Pimcore: Product Configuration, Integration, and Workflow Management Training Course

Getting Started with Pimcore

• High-level view of Pimcore's architecture and core modules
• Distinguishing PIM from MDM: key concepts within the Pimcore framework
• Navigating the user interface

Building and Configuring New Products

• Process for generating new product objects
• Structuring data: understanding classes and field definitions
• Establishing product hierarchies and inheritance relationships

Configuring Product Views and Attributes

• Customizing product displays and tab arrangements
• Defining various attribute types: text, numeric, select, relations, and custom fields
• Implementing business rules, validations, and selection lists

Event-Driven Integration via Datahub and Kafka

• Overview of Pimcore Datahub and GraphQL capabilities
• Setting up event-based synchronization with Apache Kafka
• Enabling real-time publication of product data changes

User Access Control and Role Management

• Forming user groups and defining roles
• Allocating permissions for requesters, approvers, and viewers
• Controlling object access and content visibility restrictions

Product Updates and Version Tracking

• Modifying product details and triggering updates
• Monitoring changes using Pimcore's versioning and logging features
• Reviewing audit history and utilizing rollback capabilities

Workflow and Document Governance

• Setting up multi-stage approval workflows
• Defining role-based approvals and validation checkpoints
• Securely storing documents with permission-based access controls

Conclusions and Future Recommendations