How does the master-product toggle decision affect the data model, and why is it stable once set?

The master-product toggle decides whether all products are held in shared master data (every vendor shares the same product information) or whether multi-vendor independent product handling applies. Because this choice shapes how product and stock data are structured across vendors, it's a foundational data- model decision. It can be turned off later, but doing so requires **re-running…

The master-product toggle decides whether all products are held in shared master data (every vendor shares the same product information) or whether multi-vendor independent product handling applies. Because this choice shapes how product and stock data are structured across vendors, it's a foundational data- model decision. It can be turned off later, but doing so requires re-running the relevant setup from the beginning — so it's intended to be stable once finalized. The stability is by design: changing such a fundamental structure mid-life is disruptive, so the platform treats it as a set-it-at-setup decision.