diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index fa82588..1067c2a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -122,3 +122,9 @@ CLAUDE.local.md
 
 # local developer scratch notes
 .dev-notes.md
+
+# Agency product workbooks - working copies synced from Nextcloud
+# (Material/Products). The manifest IS tracked: it documents which
+# workbook feeds which product record.
+migrations/products_xlsx/*
+!migrations/products_xlsx/manifest.json
diff --git a/migrations/products_xlsx/manifest.json b/migrations/products_xlsx/manifest.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5ba97b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/products_xlsx/manifest.json
@@ -0,0 +1,339 @@
+{
+ "_doku": "Workbook -> Produkt-Zuordnung fuer vitec:import-product-workbooks. product = Slug des Zieldatensatzes; family = K-Ebene (Familienseite, wird NIE importiert); product null = ungeklaert (Kommando meldet und ueberspringt). Erzeugt 2026-09-24 aus der Analyse vom 18.09. + Sitemap-V2 Spalte K; von Hand pflegbar.",
+ "workbooks": {
+  "AV over IP and KVM Product Pages/Aligo_Product Page Content.xlsx": {
+   "product": "aligo"
+  },
+  "AV over IP and KVM Product Pages/Arqa_Product Page Content.xlsx": {
+   "product": "arqa"
+  },
+  "AV over IP and KVM Product Pages/QTX100_Product Page Content.xlsx": {
+   "product": "qtx100"
+  },
+  "AV over IP and KVM Product Pages/RX1-C_Product Page Content.xlsx": {
+   "product": "rx1c"
+  },
+  "AV over IP and KVM Product Pages/RX1-F_Product Page Content.xlsx": {
+   "product": "rx1f"
+  },
+  "AV over IP and KVM Product Pages/RX100_Product Page Content.xlsx": {
+   "product": "rx100"
+  },
+  "AV over IP and KVM Product Pages/TX1-C_Product Page Content.xlsx": {
+   "product": "tx1c"
+  },
+  "AV over IP and KVM Product Pages/TX1-F_Product Page Content.xlsx": {
+   "product": "tx1f"
+  },
+  "AV over IP and KVM Product Pages/TX100 SQX_Product Page Content.xlsx": {
+   "product": "tx100-sqx"
+  },
+  "AV over IP and KVM Product Pages/TX100_Product Page Content.xlsx": {
+   "product": "tx100"
+  },
+  "Control Room Platforms Product Pages/Aetria Command Center_Product Page Content.xlsx": {
+   "product": "aetria-command-center"
+  },
+  "Control Room Platforms Product Pages/Aetria Network Manager_Product Page Content.xlsx": {
+   "product": "aetria-network-manager"
+  },
+  "Control Room Platforms Product Pages/Aetria Touch_Product Page Content.xlsx": {
+   "product": "aetria-touch"
+  },
+  "Control Room Platforms Product Pages/Aetria WallControl_Product Page Content.xlsx": {
+   "product": "aetria-wallcontrol"
+  },
+  "Control Room Platforms Product Pages/Aetria Workstation_Product Page Content.xlsx": {
+   "product": "aetria-workstation"
+  },
+  "Control Room Platforms Product Pages/Aetria_Product Page Content.xlsx": {
+   "product": "aetria"
+  },
+  "Gateways and Transcoding Product Pages/IP Gateways_Product Page Content.xlsx": {
+   "family": true,
+   "note": "K-Ebene: ChannelLink (IP to IP gateways) - Familien-Seite /gateways-and-transcoding/ip-gateways/"
+  },
+  "Gateways and Transcoding Product Pages/PRISM Transcoder_Product Page Content.xlsx": {
+   "family": true,
+   "note": "K-Ebene: PRISM Transcoder"
+  },
+  "Gateways and Transcoding Product Pages/PRISM_1RU_Rack_Mount_Transcoder.xlsx": {
+   "product": "prism-1ru-rack-mount-transcoder"
+  },
+  "Gateways and Transcoding Product Pages/RF Gateways_Product Page Content.xlsx": {
+   "product": "45-series-rf-gateways",
+   "note": "manuell 2026-09-24, PRUEFEN: einziger RF-Gateway-Record; Workbook-URL ist aber der Familien-Pfad"
+  },
+  "Gateways and Transcoding Product Pages/SFF_PRISM.xlsx": {
+   "product": "sff-prism-small-format-appliance-transcoder"
+  },
+  "Graphics and Multi-Display Product Pages/IQS4 (4K splitter)_Product Page Content.xlsx": {
+   "family": true,
+   "note": "K-Ebene: IQS4 (4K splitter)"
+  },
+  "Graphics and Multi-Display Product Pages/Image Graphics Cards (multi-output GPU cards)_Product Page Content.xlsx": {
