

Any formatting applied is retained where. I am currently trying to connect our ecommerce product database (2,000 products) to a PIM to improve our product data workflow. If the data source has been changed, the document can simply be updated - the changes are made fully automatically. Would they need to be proficient in both InDesign and scripting? I dont even know where to start if I could hire someone though.

In a perfect world I would have an InDesign consultant knowledgeable with these tools to help establish the best workflow for me. I will look at the options you suggested. Im guessing Datamerge/XML will work for the majority of the easy text info, and then I will need to manually place/link the fitment tables for each applicable product. Spotted an error in your data Update it on the. This means that if you change data in the PIM solution. The Data Provider knows when a field has changed and efficiently applies any updates back into the database. Eas圜atalog includes additional functionality to support the management of larger catalogs using book files within InDesign.
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I struggle with how to address getting product fitment tables/charts into indesign though. With Eas圜atalog or any other connector for InDesign, you can connect any type of data: product. (I spent 6 hours watching videos on how to import XMLs into InDesign and map it to templates using tags). Sadly, I don't have any scripting skills, I have only been working with InDesign for about 6 months, and I only have basic understanding of the XML capabilities in Indesign.
