What is product lock?
Product lock means you choose one catalog model as the candidate for formal matching against the tender. Until a product is locked, ranking or search is only a shortlist—not a compliance comparison. Switching models usually means rematch (and often re-fill).Details
- Catalog search / rank — Shortlist candidates—not formal compliance
- Lock product — Commit one model for formal match
- Formal match — Parameter comparison → deviations
- Branch / switch — Evaluate another model → rematch
Anti-patterns
- Treating rank order as “we comply”
- Filling Excel before lock when formal evidence is required
- Mixing two models’ specs into one response without rematch