A PIM system is a product information management application that allows catalog and product information to be managed centrally and made available for various outputs. Often, a PIM system is used as a supplement to ERP systems for efficient data maintenance, optimization of data quality, translation management and for controlling outputs in various marketing and sales channels. With central data management, PIM supports omnichannel marketing activities, sales and product management in particular. Thus, a PIM system also covers areas that are missing in an ERP system, such as marketing information and product images. Thus, it serves as an important link between ERP systems and e-commerce applications, for example. A PIM system typically consists of several modules that are divided into input, data management and output areas. In addition to the central product data set, digital asset management and workflow management (business process management) can also be part of a PIM system.