What's new in Supplier Data Manager in 2025

Summary

Supplier Data Manager is Akeneo's dedicated solution for onboarding, cleaning, and enriching product data from external sources. Whether you're working with supplier collaborations or managing data internally, SDM streamlines the process of importing and standardizing product information into any system used for product records. Learn more about SDM

We are constantly working to improve SDM and value your input highly. If you have any feedback or ideas for improvement, please share them with your Customer Success Manager (CSM), who will ensure your thoughts are passed directly to our product and engineering teams. We look forward to hearing from you! Need help with anything else? Contact our support team.

June 16th 2025

🎉 New Homepage

We've completely redesigned the SDM homepage to make it easier to see exactly what projects you are working on at a glance. The new dashboard-style layout provides a clear overview of all your ongoing work.

✨ Other Enhancements

  • Find Data Faster in SDM Admin with Search, Filter & Sort: You can now instantly search, filter, and sort your data. Works on Reference Bases, which store your dynamic data; Value Mapping, which matches source file values that don’t correspond to a select attribute option; and Mapping Results, organized data correctly according to your expected structure.
  • Reference Base Bulk Editing: You can now import and export reference bases for faster bulk editing in Excel. Match History.

🏗️ Improvements

  • Simplified Admin Configuration: To simplify setup, all possible parameter options are now shown by default, removing the need to consult documentation to see what's available.
  • In App Changelog: You'll always know what new features or improvements have come to SDM since your last visit, as the left navigation now highlights new updates, ensuring you're always up-to-date.

😁 Experience

  • Clarity: To avoid confusion, we've removed mentions of "AI" in steps when you are using AI.
  • Consistency: The "continue" actions for steps are now more consistently named for a more predictable workflow between steps.
  • Language: Various language improvements have been made throughout the app for clearer understanding.

Older Updates

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