Integrating with InfoSphere MDM Collaboration Server

The PIMDataTransformer module is one of the key components that enables InfoSphere® MDM to integrate with IBM® InfoSphere MDM Collaboration Server (formerly known as InfoSphere MDM for Product Information Management).

This module converts the InfoSphere MDM Collaboration Server Data Change Log (DCL) export data into InfoSphere MDM transactions.

The PIMDataTransformer module supports the transformation features that allow you to:
  • Add, update, or delete products, with or without the specs attached. The product data can also contain the category product attributes. Product types, specs, and entity spec uses are assumed to already exist in InfoSphere MDM.
  • Add, update, or delete product category relationships.
  • Add, update, or delete product relationships.
  • Add, update, or delete categories. The category hierarchy, along with the root category, is assumed to already exist in InfoSphere MDM. Category spec data imported from InfoSphere MDM Collaboration Server is not synchronized to categories in InfoSphere MDM because categories do not yet support specs.
  • Add, update, or delete category parent associations.
  • Handle National Language Support (NLS) data for product and category data. NLS data can be in any language that meets the following conditions:
    • It is not the default language of the InfoSphere MDM
    • It is one of the languages supported by InfoSphere MDM
  • Synchronize lookup table entries. All lookup table entries coming in from InfoSphere MDM Collaboration Server are created as new product instances in InfoSphere MDM.

XML exports of items in InfoSphere MDM Collaboration Server are converted into InfoSphere MDM product transaction XML snippets. XML exports of category data from InfoSphere MDM Collaboration Server are converted into category transaction XML snippets data in InfoSphere MDM. The exports from InfoSphere MDM Collaboration Server are created using the Delta Change Logging Component.