+   "family": true,
+   "note": "K-Ebene: Image Graphics Cards (multi-output GPU cards)"
+  },
+  "Graphics and Multi-Display Product Pages/Image_2K.xlsx": {
+   "product": "image-2k"
+  },
+  "Graphics and Multi-Display Product Pages/Image_4K.xlsx": {
+   "product": "image-4k"
+  },
+  "IPTV and Digital Signage Product Pages/Aligo Workstation.xlsx": {
+   "product": "aligo-workstation"
+  },
+  "IPTV and Digital Signage Product Pages/ArtioSign_Product Page Content.xlsx": {
+   "product": null,
+   "note": "manuell zuordnen: verstecktes/abweichend benanntes Produkt ODER Familienseite"
+  },
+  "IPTV and Digital Signage Product Pages/ArtioView_Product Page Content.xlsx": {
+   "product": null,
+   "note": "manuell zuordnen: verstecktes/abweichend benanntes Produkt ODER Familienseite"
+  },
+  "IPTV and Digital Signage Product Pages/Avedia End-Points_Product Page Content.xlsx": {
+   "product": "avedia-end-points"
+  },
+  "IPTV and Digital Signage Product Pages/Avedia Platform_Product Page Content.xlsx": {
+   "product": "avedia-platform-iptv-signage-cmsserver"
+  },
+  "IPTV and Digital Signage Product Pages/Avedia_Modular_System.xlsx": {
+   "family": true,
+   "note": "K-Ebene: Avedia Modular System"
+  },
+  "IPTV and Digital Signage Product Pages/Avedia_Product_Page_Content.xlsx": {
+   "family": true,
+   "note": "K-Ebene: Avedia Platform (URL /iptv-and-digital-signage/avedia/); Produkt-Workbook ist Avedia Platform_Product Page Content"
+  },
+  "IPTV and Digital Signage Product Pages/ChannelLink_Product Page Content.xlsx": {
+   "product": "channellink"
+  },
+  "IPTV and Digital Signage Product Pages/EZ TV End-Points.xlsx": {
+   "product": "ez-tv-end-points-ep6"
+  },
+  "IPTV and Digital Signage Product Pages/EZ TV Platform CMS-Server.xlsx": {
+   "product": "ez-tv-platform-iptv-signage-cmsserver",
+   "note": "manuell 2026-09-24: das eigentliche Produkt-Workbook (URL .../ez-tv-platform-cms-server/)"
+  },
+  "IPTV and Digital Signage Product Pages/EZ TV Platform.xlsx": {
+   "family": true,
+   "note": "K-Ebene: EZ TV Platform (URL /platforms-and-end-points/ez-tv-platform/); Auto-Titel-Match auf den Produkt-Record war FALSCH, korrigiert 2026-09-24"
+  },
+  "IPTV and Digital Signage Product Pages/Media Players_Product Page Content.xlsx": {
+   "product": null,
+   "note": "manuell zuordnen: verstecktes/abweichend benanntes Produkt ODER Familienseite"
+  },
+  "IPTV and Digital Signage Product Pages/Operator Workstations.xlsx": {
+   "family": true,
+   "note": "K-Ebene: Operator Workstations"
+  },
+  "IPTV and Digital Signage Product Pages/X-Player End-Points.xlsx": {
+   "product": "x-player-end-points-xp23-xp25-xp26"
+  },
+  "Infrastructure and Accessories Product Pages/Accessories & Cables.xlsx": {
+   "family": true,
+   "note": "K-Ebene: Accessories & Cables"
+  },
+  "Infrastructure and Accessories Product Pages/Chassis Systems.xlsx": {
+   "product": null,
+   "note": "manuell zuordnen: verstecktes/abweichend benanntes Produkt ODER Familienseite"
+  },
+  "Infrastructure and Accessories Product Pages/Express Backplanes.xlsx": {
+   "family": true,
+   "note": "K-Ebene: Express Backplanes"
+  },
+  "Video Capture Product Pages/ActiveSQX.xlsx": {
+   "product": "activesqx"
+  },
+  "Video Capture Product Pages/ActiveSQX2.xlsx": {
+   "product": "activesqx2"
+  },
+  "Video Capture Product Pages/Vision.xlsx": {
+   "family": true,
+   "note": "K-Ebene: Vision (DVI & SDI capture cards)"
+  },
+  "Video Capture Product Pages/VisionAV-HD.xlsx": {
+   "product": "visionav-hd"
+  },
+  "Video Capture Product Pages/VisionAV-SDI.xlsx": {
+   "product": "visionav-sdi"
+  },
+  "Video Capture Product Pages/VisionAV.xlsx": {
+   "product": "visionav"
+  },
+  "Video Capture Product Pages/VisionHD4.xlsx": {
+   "product": "visionhd4"
+  },
+  "Video Capture Product Pages/VisionIO-SDI4.xlsx": {
+   "product": null,
