Distributor Data Solutions commerce & integration services
XCentium helps businesses configure, integrate, and customize their commerce platforms and connected systems to use DDS product content in ways that fit their customers and business requirements.
Years in business
15+
Platform certifications
200+
Projects delivered
1,500+
How XCentium helps you use DDS product content
Distributor Data Solutions (DDS) supplies, enriches, and delivers manufacturer product information, including descriptions, specifications, images, and documents. XCentium helps configure and connect the systems that receive that content, tailoring product pages, search, and purchasing workflows to your business.
We support distributors, manufacturers, and B2B sellers using or evaluating DDS. Our experience spans commerce platforms such as Shopify, Optimizely, and Salesforce, along with integrations across product information management (PIM), ERP, and order management systems.
Commerce strategy & architecture
Plan how DDS content will fit into your commerce and product information systems. Define how it will be used alongside pricing, inventory, and customer information, and identify where existing features, configuration, integrations, or custom development can meet your requirements.
Storefront configuration & development
Configure how DDS product descriptions, specifications, images, and documents appear on product detail pages (PDPs). Adapt storefront functionality to your customers’ buying needs using existing platform capabilities and custom development where needed.
Search & product discovery
Configure search, categories, filters, and comparison features around the attributes that matter to your buyers. Use DDS product specifications to help customers narrow large catalogs and find products that meet their requirements.
B2B purchasing & self-service
Configure native purchasing features and develop extensions for account-specific buying, bulk orders, approvals, and repeat purchases. Help customers move from product selection to ordering through workflows that reflect their purchasing needs and your business rules.
PIM, ERP & order management integrations
Use DDS’s available delivery options to connect product content with commerce and PIM systems. Integrate account pricing and inventory from ERP, and link online orders with order management and fulfillment workflows to reduce manual entry and improve visibility.
Ongoing support & optimization
Support your commerce platforms and integrations as your business evolves. Resolve technical issues, improve performance, and use customer behavior and operational feedback to refine product discovery, purchasing, and self-service.
Related resources
Shopify B2B Accelerator with DDS
Bring DDS product content together with shared saved lists, one-click ordering from those lists, and job site assignment. XCentium’s accelerator gives building and construction businesses a starting point for these purchasing workflows on Shopify.
Commerce experience assessment
Identify opportunities to improve conversion, operational efficiency, and scalability across your commerce ecosystem.
Frequently asked questions
Distributor Data Solutions (DDS) provides product content and technology that help distributors maintain digital catalogs and manufacturers share product information across their sales channels. Its Acadia platform supports product content management, enrichment, and delivery to connected systems.
An existing DDS integration may cover your product content delivery needs. XCentium helps configure and improve how your systems use that content, including product pages, search filters, catalog workflows, and purchasing experiences.
We also connect the pricing, inventory, and order processes that support those experiences. The scope depends on your existing capabilities and business requirements.
Not necessarily. DDS can deliver content directly to a commerce platform or work alongside a PIM. Order management capabilities may reside within your commerce platform, ERP, or a dedicated order management system.
XCentium helps determine the appropriate approach based on your product information workflows, purchasing requirements, and fulfillment operations.
Yes. XCentium can design and develop DDS product content integrations and custom commerce solutions for supported platforms and enterprise systems. We evaluate existing connections and delivery options, then determine where configuration or additional development is needed.
DDS’s Shopify integration delivers and updates product content. XCentium’s accelerator brings that content together with purchasing capabilities for building and construction, including shared saved lists, ordering from those lists, and job site assignment. These features help buyers organize purchases around their projects.
Build a buying experience around your business
Whether you are exploring DDS or already using it, XCentium can help configure, connect, and extend your commerce environment around your products, customers, and purchasing requirements.