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{{Short description|Use of tools to track data related to a product}} '''Product data management''' ('''PDM''') is the name of a business function within [[product lifecycle management]] (PLM) that denotes the management and publication of [[Product (business)|product]] data.<ref>Ivica Crnkovic, Ulf Asklund, Annita Persson Dahlqvist "Implementing and Integrating Product Data Management and Software Configuration Management" {{ISBN|978-1580534987}}</ref> In software engineering, this is known as [[version control]].{{What|reason=You mean? It's only for versioning...|date=May 2025}} The goals of product data management include ensuring all stakeholders share a common understanding, that confusion during the execution of the processes is minimized, and that the highest standards of quality controls are maintained. PDM should not be confused with [[product information management|product information management (PIM)]].
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