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Curated Data Services

Turn Transactional Data into Business Value​

Every transaction exchanged across the STF Network contains valuable business intelligence. Curated Data Services provides real-time access to these documents, transforming raw transactional data into actionable insights that improve visibility, efficiency, and commercial performance.

Through master data management, automated matching, connected transaction views, and self-service analytics, businesses gain a trusted source of information across their trading ecosystem.

Data can be accessed through BI platforms, APIs, or the Excel Add-in, enabling both technical and non-technical users to unlock value from transactional data.

1. Product Master Data

Improve Product Data Quality and Visibility​

Curated Data Services enables organizations to maintain and leverage a trusted product master across their trading network.

Capabilities include:

  • Product catalogue management
  • Barcode and product code validation
  • Pack size and unit-of-measure alignment
  • Product data enrichment
  • Product synchronization across partners

By combining product master data with transaction activity, businesses can quickly identify product-related issues, monitor trading performance, and improve supply chain accuracy.

Client Benefits​

✅ Improved product data quality

✅ Fewer transaction failures

✅ Faster issue resolution

✅ Better customer service

✅ Improved supply chain performance

2. Customer Master Data

Simplify Customer Data Management​

Managing customer data across multiple systems can be complex and time-consuming. Curated Data Services allows customer master data to be extracted, maintained, transformed, and synchronized using familiar tools such as Excel.

The STF Network becomes a central repository for validated customer information, supporting improved data governance and transaction accuracy.

Combined with Transaction Validation Modules (TVM), customer data can be validated and enriched before transactions reach downstream systems.

Client Benefits​

✅ Reduced administrative effort

✅ Improved customer data accuracy

✅ Faster customer onboarding

✅ Enhanced compliance

✅ Improved transaction quality

3. Purchase Conditions Management

Keep Commercial Agreements Aligned​

Misaligned pricing and commercial terms between buyers and suppliers often result in claims, disputes, delayed payments, and lost margin.

Curated Data Services enables negotiated purchase conditions to be shared and maintained across the STF Network, ensuring both trading partners operate from the same commercial agreements.

This includes:

  • Contract pricing
  • Promotions
  • Discounts and rebates
  • Volume-based pricing
  • Trade agreements

Client Benefits​

✅ Reduced claims and chargebacks

✅ Improved pricing accuracy

✅ Faster dispute resolution

✅ Better cash flow management

✅ Stronger trading relationships

4. Data Interrogation

Find Answers Fast​

Curated Data Services provides powerful search and interrogation capabilities across all supported document types.

Users can quickly answer questions such as:

  • Has the order been received?
  • Was the invoice submitted?
  • Has a claim been raised?
  • Which documents are linked to a transaction?

Information is available in real time and can be accessed directly through the Excel Add-in or integrated business tools.

Client Benefits​

✅ Reduced investigation time

✅ Improved operational visibility

✅ Faster issue resolution

✅ Better customer service

✅ Self-service access to data

5. Connected Transaction Views

See the Complete Transaction Lifecycle​

The STF Network automatically matches and connects related transaction documents, providing a complete view of activity between trading partners.

Examples include:

Order-to-Invoice Visibility​

Identify:

  • Unprocessed orders
  • Uninvoiced sales
  • Partially fulfilled orders
  • Revenue leakage

Credit Note-to-Claim Visibility​

Track:

  • Customer claims
  • Credit notes issued
  • Outstanding disputes
  • Potential payment delays

Client Benefits​

✅ Faster reconciliation

✅ Improved cash flow visibility

✅ Early identification of issues

✅ Reduced revenue leakage

✅ Better partner collaboration

6. Data Insights & Analytics

Convert Data into Actionable Intelligence​

Using STF's matching capabilities at both document and line-item level, businesses can create meaningful operational and commercial insights from their transaction data.

Examples include:

  • Master Data alignment reporting
  • Sales evaporation analysis
  • Customer KPI monitoring
  • Claims and deduction reporting
  • Payment delay forecasting
  • Revenue leakage identification
  • Trading partner scorecards

Insights are updated in real time as transactions move through the STF Network and can be consumed through BI platforms, APIs, or Excel dashboards.

Client Benefits​

✅ Real-time business visibility

✅ Better decision making

✅ Early identification of risks and opportunities

✅ Improved customer performance management

✅ Reduced financial leakage

✅ Increased business agility

Why Clients Invest in Curated Data Services

Curated Data Services transforms transactional data from an operational by-product into a strategic business asset.

By combining master data governance, real-time transaction visibility, automated document matching, and self-service analytics, organizations can:

  • Improve operational efficiency
  • Strengthen commercial alignment
  • Reduce disputes and claims
  • Accelerate cash flow
  • Increase data-driven decision making
  • Unlock hidden growth opportunities

The Bottom Line​

Curated Data Services provides a unified, real-time view of your trading ecosystem. By connecting transactions, master data, and analytics, businesses gain the insight needed to improve performance, reduce risk, and make smarter commercial decisions.