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OFDA XML-db
Free 30-day pilot for a limited number of manufacturers

Specifiers can't select what they can't see.

OFDA XML-db turns your Excel sheets, legacy XML, and SIF files into a clean, validated OFDA XML catalogue — the format Contract Software, dealer, and specifier systems read to spec, price, and order your furniture. No custom database, no DBA, no data-entry team to staff.

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Runs on Azure with a PostgreSQL backbone — built for the format dealer and specifier systems actually import, not a side export nobody opens.
Manufacturer Portal
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Upload product dataExcel, XML, or SIF catalogue input
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Validate and update options & finishesSeries, models, dimensions, pricing, rules
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Generate OFDA XML and SIFCatalogue output prepared for furniture industry use
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Expose catalogueCloud access for dealers, specifiers, and systems
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The cost of a catalogue no system can read

Dealers, designers, and specifiers spec commercial furniture from inside Contract Software specification tools. A catalogue that only exists as a spreadsheet or a PDF price book isn't a hidden gem — it's the line item your sales team quietly loses every time a system can't import it.

One feed, every dealer

A single governed OFDA XML export reaches every dealer and specifier running industry-standard specification software — not only the accounts your sales team happens to call this quarter.

One update, not five files

Add a finish, a model, or a price change once. Republish instead of re-keying the same product into a spreadsheet, an old XML file, a SIF export, and a price book by hand.

No database, no DBA

BiSemA hosts, secures, and maintains the platform on Azure. Your team manages product data — not servers, backups, or a database hire.

From scattered files to a governed catalogue

You already have the product data. It's just spread across spreadsheets, old XML, SIF exports, and price books. Here's what changes once it lives in one place.

1. Data existsSeries names, model codes, dimensions, finishes, options, and pricing already sit somewhere in your company — just not in one place.
2. Data needs structureThe portal organizes it into product families, model codes, dimensions, options, and finish relationships dealer specification software can read.
3. Data becomes usefulValidated, structured content publishes as OFDA XML — ready for dealers, specifiers, and their systems.

Catalogue work shouldn't run on scattered files.

Product data lives in spreadsheets, legacy XML, SIF exports, price books, and CAD-adjacent files. The hard part was never creating the data — it's keeping it clean, connected, and ready for the industry to use.

  • Less manual re-entry with every price or finish change
  • One source of truth for options and finishes
  • A clear path from source files to a publishable OFDA XML catalogue

A new way to carry your catalogue

Manufacturers shouldn't need to build a database application, hire a database administrator, and run a data-entry team just to publish OFDA XML. BiSemA already built that infrastructure on Azure and PostgreSQL — so you don't have to.

Before OFDA XML-db

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Catalogue data scattered everywhere
Excel, old XML, SIF, and PDF price books — every update means touching several disconnected files.
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No standard path to OFDA XML
Manual conversion, one-off scripts, or an outside agency, every time the catalogue changes.
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No in-house database team
Hiring a DBA and building an application just to publish a catalogue isn't the business you're in.
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Manual catalogue data entry
Slow updates, repeated corrections, and inconsistent output that dealers notice.

With OFDA XML-db

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Your own secure cloud portal
Each registered manufacturer gets a private workspace built for catalogue work.
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Excel-first catalogue creation
Prepare and upload data using the spreadsheets your team already knows.
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Import XML or SIF
Reuse existing catalogue assets instead of rebuilding from zero.
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Publish once, reach every dealer
Structured OFDA XML output, ready for dealer and specifier systems industry-wide.

Five steps from raw data to a live catalogue

OFDA XML-db turns product data into a repeatable publishing process — not a one-time project you redo every launch.

01RegisterCreate your manufacturer account and secure company portal.
02UploadStart with Excel templates, existing XML, or SIF catalogue files.
03StructureMap series, products, sizes, options, finishes, rules, and pricing.
04ValidateCatch missing fields and inconsistencies before a dealer does.
05PublishGenerate and expose OFDA XML catalogue data from the cloud.

One portal for your entire catalogue lifecycle

Use the buttons below to see the main areas the manufacturer portal supports.

Catalogue Data

Manage product families, series, models, dimensions, descriptions, list pricing, finishes, option groups, and every attribute a specifier needs — in one organized place.

Validation

Catch missing fields, inconsistent option rules, invalid finish relationships, duplicate model codes, and incomplete pricing before they ever reach a dealer.

Publishing

Generate OFDA XML catalogue output built for dealer and specifier workflows industry-wide — and update it as fast as your product line changes.

Visibility

See catalogue readiness, upload status, validation status, and data completeness at a glance, so leadership always knows where the catalogue stands.

Built for how furniture data actually works

Your product data already exists in more than one format. OFDA XML-db is built to bring all of it into one governed catalogue process.

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Excel to Catalogue

Start from spreadsheet templates, even while your product data is still being cleaned up.

XML

XML Import / Export

Bring existing XML catalogue content into a governed, cloud-based validation workflow.

SIF

Import / Export SIF

Reuse SIF catalogue data you already have and align it with your catalogue model.

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No Database Burden

BiSemA hosts and maintains the platform on Azure with PostgreSQL — no in-house catalogue database, server, or backup strategy to build or run.

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Built for Industry Systems

OFDA XML output is the format dealer and specifier systems read to import, price, and spec your products.

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Governed Output

Controlled, repeatable output that's easy to update as product lines change.

Complexity doesn't wait for a spreadsheet to catch up

A practical cloud path now exists for office furniture manufacturers to create and manage OFDA XML catalogue data — without carrying the full technology burden alone.

1,000 records

Move the slider to see how fast catalogue complexity grows once dimensions, options, finishes, and pricing all have to move together.

5,000

Potential catalogue data points to keep consistent across every update.

Start with one catalogue. Prove it with a dealer. Then scale.

BiSemA is opening a free 30-day pilot to a limited number of furniture manufacturers: prepare the Excel template, import existing files, validate the data, and publish OFDA XML catalogue output from the cloud — on your own product data, at no cost.

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Talk to BiSemA about your catalogue

Manufacturers, dealers, and industry partners can use this form to start the conversation — including the free 30-day pilot for a limited number of manufacturers.

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Your message goes securely to the BiSemA team, who can follow up on your product data, catalogue source files, Excel templates, XML/SIF import, and portal setup.

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