Instead, editing a PDF file affects the entire document just like editing a paper catalog. Information managers often find the maintenance of a PDF catalog overwhelming as each product content edit creates new versions of the entire catalog. In contrast, a dynamic product database enables product managers to make immediate updates to certain data points without requiring holistic catalog revisions. This saves organizations time and money and ultimately gains more loyal customers by providing more immediate and accurate product data. Just Won't Share A key element to e-commerce is sharing information between business partners.
Content is the actual data and data format.
The user interface is the application required to view the content. Examples include Oracle, IBM or Microsoft database, Excel, Word or other text editor, Netscape or Microsoft Explorer browser. Functionality is the toolset or features the viewer applies to the content. Examples include catalog server, catalog management, catalog syndication, application server and database server. PDF combines all three components into a single definition or file.