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Steps to a Successful Akeneo Implementation: Part 1 – What are your goals for PIM?
Choosing the goals and a scope for PIM is critical to the success of your PIM. Click here for Akeneo’s definition of a PIM Any project’s success is dependent on the expectations and definitions of success going in. Defining clear goals and setting expectations for what a PIM… Read More
A Deep Dive into Akeneo’s Product Version History
When you work on product data in the PIM, you probably have some concerns like…What happens if I make a mistake?What happens if the manufacturer changes its mind?How can I find out who changed this piece of product data? Rest easy, my reader. Akeneo has both a… Read More
An Akeneo Primer: Workflows 101 – How To Work the Workflows
When considering Akeneo you will hear the term workflow mentioned a good deal and for good reason. Having a solid product data enrichment workflow is essential for any undertaking involving a Product Information Management software (PIM). When most people hear the term workflow, they think of a task-based tool where they can assign work… Read More
Help! My Products Are Suddenly Missing in Akeneo
Akeneo is designed to manage your product data, so it may cause you some panic if you log into Akeneo and suddenly see some, or all, of your products missing. Chances are your product data has not been lost. The products probably are not displaying correctly. Here are a few… Read More
Why You Should Adopt Akeneo’s Built-in Tools Rather Than Forcing Functionality Into Akeneo
I see this all the time when speaking to clients who are thinking of implementing Akeneo. The question is always Can Akeneo do X? Our old system could. As someone that has built some highly custom Akeneo implementations, the answer to this question is Yes. Akeneo has a Flexibility offering, which as the… Read More
Akene-Oh No: Common Pitfalls to Avoid When Using the Akeneo PIM
Product Information Management (PIM) tools are making their way increasingly into the ecommerce market because of their utility in a company’s product data efforts. Whether maintaining, consolidating, or augmenting product data, a PIM is essential for doing such tasks at scale with managerial visibility. One such PIM is Akeneo which… Read More
Why Better Taxonomy Is a Delight to Merchants and Consumers Alike
When I started at Sitation, the world of taxonomy and attribution was just as foreign to me as was my first day in French class. As someone with a literature and languages background, the inner workings of the world of eCommerce and digital merchandising were a mystery to me. But… Read More
5 Fundamentals to Master Product Experience Management
Key Takeaways: Winning ecommerce requires practicing Product Experience Management (PXM) which is customizing product information and their online presentation per target audience and/or channel. To effectively practice PXM, one needs to employ a product information management software (PIM), data asset manager (DAM), and a content syndication tool. Shoppers expectations are… Read More
Akeneo: Requiring an SSL Connection with MySQL
Akeneo PIM is a PHP/Symfony web application that uses MySQL for persistence, and Elasticsearch for search capability. From an abstract perspective it consists of three major components: · MySQL, a relational database for storing data · Elasticsearch, a search engine for indexing · PHP/Symfony backend served by Apache2 Accordingly, you may find yourself… Read More
Akeneo: The Missing MTA Documentation
Sincerely, Akeneo has some of the best documentation available for installing their software. Here’s the main link: https://docs.akeneo.com/4.0/install_pim/index.html. Follow the instructions for Installing Akeneo Manually. And, it is well worth your time to read the requirements documentation. That will give you… Read More
