Shopify sees your metafields. Only your team sees your PIM fields. Define both once, edit them with proper typed controls, and keep product data structured across every store.
Peak PIM separates the custom product information Shopify should receive from the structured operational data only your team should see.
Materials, care instructions, certifications, supplier references, and internal review states need a structured home beyond title, price, and description.
Definitions created separately in each Shopify admin can use different types, validations, names, and coverage even when they describe the same data.
Supplier SKUs, deadlines, quality notes, and approval status end up in disconnected spreadsheets because they should never reach the storefront.
Publish structured metafields to Shopify, keep private workflow fields in Peak PIM, and work with both through familiar catalog tools.
Define typed metafields once, connect them to the right stores, edit values with validation, and publish them through the same pipeline as the rest of your catalog.
Create workflow status, supplier references, notes, owners, and deadlines as PIM-only fields. They stay structured and filterable without ever syncing to Shopify.
Work with value-based custom fields on entity pages, in bulk edit, import and export, completeness checks, translations, and connected AI workflows.
Custom fields are part of the product model rather than a bolt-on tab. Their type, scope, store presence, and validation follow them through every supported editing surface.
Use text, numbers, booleans, dates, URLs, colors, measurements, lists, and workflow selects with controls that match the data being edited.
Define fields for products, variants, collections, or media files, then arrange their display order around how your team reviews each record.
Link a metafield definition to all stores or a subset, see where it exists, and create it in another Shopify store without rebuilding it by hand.
The same field rules apply on detail pages, in the bulk grid, and during spreadsheet imports, so invalid values are blocked before publishing.
Everything you need to know about Shopify metafields and private custom fields in Peak PIM.
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