When a product is matched to the Content Library, you can compare your own catalog data side by side with the library's version. This lets you see what the library adds, spot where the two differ, and decide what to show or adopt. This article covers where to find the comparison and how to read it.
Before you start
Comparison is available on matched products. The Content Library view only appears once a product has been matched, since an unmatched product has no library counterpart to compare against yet. See Reviewing and accepting matches if a product still needs matching.
Opening the comparison
Go to the Products page and open a product.
Use the tabs at the top of the detail view to switch between views of the same product:
Preview: the final version your customers see, combining your data and Content Library content according to your Display Preferences.
Distributor: your own catalog data, exactly as imported from your ERP.
Content Library: the library's version of the product, including name, brand, pack size, images, nutrition, allergens, ingredients, and packaging. Available only for matched products.
History: the match and edit history for the product.
Flipping between the Distributor and Content Library tabs is the core of the comparison. One shows what you have, the other shows what the library has.
Reading the source badges
On the Preview tab, the name, brand, and description fields carry a small source badge showing where the displayed value currently comes from:
Your Data: your own catalog value.
Content Library: the library's value.
AI Cleaned: a tidied-up version of your value.
This lets you see at a glance which source is winning for those key fields, without leaving the Preview.
Comparing field by field
Open the Distributor tab to see only your data.
Open the Content Library tab to see only the library's data.
Compare the two to find:
Gaps: fields you are missing that the library can fill, such as images, nutrition, allergens, ingredients, and packaging.
Differences: fields where your value and the library's value disagree, so you can decide which is correct.
Adopting a Content Library value
If the library has a value you would rather use, you can adopt it while editing the product. For supported content sections such as ingredients, nutrition, and packaging, an apply action copies the library's value into your data as an edit. Because it is saved as your own edit, it stays in place even if your Display Preferences change, and like all your edits it takes priority going forward.
Searching the Content Library
You can search the Content Library directly by product name or GTIN. This is useful for checking what the library holds for a product, or for finding the right match for an item that is not matched yet.
How the final displayed value is chosen
For any field you have not edited, the displayed value follows your Display Preferences, which set the winning source for names, descriptions, images, and GTIN. Your manual edits always override both your catalog data and the library. So the Preview reflects, in order, your edits first, and then your catalog data or the Content Library based on the preferences you have set.
Frequently asked questions
Why don't I see a Content Library view for this product? It is not matched yet. Match the product first, and the Content Library tab becomes available.
Does comparing change anything? No. Viewing the tabs is read-only. Nothing changes until you edit a field or adopt a library value.
The library's value looks better than mine. How do I use it? Adopt it while editing, using the apply action for that section, or set your Display Preferences to prefer the Content Library for that field.