what information must be provided in each level. When combined, the reports and the dashboard allow you to take the approach of incremental data input by a team into account, in which, for example, one employee is responsible for the marketing data and another is in charge of the technical characteristic data. In addition, you can set quality levels in predecessor-successor relationships. Here, a new quality level is only reached when the previous one has been fulfilled. This has the advantage that fulfilling requirements can neither be forgotten nor skipped. ANTEROS always automatically calculates the quality level the product is in based on the current data available within the product. Interacting with the dashboard provides a clear overview of how many products are in which quality level, and a simple click is all it takes to open a product to add the missing/ relevant data.
Marko Wötzel,
Category Manager at Klickparts
“The INCONY team has shown that they have in-depth experience with complex data. They have demonstrated a keen understanding of our specific data requirements and work has been carried out quickly and very competently.”
What Benefits do QM Systems Offer?
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ANTEROS Quality Management: AI-supported Intelligence for the Highest Data Quality
Take your product data quality to a new level with ANTEROS Quality Management and innovative AI functions. The intelligent ANTEROS.qm technology automates and optimises data processing, saving you time and resources while increasing the quality of your data.
Find out more about the ANTEROS AI functions and discover how you can optimise your product data in all areas:
FAQs about the Quality Dashboard and Early Error Detection
How does ANTEROS ensure that no incorrect data is entered?
We use a two-step validation process:
- Real-time validation: Users receive an immediate warning if they enter incorrect data. In the case of critical errors, the system even prevents the data from being saved in the input field.
- Batch checks: Additionally, you can run comprehensive, user-defined data checks at the click of a button or every time you save or import data, which detect more in-depth consistency and formatting errors.
How are data integrity and product maturity measured?
This is achieved using the management principle of quality gates. You define your own milestones (e.g., “Ready for the web store” or “Print approval”) and specify which information and fields must be filled out to reach that stage. Quality gates can be set up in predecessor-successor relationships. Only when all criteria for a quality gate are met can the product be moved to the next stage. This ensures that no aspect of data quality is overlooked until the product is fully ready for release.
Can we tailor the quality checks to fit each of our distribution channels (such as the online store, catalog, etc.)?
Yes, that’s a key advantage. In the audit reports, you can directly link quality levels to specific publications (e.g., e-commerce channels). This allows you to see at a glance whether the data for that specific channel is complete and error-free, even if it’s still being processed in other channels. You can create and customize these audit reports yourself with complete flexibility.
Wie behalten Datenmanager den Überblick über alle Fehler?
Unser zentrales Dashboard bietet eine grafische Übersicht möglicher Fehler der Daten- und Medienqualität in Echtzeit. Die Ergebnisse werden in übersichtlichen Farbwarnstufen (Ampelsystem) angezeigt. Der größte Vorteil: Das Dashboard liefert direkt verlinkte Suchanfragen, mit denen Sie gezielt in die Bearbeitung der fehlerhaften Objekte eintauchen können, um die Daten schrittweise zu verbessern.
Is our data actively validated against external standards such as ETIM/ECLASS, TecDoc, or DQR?
We provide you with the appropriate classification structures for all common industry standards. The customer is responsible for ensuring compliance with and maintaining the specific data required by these standards. However, the QM module supports you with its internal validations and required-field checks to ensure data consistency within your system.
