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Specifi is using the same information Manufacturers are sharing through their usual catalog, website or spec sheets, so what is needed to build a consistent replica of data into a software environment:
  • Code/model
  • Short and long descriptions (in any available language)
  • Dimensions
  • Technical specifications (weight, power, any other data based on different type of equipment)
  • Accessories
  • Parts, configurations, variants
  • Attachments association (if any, with images, spec sheets, manuals, certifications, etc.)
  • X, Y, Z coordinates of connections (retrievable from drawings or spec sheets)

Database is the real core of any digital catalog and digital representation of equipment. Specifi is using a 5D multi-Dimensional Data Model, a method which is used for ordering data along with good arrangement and assembling of the contents. The Multi-Dimensional Data Model allows customers to interrogate analytical questions associated with market or business trends, unlike relational databases which allow customers to access data in the form of queries. A relational database is a collection of information that organizes data in predefined relationships where data is stored in one or more tables (or “relations”) of columns and rows, making it easy to see and understand how different data structures relate to each other. This allows users to rapidly receive answers to the requests which they made by creating and examining the data comparatively fast.

Specifi, like any ERP and any other system, built its own unique database structure so that we can map and associate accessories and compatibilities. There is a different level of “readability” and automated action (or software like our Specifi Organiser) to recover data, based on different source files, that reflects into a different timing, effort and cost. Manufacturers can share with Specifi any kind of export to quickly put data into Specifi:

  • from ERP systems or any other platform on the market
  • XLS files
  • CSV files
  • SQL files
  • any other digital format available

Specifi by the Numbers

Specifi is using the same information Manufacturers are sharing through their usual catalog, website or spec sheets, so what is needed to build a consistent replica of data into a software environment:

  • Code/model
  • Short and long descriptions (in any available language)
  • Dimensions
  • Technical specifications (weight, power, any other data based on different type of equipment)
  • Accessories
  • Parts, configurations, variants
  • Attachments association (if any, with images, spec sheets, manuals, certifications, etc.)
  • X, Y, Z coordinates of connections (retrievable from drawings or spec sheets)

Database is the real core of any digital catalog and digital representation of equipment. Specifi is using a 5D multi-Dimensional Data Model, a method which is used for ordering data along with good arrangement and assembling of the contents. The Multi-Dimensional Data Model allows customers to interrogate analytical questions associated with market or business trends, unlike relational databases which allow customers to access data in the form of queries. A relational database is a collection of information that organizes data in predefined relationships where data is stored in one or more tables (or “relations”) of columns and rows, making it easy to see and understand how different data structures relate to each other. This allows users to rapidly receive answers to the requests which they made by creating and examining the data comparatively fast.

Specifi, like any ERP and any other system, built its own unique database structure so that we can map and associate accessories and compatibilities. There is a different level of “readability” and automated action (or software like our Specifi Organiser) to recover data, based on different source files, that reflects into a different timing, effort and cost. Manufacturers can share with Specifi any kind of export to quickly put data into Specifi:

  • from ERP systems or any other platform on the market
  • XLS files
  • CSV files
  • SQL files
  • any other digital format available

How to get started

Specifi is using the same information Manufacturers are sharing through their usual catalog, website or spec sheets, so what is needed to build a consistent replica of data into a software environment:

  • Code/model
  • Short and long descriptions (in any available language)
  • Dimensions
  • Technical specifications (weight, power, any other data based on different type of equipment)
  • Accessories
  • Parts, configurations, variants
  • Attachments association (if any, with images, spec sheets, manuals, certifications, etc.)
  • X, Y, Z coordinates of connections (retrievable from drawings or spec sheets)

Database is the real core of any digital catalog and digital representation of equipment. Specifi is using a 5D multi-Dimensional Data Model, a method which is used for ordering data along with good arrangement and assembling of the contents. The Multi-Dimensional Data Model allows customers to interrogate analytical questions associated with market or business trends, unlike relational databases which allow customers to access data in the form of queries. A relational database is a collection of information that organizes data in predefined relationships where data is stored in one or more tables (or “relations”) of columns and rows, making it easy to see and understand how different data structures relate to each other. This allows users to rapidly receive answers to the requests which they made by creating and examining the data comparatively fast.

