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When the project started, the major challenge was that neither processes nor infrastructure necessary to run an eCommerce-System had been available. While an early version of Akeneo had been used to maintain data for running a closed B2B shop based on Magento 2, it became more than clear during the requirements engineering process that the Akeneo export doesn't provide the structure for import by the Pimgento tool. The challenge was to build a rock solid catalog for scaling up to an eCommerce-System to be finally rolled out in more than 35 countries.

In order to save costs on the one hand, but on the other hand also to ensure that a solid basis for future expansion with corresponding scalability is given, it was decided not to use the Pacemaker Enterprise Edition. Since Akeneo can provide the standard import formats for categories, products and attributes, this solution ensures that the import processes are on a solid basis and do not need to be revised when the platform is expanded and converted to Enterprise as needed.

Combining cost efficiency with requirements, the use of Pacemaker to connect third party systems was the best solution to ensure future growth was possible while at the same time ensuring the greatest possible flexibility.