Google Sheets - Centric Integration and Automation

Common Integration Use Cases Between Google Sheets and Centric

1. Product Attribute Preparation in Google Sheets for Centric PLM Import

Business teams use Google Sheets to collect, validate, and enrich product attributes such as style codes, materials, sizes, colorways, and compliance fields before loading them into Centric. This is especially useful when multiple stakeholders need to review and approve data before it becomes part of the official product record.

• Direction: Google Sheets to Centric
• Business value: Reduces manual entry errors and speeds up product setup in PLM
• Typical users: Product managers, merchandisers, sourcing teams

2. Assortment and Line Plan Tracking Across Teams

Merchandising and planning teams maintain seasonal line plans in Google Sheets, then sync approved product lists, launch dates, and assortment details into Centric to support product development execution. This gives teams a flexible planning workspace while keeping Centric as the system of record for product lifecycle activities.

• Direction: Google Sheets to Centric
• Business value: Improves alignment between planning and product development teams
• Typical users: Merchandising, planning, category management

3. Design Review Feedback Collection and Consolidation

Design and cross-functional teams capture review comments, change requests, and approval status in Google Sheets during product development meetings. The consolidated feedback can then be pushed into Centric to update product tasks, design decisions, or development milestones.

• Direction: Google Sheets to Centric
• Business value: Centralizes feedback and reduces missed action items
• Typical users: Designers, developers, product owners, approvers

4. Product Status Reporting from Centric to Google Sheets

Centric can feed product development status, milestone progress, sample tracking, and approval data into Google Sheets for lightweight reporting and executive dashboards. This allows business users to build custom views without relying on PLM configuration changes.

• Direction: Centric to Google Sheets
• Business value: Enables fast reporting and visibility for leadership and operations teams
• Typical users: Program managers, operations leaders, executives

5. Sample and Prototype Tracking

Teams often track sample requests, prototype status, shipment dates, and review outcomes in Google Sheets during early product development. Once validated, the sample data can be synchronized to Centric to maintain a complete product history and support launch readiness.

• Direction: Bi-directional
• Business value: Improves sample visibility and keeps PLM records current
• Typical users: Development teams, sourcing, quality assurance

6. Compliance and Material Data Validation

Compliance teams can use Google Sheets to review material declarations, testing results, and regulatory requirements before final approval in Centric. Integration helps ensure that only validated and complete compliance data is entered into the PLM workflow.

• Direction: Google Sheets to Centric
• Business value: Reduces compliance risk and improves data quality
• Typical users: Compliance, quality, sourcing

7. Product Launch Readiness Checklist Management

Launch teams maintain readiness checklists in Google Sheets, including artwork approval, BOM completion, sample sign-off, and packaging validation. Approved checklist outcomes can be synced to Centric to confirm launch milestones and support go-to-market execution.

• Direction: Google Sheets to Centric
• Business value: Creates a clear launch governance process and reduces delays
• Typical users: Launch managers, product operations, marketing coordination teams