Product Catalog Health Scorecard

1. Are all mandatory fields defined for every product category?

2. Do most products contain their required attributes?

3. Are product descriptions complete enough for the intended channel?

4. Are technical specifications populated where required?

5. Are images, manuals, certificates, and required assets linked?

6. Are attribute names standardized across suppliers?

7. Are units represented consistently (e.g. mm vs inches)?

8. Are controlled values used instead of free-text variations?

9. Are manufacturer and supplier names standardized?

10. Are product names and SKU formats consistent?

11. Are SKUs and MPNs checked for valid format?

12. Are values checked against permitted numeric ranges?

13. Are dates, dimensions, currencies, and measurements standardized?

14. Are product records checked against category-specific rules?

15. Are channel-specific requirements validated before publication?

16. Can the source of important product values be verified?

17. Are duplicate products identified before publication?

18. Are product and variant relationships correct?

19. Are supplier, manufacturer, SKU, and MPN relationships clear?

20. Are technical and compliance fields reviewed before publication?

21. Is every product assigned to the correct taxonomy category?

22. Does each category have a defined attribute schema?

23. Are supplier categories mapped to your internal taxonomy?

24. Are family-level and SKU-level fields separated correctly?

25. Can each important value be traced to a source?

26. Is the source date or last-updated date known?

27. Are stale product records identified?

28. Are supplier updates tracked and reviewed?

29. Can suppliers submit data without extensive manual reformatting?

30. Can your team identify which records need review?

31. Can approved records be exported to your PIM, ERP, or commerce systems?

32. Can your team measure onboarding time and review effort?