Strong product master data
Look for SKUs, variants, barcodes, categories, units, locations and stock rules.
Purchasing and supplier context
Purchases should connect to suppliers, costs, returns, balances and payments.
Order and sales operations
Sales, quotations, returns and shipment context should remain traceable.
Inventory movement
Transfers, adjustments, receiving and returns need distinct event history.
Operational finance
Payment accounts, balances, expenses, cash flow and profit reporting should connect to transactions.
Integration and intelligence
Storefront integrations and AI are more useful when they rely on the same underlying operational data.
The operating principle
Every event should remain connected to the product, contact or transaction that created it. That is what lets ERP explain a number instead of only displaying it.