Specifi, like any ERP and any other system, built its own unique database structure so that we can map and associate accessories and compatibilities. There is a different level of “readability” and automated action (or software like our Specifi Organiser) to recover data, based on different source files, that reflects into a different timing, effort and cost. Manufacturers can share with Specifi any kind of export to quickly put data into Specifi:

  • from ERP systems or any other platform on the market
  • XLS files
  • CSV files
  • SQL files
  • any other digital format available

Equipment Drawings

Specifi is using the same information Manufacturers are sharing through their usual catalog, website or spec sheets, so what is needed to build a consistent replica of data into a software environment:

  • Code/model
  • Short and long descriptions (in any available language)
  • Dimensions
  • Technical specifications (weight, power, any other data based on different type of equipment)
  • Accessories
  • Parts, configurations, variants
  • Attachments association (if any, with images, spec sheets, manuals, certifications, etc.)
  • X, Y, Z coordinates of connections (retrievable from drawings or spec sheets)

Database is the real core of any digital catalog and digital representation of equipment. Specifi is using a 5D multi-Dimensional Data Model, a method which is used for ordering data along with good arrangement and assembling of the contents. The Multi-Dimensional Data Model allows customers to interrogate analytical questions associated with market or business trends, unlike relational databases which allow customers to access data in the form of queries. A relational database is a collection of information that organizes data in predefined relationships where data is stored in one or more tables (or “relations”) of columns and rows, making it easy to see and understand how different data structures relate to each other. This allows users to rapidly receive answers to the requests which they made by creating and examining the data comparatively fast.

Specifi, like any ERP and any other system, built its own unique database structure so that we can map and associate accessories and compatibilities. There is a different level of “readability” and automated action (or software like our Specifi Organiser) to recover data, based on different source files, that reflects into a different timing, effort and cost. Manufacturers can share with Specifi any kind of export to quickly put data into Specifi:

  • from ERP systems or any other platform on the market
  • XLS files
  • CSV files
  • SQL files
  • any other digital format available

Technical and Commercial Information about Equipment

Specifi is using the same information Manufacturers are sharing through their usual catalog, website or spec sheets, so what is needed to build a consistent replica of data into a software environment:

  • Code/model
  • Short and long descriptions (in any available language)
  • Dimensions
  • Technical specifications (weight, power, any other data based on different type of equipment)
  • Accessories
  • Parts, configurations, variants
  • Attachments association (if any, with images, spec sheets, manuals, certifications, etc.)
  • X, Y, Z coordinates of connections (retrievable from drawings or spec sheets)

Database is the real core of any digital catalog and digital representation of equipment. Specifi is using a 5D multi-Dimensional Data Model, a method which is used for ordering data along with good arrangement and assembling of the contents. The Multi-Dimensional Data Model allows customers to interrogate analytical questions associated with market or business trends, unlike relational databases which allow customers to access data in the form of queries. A relational database is a collection of information that organizes data in predefined relationships where data is stored in one or more tables (or “relations”) of columns and rows, making it easy to see and understand how different data structures relate to each other. This allows users to rapidly receive answers to the requests which they made by creating and examining the data comparatively fast.

Specifi, like any ERP and any other system, built its own unique database structure so that we can map and associate accessories and compatibilities. There is a different level of “readability” and automated action (or software like our Specifi Organiser) to recover data, based on different source files, that reflects into a different timing, effort and cost. Manufacturers can share with Specifi any kind of export to quickly put data into Specifi:

  • from ERP systems or any other platform on the market
  • XLS files
  • CSV files
  • SQL files
  • any other digital format available

Digital Catalog Management

Specifi is using the same information Manufacturers are sharing through their usual catalog, website or spec sheets, so what is needed to build a consistent replica of data into a software environment:

  • Code/model
  • Short and long descriptions (in any available language)
  • Dimensions
  • Technical specifications (weight, power, any other data based on different type of equipment)
  • Accessories
  • Parts, configurations, variants
  • Attachments association (if any, with images, spec sheets, manuals, certifications, etc.)
  • X, Y, Z coordinates of connections (retrievable from drawings or spec sheets)

Database is the real core of any digital catalog and digital representation of equipment. Specifi is using a 5D multi-Dimensional Data Model, a method which is used for ordering data along with good arrangement and assembling of the contents. The Multi-Dimensional Data Model allows customers to interrogate analytical questions associated with market or business trends, unlike relational databases which allow customers to access data in the form of queries. A relational database is a collection of information that organizes data in predefined relationships where data is stored in one or more tables (or “relations”) of columns and rows, making it easy to see and understand how different data structures relate to each other. This allows users to rapidly receive answers to the requests which they made by creating and examining the data comparatively fast.

