PIM training: Product Information Management
PIM (product information management) is the system that, in fashion and retail, gathers the information, images and multilingual content a product needs for sale into a single record and sends it with the same accuracy to the brand's own online store, marketplaces and stores.
- Field of study
- 8 parts · in order · about 26 minutes
- In each part
- Audio narration, Pimland screen, 3 questions
- Fee
- Free
- Certificate
- Pimland PLM · PIM · SRM Certificate
PIM8 short parts, step by step
Each part builds on the one before. First you listen to the audio narration, then you study the screen; when you answer at least 2 of the 3 questions at the end of the part correctly, the next part opens.
- 1Product record and attributes: the product's identityIn PIM, everything starts with a product record.Next
- 2Variant, SKU and barcode: one style, many optionsA style multiplies by color and size; what gets sold, stocked and shipped is each of those options.Locked
- 3Data from PLM: composition, measurements and originFabric composition, the measurement chart, care and origin information are not invented in PIM; they are created in PLM during product development.Locked
- 4Images and DAM: linking photos to the productIf hundreds of photos from a shoot get lost in a folder, the product goes to the channel incomplete.Locked
- 5Multilingual content: same product, another marketOn global marketplaces and on the brand's international site, the product speaks other languages.Locked
- 6Channels and marketplaces: one record, different rulesEvery marketplace has its own category tree, required attributes and image rules.Locked
- 7Price and stock matching: currency and syncPIM does not invent price or stock; prices come from approved price groups, stock comes from the ERP.Locked
- 8Channel-ready checklist: the last round before going liveWhen people hear a product is 'ready to go live', they think only of photos; the list is actually longer.Locked
Why does knowing PIM matter?
- Global marketplaces know a product from the record you write: if the attributes, variants and barcodes are right, the product shows up in the right category and the right filter in another country too.
- Opening a new language or a new market does not mean rewriting the product; it means adding a new language field to the same record. Someone who knows PIM works comfortably in the middle of that expansion.
- As sales channels grow, entering the same product into each panel separately creates inconsistencies. Knowing how to work from a single source is the common language of the e-commerce team.
- PIM brings together the composition and measurements from PLM, the stock and price from the ERP, and the content that goes to the customer, in one place. Whoever understands this intersection becomes a bridge between teams.
Who uses PIM at work?
E-commerce specialist
Merchandiser
Stylist
Store sales associate
Customer service representative
What does PIM make easier?
| Before | With PIM |
|---|---|
| The same product is entered by hand, one by one, in a separate spreadsheet for each sales channel; nobody knows which file is current. | The product is defined once, and the format each channel needs is generated from the same record; a change is made in one place and goes to every channel. |
| Composition and measurements exist in product development, but the e-commerce team asks for them by e-mail and types them in again. | The approved product's data moves from PLM to PIM without being retyped; the same data also feeds the digital product passport. |
| Opening a new language or a new market means entering all the content from scratch; the other languages always get pushed back. | Language fields sit on the same product card; for an approved product, content drafts are prepared in the selected languages, and the team checks them and publishes. |
How fashion, retail and manufacturing companies work, and 20 position cards
First the required reading, then the cards for 20 positions: you learn how a fashion company works.
- FirstTraining 1: How is a product born? · read to the end and complete it
- Each cardA summary of the position, audio narration and Pimland screens
- Card3 short questions at the end of each part; 2 correct answers open the next part · no time limit
- AccountWith a free account, your progress follows you on every device
- At the endOnce you complete all 20 cards, the Pimland Basic Certificate arrives in your account automatically
Certificate 1 · Pimland Basic Certificate
Reading is open to everyone; the part questions and the certificate require an Academy account.
PLM, PIM and SRM trainings
The shared language of the fashion world: PLM, PIM and SRM, with Pimland's real screens.
- OrderFirst PLM, then PIM, then SRM · one at a time
- Each training8 parts, in order · audio narration and Pimland screen
- Questions3 questions at the end of each part, 24 in total · 2 correct answers open the next part · no time limit, the questions change with every attempt
- UnlockPart questions open after your Basic certificate
- Verification14+ (date of birth in your profile); an e-Devlet education document for Turkish nationals
- At the endOnce the three trainings, ID and document are complete, Certificate 2 arrives in your account
Certificate 2 · Pimland PLM · PIM · SRM Certificate
Reading is open to everyone; the part questions and the certificate require an Academy account.
PRO · advanced training
Separate application, for selected candidates.
- WhoCandidates selected from applicants who hold both certificates
- OnlinePimland PLM software training and test
- On site1 day inside a fashion company, seeing PLM in use
- ApplicationWith “Apply for PRO training” on the PRO page; places are limited, and selected candidates hear back by email
Certificate 3 · Pimland PRO Certificate
Reading is open to everyone; the part questions and the certificate require an Academy account.
FAQPIM training FAQ
5 questions
No. PIM is a way of organizing product information; you don't need to write code. Knowing the product, filling in fields consistently and reading channel rules is enough. Someone studying fashion, textiles, business, marketing or communication starts this course comfortably.
There is no separate PIM module certificate. The PIM training, together with the PLM and SRM trainings, is part of the Pimland PLM · PIM · SRM Certificate: after your Basic Certificate, once you also pass the part questions of all three trainings and enter your ID details (and, if your nationality is Türkiye, upload your e-Devlet education document), this certificate is issued with its own number. PRO is a separate advanced training for those selected by application from holders of both certificates: online Pimland PLM software training and test, followed by 1 day on site. The certificates are Pimland Academy's institutional certificates.
No. ERP holds stock, orders and invoices; PIM holds the information, images and multilingual content a product needs for sale. The two are connected: stock and price come from the ERP side, and PIM maps them to the right channel.
It doesn't appear by name in every job ad, but the daily work, meaning product uploads, variants, images, translation and marketplace mapping, runs on this logic. Even if the screen is different, someone who knows the concepts gets used to a new system quickly.
Yes. Attributes, variants, barcodes, multilingual content and channel mapping are built on the same foundation in every market. What changes is the channel's category tree, required fields and language; the course explains how to manage these from a single record.
· Pimland Academy team