Product Catalog Management
Manage non-configurable products and let AI match customer requests to your catalogue.
Not every product needs a configurator. PCM manages your catalogue of standard, ready-made products - off-the-shelf items, consumables, accessories, and spare parts. It includes an intelligent product matching layer that interprets customer requests and finds the best match in your catalogue, even when they describe what they need in their own words.
Key capabilities
Everything PCM adds to your Kabaido CPQ platform.
Product catalogue
Organise standard, ready-made products into dedicated categories with structured specifications, pricing tiers, and availability status. Full static product details stored with variables like sizes, quantities, and packaging options.
Category intelligence
Each product category has dedicated intelligence about that category type - understanding the product domain, application contexts, and relevant specifications to support smarter matching and recommendations.
Intelligent product matching
When a customer describes what they need, PCM uses AI to match against your catalogue. It handles synonyms, cross-references, partial specs, and manufacturer part numbers. Suitability scores show how well each product fits.
Suitability intelligence
An extra layer over the catalogue that scores products against the customer's manufacturing application context. Perfect match, close alternative, or no match - with clear explanations for your sales team.
Dynamic pricing
Set different prices per customer or by quantity tier. Pricing can flex based on customer account, volume commitments, or negotiated rates - all managed within the catalogue.
Unified quoting
PCM products appear in the same quote as configured products. A single quote can combine items from configurators and catalogue products - your customer gets one unified document.
Intelligent catalogue, not just a product list
PCM adds a suitability intelligence layer over your product catalogue - matching customer needs to the best product for the job.
Customer describes need
"I need a 12mm TiAlN end mill for stainless steel" - natural language, partial specs, or competitor part numbers
PCM matches & scores
AI interprets the request against your catalogue. Returns ranked results with suitability percentages and application context scoring.
Team recommends & quotes
Sales sees the best fit, close alternatives, and explanations. Add to quote alongside configured products - one unified document.
Deep dive
Product categories and catalogue
Organise your standard products into dedicated categories with structured specifications, pricing tiers, and availability status. PCM handles products that don't need configuration - fixed items with set specifications and pricing. Include them in quotes alongside configured products for a complete offering. Variables are possible (sizes, quantities, packaging options) but without the full configurator logic.
Intelligent product matching
When a customer requests a product by description, partial part number, or specification, PCM uses AI to find the best match in your catalogue. It handles synonyms, cross-references, manufacturer part numbers, and partial specifications. "I need a TiAlN-coated 12mm end mill with 4 flutes" maps to the right SKU automatically - even if the customer's terminology doesn't match your internal naming.
Suitability intelligence layer
PCM scores how well a catalogue product matches the customer's manufacturing application context. Perfect match, close alternative, or no match - with clear explanations. Your sales team sees ranked options with suitability percentages, so they can recommend the best fit and suggest alternatives. The suitability layer considers not just specs but application context: what material is being machined, what operation, what tolerances are needed.
Frequently asked questions
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Get started with Product Catalog Management
Talk to us about adding PCM to your Kabaido CPQ platform. We'll walk you through the setup and show you how it fits your workflow.