Commercetools
Intermediate

Enterprise Product Modeling

Model Product Types, variants, attributes, categories, and staged publishing for complex catalogs.

45 min
3 sections
products
product-types
variants
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01. Start from sellable decisions

Section 1 of 3

Product modeling is not just field design. It determines variant count, search filters, PDP data, pricing selection, merchandising, publishing workflows, and import complexity. Product Types should be stable domain contracts, not a dump of every PIM attribute.

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Example: industrial equipment catalog

Product Type: power-generator
Variant dimensions:
- voltage
- fuelType
- outputKw
- enclosureRating

Search/filter attributes:
- fuelType
- outputKwRange
- regionCompliance
- leadTimeBand

PDP enrichment:
- datasheetAsset
- compatibleServicePlans
- hazardousShippingClass
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