Version 0.0.2 (BETA) is now live. This update is primarily about UI polish and laying groundwork for the next major pieces of Elite Core, especially around products and supplier-driven catalog structure.
This Week’s Updates (0.0.2)
UI and Polish Pass
We focused on cleanup, consistency, and usability across key areas of the app. This includes small improvements that make Elite Core feel faster and more predictable as you move through day-to-day workflows.
- Refined layout spacing, alignment, and component consistency
- Improved readability across tables and detail views
- Reduced friction in common navigation and click paths
- General stability improvements tied to ongoing module builds
Introduction to Products Foundation (ASI-First)
This release starts the foundation of our Products system, with ASI-based products prioritized. In the promotional world, supplier catalogs are the heartbeat of merchandising, quoting, and ordering. ASI is the primary layer we are anchoring to first, so the product experience starts with real supplier data and can scale from there.
The intent behind ASI-first is simple: products in Elite Core should not feel like manual entries or isolated records. They should behave like structured catalog items that can be searched, selected, and carried forward through the rest of the workflow while staying tied to a supplier source.
With this foundation in motion, Elite Core can support a product flow that is consistent across how distributors actually work, including discovery, selection, client-facing presentation, quoting, and order handoff. This sets us up for the next waves of features where products become reusable assets across the platform rather than one-off selections.
- ASI connectivity as the baseline: we are building the product layer around supplier-driven catalog structure so it can scale with real inventory, data fields, and product attributes.
- Supplier-aware product structure: products are being treated as supplier-linked items first, enabling cleaner downstream handling in future quoting and ordering flows.
- Future-ready for mixed catalogs: this foundation is designed to support ASI products alongside private catalogs and custom items as the platform expands.
Note: while we are excited about where the Products system is heading, we are intentionally keeping deeper implementation details private. What matters publicly is the outcome: a product foundation that is supplier-first, scalable, and built for real distributor workflow.
Suppliers Tab
To support an ASI-first product foundation, we introduced the start of a Suppliers area. This is the beginning of how Elite Core will represent and organize product sources so teams can manage offerings with more intention.
Suppliers are not just a list. They are the backbone of how product data is grouped, filtered, and controlled across experiences. The Suppliers tab is an early step toward giving users a clean interface for managing supplier-driven offerings without needing to micromanage product records one by one.
- Supplier visibility foundation: clearer separation of product sources as we expand the product layer.
- Future control points: the Suppliers area will become a place to manage how supplier catalogs are used across different modules and client experiences.
- Designed for expansion: built to support ASI suppliers now, and additional sources as the platform evolves.
Why We’re Building Products and Suppliers This Way
Elite Core is being built as a system where product choices are not lost after discovery. Products are meant to become reusable assets that can power downstream workflows like presentations, estimates, sales orders, purchasing, proofing, and shipping.
Starting with a supplier-first product foundation keeps the platform aligned with how the industry operates. It also prepares Elite Core for what comes next, including controlled assortments, client-ready experiences, and frontend layers like PromoShowcase and PromoStores without needing to rebuild product logic later.
Next Up
0.0.2 is a foundation release. The UI polish makes the system feel tighter, and the Products and Suppliers groundwork sets up larger steps ahead. As we continue, you will see more of the product experience become actionable across additional parts of Elite Core, while keeping the platform clean, configurable, and scalable.
