The Customizing includes the following main activities:

1. Define Object Types

   In this Customizing activity you make the following settings:

   • You define object types used in data harmonization and the relationships between these object types.

      Note

     If you want to use an additional object type besides Product and Location, create the object types with the dependent settings in Customizing and create the relevant Web user interfaces. To create your own object types, you require advanced knowledge in creating and using classes and interfaces.

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   • For each object type used in harmonization you define mapping instructions that specify how the object type is handled in data harmonization.

   For more information, see Customizing for Data Harmonization under  Technical Settings Define Object Types .

2. Make Attribute-Specific Settings

   • You make settings regarding the appearance of attributes on the user interfaces:

     • For each object type, you can define attribute sets and groups that control which attributes are displayed on the user interfaces with which properties.

        Example

       You define different attribute sets for different product categories. For example, you hide attributes like Height or Length for liquid products. You use attribute groups, for example, to hide sensitive data for specific users.

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     • You can define attribute bundles for forms that collect related attributes under a heading. For example, you define an attribute bundle for administrative data.

   • You define which attributes are relevant for attribute value harmonization.

     You select the attributes that are considered during attribute value harmonization. You can define hierarchies of attributes that depend on each other.

     Values of attributes that have superordinate attributes are processed in accordance with the superordinate value in attribute value harmonization.

      Example

     The attribute BRAND depends on the superordinate attribute MANUFACTURER.

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   For more information, see Customizing for Data Harmonization under  Technical Settings Make Attribute-Specific Settings .

3. Set Up Data Harmonization per Object Type

   The data provided by the data origins are of differing quality and contain varying levels of detail. Dependent on data origins you choose whether the following functions are processed during automatic data harmonization:

   • Automatic data harmonization

      Example

     For example, the data provided by a specific data origin contains objects that are not relevant for your purposes. For this data origin, you can disable automatic harmonization.

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   • Automatic creation of harmonized objects for unmapped source objects

   • Automatic assignment of source objects to harmonized objects only with approval

   • Harmonization of attribute values

   For more information, see Customizing for Data Harmonization under  Set Up Data Harmonization per Object Type .