Integrating a Product Referential System: the REST API Proxy Pattern

Product data is key in a retailer information system. If structuring data and processes whithin in the Syndigo Product Information Management (PIM) system was a first move, we hit unexpected problems, either intrinsic to the tool or when integrating the application with the whole ecosystem. We will discuss the vendor’s PIM limitations we met and how we overcome them with a Restful API Proxy.