Enhancing Data Security with PDM’s New Filtered Interchange Feature

Enhanced Data Security: Control who accesses your sensitive interchange data, protecting your competitive edge.
Flexible Data Management: Easily define which customers or retailers can view interchange records, simplifying compliance and catalog management.
Protect Competitive Insights: Securely cross-reference competitor and OEM parts without exposing proprietary information.
Optimized Catalog Accuracy: Maintain accurate, secure interchange relationships to improve fitment accuracy and customer satisfaction.

In the competitive automotive aftermarket, interchange data is critical for efficient catalog management and accurate product fitment. However, managing interchange information comes with its own challenges—particularly when it comes to data security. Many brands want to leverage interchange data but need to control who has access to it.

That’s why PDM Automotive has introduced a powerful new feature: Filtered Interchange Access. This enhancement allows brands to selectively share their interchange data, ensuring that only approved customers receive access. With this new level of control, businesses can maximize the benefits of interchange data without compromising sensitive information.

Why Interchange Data Matters

Interchange data helps brands, distributors, and retailers connect the dots between different part numbers across the industry. Whether you’re cross-referencing a competitor’s part or an OEM equivalent, interchange information ensures that customers can find the right fitment quickly and accurately. However, in some cases, interchange relationships are proprietary, and businesses don’t want all customers—or even competitors—to have full visibility into their data.

With Filtered Interchange Access, PDM now allows brands to control who sees interchange records, giving them a secure way to share information selectively.

How Filtered Interchange Access Works

The Interchange Segment in PDM enables brands to define their products as interchangeable with parts from competitors or OEMs. Now, with this new enhancement, brands can apply filtering to limit which customers can view their interchange records.

Filtering Who Sees Your Interchange Data

With Filtered Interchange Access, brands can now:

✅ Restrict interchange data visibility to only approved customers
✅ Protect proprietary relationships between part numbers
✅ Maintain data security while still utilizing interchange capabilities

This means businesses can confidently manage and share interchange data without exposing sensitive cross-references to competitors or unauthorized users.

A Major Step Forward in Data Security

For years, interchange data has been a valuable but sometimes risky tool. By introducing

Filtered Interchange Access, PDM Automotive, gives brands a secure and flexible way to manage their interchange relationships. This update ensures that businesses can leverage the full potential of interchange data while keeping control over who can see what.

Want to explore how Filtered Interchange Access can enhance your data security strategy? Log in to your PDM account or contact our team today.