16-06-25

How can you prove what you supplied in the past?

Many manufacturers use Utopis PIM to generate up-to-date product sheets, Declarations of Performance (DoP), and Digital Product Passports (DPP). But what happens when this information changes over time? The archive function in Utopis PIM allows you to freeze a snapshot—ensuring compliance with legislation.

What does the archive function do?

The archive feature allows you to store a copy of any product sheet, DoP or DPP at a specific moment. Each generated PDF receives a digital timestamp, enabling you to prove exactly when the document was created. This “freezing” of information ensures that you can always retrieve an official version—years later if needed.

Key benefits:

  • Records what data was provided and when
  • Prevents confusion caused by updated versions
  • Ensures compliance with regulations such as ESPR (Digital Product Passport) and Wkb
  • A perfect extension of the Utopis DoP generator
  • Enables reliable and accessible version management

Why archiving matters

Both European and Dutch legislation increasingly require manufacturers to store historical versions of product information. Examples include:

  • DPP (Digital Product Passport): Mandatory for nearly all physical products on the EU market from 2030. Historical versions must remain accessible
  • Wkb (Dutch Building Quality Assurance Act): Requires manufacturers to provide end users with detailed product documentation, proving which version applied at delivery

Without archiving, you risk losing oversight—or worse, being unable to demonstrate compliance. The archive function in Utopis PIM eliminates this risk.

Control over your product history

Utopis PIM gives you full control over your product data history. You manage both current and archived information from a single source, integrated with:

  • Websites and documentation tools
  • Advisory tools for contractors and specifiers
  • STABU2, ETIM and DICO structures
  • Configurators and selectors

This ensures that product managers and marketers always have access to the right version of the truth—without relying on colleagues or outdated spreadsheets.

Curious how it works?

Want to know more about Utopis PIM or the archive function? Schedule a demo at meeting.utopis.net/demo and discover how you are prepared for the future.

Or download our free whitepapers about PIM, Bestek, BIM and DPP.

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Peter Veldhuizen

Director
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Antoon Siebert

Partner / project manager
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Maarten Hopman

Project manager
maarten.hopman@utopis.net

Jeroen Houdé

Front-end developer
jeroen.houde@utopis.net

Zsolt Kiss

Back-end developer
zsolt.kiss@utopis.net

Mariska van ’t Veer

Administration
mariska.vantveer@utopis.net

Arnout Nijhuis

Advisor product data
arnout.nijhuis@utopis.net

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