Method and apparatus for creating and using a master catalog

Data processing: database and file management or data structures – Database design – Data structure types

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C707S793000, C707S793000, C707S793000

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ABSTRACT:
A method for updating a master product attribute catalog database for consumer response modeling is provided. Data is received from at least one source of product data. A data integrity check is preformed on the received data. A reconciliation is performed between the received data and the master product attribute catalog. The reconciled received data is placed in a master product attribute catalog.

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