Specifi, like any ERP and any other system, built its own unique database structure so that we can map and associate accessories and compatibilities. There is a different level of “readability” and automated action (or software like our Specifi Organiser) to recover data, based on different source files, that reflects into a different timing, effort and cost. Manufacturers can share with Specifi any kind of export to quickly put data into Specifi:

  • from ERP systems or any other platform on the market
  • XLS files
  • CSV files
  • SQL files
  • any other digital format available

Specifi Competitive Advantage

Specifi is using the same information Manufacturers are sharing through their usual catalog, website or spec sheets, so what is needed to build a consistent replica of data into a software environment:

  • Code/model
  • Short and long descriptions (in any available language)
  • Dimensions
  • Technical specifications (weight, power, any other data based on different type of equipment)
  • Accessories
  • Parts, configurations, variants
  • Attachments association (if any, with images, spec sheets, manuals, certifications, etc.)
  • X, Y, Z coordinates of connections (retrievable from drawings or spec sheets)

Database is the real core of any digital catalog and digital representation of equipment. Specifi is using a 5D multi-Dimensional Data Model, a method which is used for ordering data along with good arrangement and assembling of the contents. The Multi-Dimensional Data Model allows customers to interrogate analytical questions associated with market or business trends, unlike relational databases which allow customers to access data in the form of queries. A relational database is a collection of information that organizes data in predefined relationships where data is stored in one or more tables (or “relations”) of columns and rows, making it easy to see and understand how different data structures relate to each other. This allows users to rapidly receive answers to the requests which they made by creating and examining the data comparatively fast.

Specifi, like any ERP and any other system, built its own unique database structure so that we can map and associate accessories and compatibilities. There is a different level of “readability” and automated action (or software like our Specifi Organiser) to recover data, based on different source files, that reflects into a different timing, effort and cost. Manufacturers can share with Specifi any kind of export to quickly put data into Specifi:

  • from ERP systems or any other platform on the market
  • XLS files
  • CSV files
  • SQL files
  • any other digital format available

Distribution of Manufacturers Data

Specifi is using the same information Manufacturers are sharing through their usual catalog, website or spec sheets, so what is needed to build a consistent replica of data into a software environment:

  • Code/model
  • Short and long descriptions (in any available language)
  • Dimensions
  • Technical specifications (weight, power, any other data based on different type of equipment)
  • Accessories
  • Parts, configurations, variants
  • Attachments association (if any, with images, spec sheets, manuals, certifications, etc.)
  • X, Y, Z coordinates of connections (retrievable from drawings or spec sheets)

Database is the real core of any digital catalog and digital representation of equipment. Specifi is using a 5D multi-Dimensional Data Model, a method which is used for ordering data along with good arrangement and assembling of the contents. The Multi-Dimensional Data Model allows customers to interrogate analytical questions associated with market or business trends, unlike relational databases which allow customers to access data in the form of queries. A relational database is a collection of information that organizes data in predefined relationships where data is stored in one or more tables (or “relations”) of columns and rows, making it easy to see and understand how different data structures relate to each other. This allows users to rapidly receive answers to the requests which they made by creating and examining the data comparatively fast.

Specifi, like any ERP and any other system, built its own unique database structure so that we can map and associate accessories and compatibilities. There is a different level of “readability” and automated action (or software like our Specifi Organiser) to recover data, based on different source files, that reflects into a different timing, effort and cost. Manufacturers can share with Specifi any kind of export to quickly put data into Specifi:

  • from ERP systems or any other platform on the market
  • XLS files
  • CSV files
  • SQL files
  • any other digital format available