Business Content: Difference between Articles, Products and Material

Hi experts,
what is exactly the difference between the repositories of the business content for
- Articles
- Products and
- Material?
In which business cases do I have to choose which repository? Maybe articles for retail, material for manufacturing, etc.?
When I am using business content repositories is there any kind of (customizing) data that is necessary in more than one repository (e.g. plants, units, etc.) so that it has to be maintained twice in two different repositories?
Thanks for your answers. Of course helpful answers will be rewarded.
BR, bd

Hi,
First of all please make your question clear.
On the other hand I don't think you required two different kind
of repositories for a particular master data object(AS Material)
in terms of activation of standerd business content.
Because there is no relevance if you are considering to make two different repositories with two different field of Material say
Unit, Plants..it is kind of reference data for a particular object(Material). and by making two different Repo. there will be no relavance otherwise you can make it.
Hope it helps.
BR
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