What is Completeness Tracking

Completeness tracking is an easy way to see if a product has all the information it needs for a specific purpose and, if not, what’s missing. You might track whether a product is ready to move from “draft” to “published,” whether it has all the images and information needed to be shared on your website, or if it contains all the required fields for Shopify.

Examples

Example

How completeness tracking works

Channel-specific requirements        

Track if you have the right product information, formatted in the right way, to list your products on Shopify, Amazon, or any other sales channel.

Marketing content

Track if all the product information the marketing team is responsible for (like product descriptions and images) has been added.

Translations

Track if you have the language versions of the product information you need to list your products in different regions.

A brief history

Completeness tracking used to be a manual process: teams would check spreadsheets or lists themselves to see if any product information was missing. Over time, as more product information was managed digitally, this got easier.

Plytix, for example, includes completeness tracking attributes that automatically measure how complete your product information is, so you can see at a glance what’s ready to go and what needs more time.

Good to know

Completeness tracking focuses on having the “right” data for the “right” purpose. It’s not about perfection everywhere, but about making sure the product is ready for its next step, whether that’s publishing, listing on a marketplace, or sharing with a reseller.

Know more

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you know what “complete” means for your product?
It depends on where and how you’re selling and what information you need to do that. Completeness rules vary by sales channel, product type, and business goals, so you need to be able to customize your completeness tracking to match your own teams and products.
Can completeness tracking be automated?
Yes! In most PIMs (including Plytix), you can automate completeness tracking and flag missing information to help you fix gaps fast.
How do you track completeness in Plytix?
In Plytix, you use completeness attributes to track completeness. You pick attributes from your account (say, your product title, description, and image gallery) and get a percentage score based on how many of those attributes are complete. That way, you can track what products are ready-to-go and what products need some more work.