Systems and methods for managing and updating an internal product catalog

A system for managing and updating an internal product catalog comprising:

• an internal product catalog database comprising a plurality of existing item files, each existing item file associated with a product and comprising at least one attribute of the product;
• at least one external product catalog database comprising a plurality of external item files, each external item file associated with a product and comprising at least one attribute of the product;
• and
• an application program interface communicatively coupled with the internal product catalog database and the at least one external product catalog database and configured to:
• accept a user search request to search for a new product, the user search request comprising at least one attribute of the new product;
• facilitate a search of both the internal product catalog database and the at least one external product catalog database based on the user search request, the search of the at least one external product catalog database being facilitated when the product is not found from the internal product catalog database search, and
• if search results are found, present the search results and accept a selection of a search result to pre-populate a new item file, or
• if no search results are found, present a setup form for a new item file;
• and
• save the new item file as a draft new item file in the internal product catalog database in a draft state, wherein the draft state indicates that draft new item file is temporarily accessible as part of the internal product catalog database through a push to the internal product catalog database from a local network prior to subsequent approval to an approved state.