+   "note": "manuell zuordnen: verstecktes/abweichend benanntes Produkt ODER Familienseite"
+  },
+  "Video Capture Product Pages/VisionIO-XD2.xlsx": {
+   "product": "visionio-xd2"
+  },
+  "Video Capture Product Pages/VisionIO.xlsx": {
+   "family": true,
+   "note": "K-Ebene: VisionIO (real-time capture + overlay)"
+  },
+  "Video Capture Product Pages/VisionLC-HD.xlsx": {
+   "product": "visionlc-hd"
+  },
+  "Video Capture Product Pages/VisionLC-HD2.xlsx": {
+   "product": "visionlc-hd2"
+  },
+  "Video Capture Product Pages/VisionLC-SDI.xlsx": {
+   "product": "visionlc-sdi"
+  },
+  "Video Capture Product Pages/VisionLC.xlsx": {
+   "family": true,
+   "note": "K-Ebene: VisionLC (low-profile capture cards)"
+  },
+  "Video Capture Product Pages/VisionRGB-E1S.xlsx": {
+   "product": "visionrgb-e1s"
+  },
+  "Video Capture Product Pages/VisionRGB-E2S.xlsx": {
+   "product": "visionrgb-e2s"
+  },
+  "Video Capture Product Pages/VisionSC (scalable capture & processing)_Product Page Content.xlsx": {
+   "family": true,
+   "note": "K-Ebene: VisionSC (scalable capture & processing)"
+  },
+  "Video Capture Product Pages/VisionSC-A2.xlsx": {
+   "product": "visionsc-a2"
+  },
+  "Video Capture Product Pages/VisionSC-DP2.xlsx": {
+   "product": "visionsc-dp2"
+  },
+  "Video Capture Product Pages/VisionSC-HD4Plus.xlsx": {
+   "product": "visionsc-hd4"
+  },
+  "Video Capture Product Pages/VisionSC-S2.xlsx": {
+   "product": "visionsc-s2"
+  },
+  "Video Capture Product Pages/VisionSC-SDI4.xlsx": {
+   "product": null,
+   "note": "manuell zuordnen: verstecktes/abweichend benanntes Produkt ODER Familienseite"
+  },
+  "Video Capture Product Pages/VisionSC-UHD2.xlsx": {
+   "product": "visionsc-uhd2"
+  },
+  "Video Capture Product Pages/VisionSD12.xlsx": {
+   "product": "visionsd12"
+  },
+  "Video Capture Product Pages/VisionSD4Plus1S.xlsx": {
+   "product": "visionsd4-1s"
+  },
+  "Video Capture Product Pages/VisionSD8.xlsx": {
+   "product": "visionsd8"
+  },
+  "Video Encoding and Streaming Product Pages/38-Series Encoders_Product Page Content.xlsx": {
+   "product": "38-series-encoders-modular-blade-systems"
+  },
+  "Video Encoding and Streaming Product Pages/Diamond_IP_OG.xlsx": {
+   "product": "diamond-ip-og-ip-to-ip-encoder"
+  },
+  "Video Encoding and Streaming Product Pages/MGES6000.xlsx": {
+   "product": "mges6000-broadcast-quality-hdsd-h264-quad-input-iptv-encoder"
+  },
+  "Video Encoding and Streaming Product Pages/MGES7000.xlsx": {
+   "product": "mges7000-high-density-4kuhdhd-hevc-h264-iptv-encoding-blade"
+  },
+  "Video Encoding and Streaming Product Pages/MGW Ace Decoder.xlsx": {
+   "product": "mgw-ace-decoder"
+  },
+  "Video Encoding and Streaming Product Pages/MGW Ace_Product Page Content.xlsx": {
+   "product": "mgw-ace-encoder",
+   "note": "manuell 2026-09-24: Encoder (Hero: ultra-low latency HEVC encoding); Praefix-Match war doppeldeutig (encoder/decoder)"
+  },
+  "Video Encoding and Streaming Product Pages/MGW Diamond OG.xlsx": {
+   "product": null,
+   "note": "KLAEREN mit Olli 2026-09-24: Record uid 20 heisst 'MGW Diamond+ OG' bei Slug mgw-diamond-og-sdi-blade-encoder (Titel/Slug widerspruechlich); gehoert dieses Workbook oder MGW_Diamond_Plus_OG.xlsx zu uid 20?"
+  },
+  "Video Encoding and Streaming Product Pages/MGW Diamond-H_Product Page Content.xlsx": {
+   "product": "mgw-diamond-h-hdmi-encoder"
+  },
+  "Video Encoding and Streaming Product Pages/MGW Diamond-Hx OG.xlsx": {
+   "product": "mgw-diamond-hx-og"
+  },
+  "Video Encoding and Streaming Product Pages/MGW Diamond_Product Page Content.xlsx": {
+   "product": "mgw-diamond-sdi-encoder"
+  },
+  "Video Encoding and Streaming Product Pages/MGW Pico_Product Page Content.xlsx": {
+   "product": "mgw-pico-portable-encoder"
+  },
+  "Video Encoding and Streaming Product Pages/MGW_Ace_Decoder_OG.xlsx": {
+   "product": "mgw-ace-decoder-og-ultra-low-latency-blade-encoder"
+  },
+  "Video Encoding and Streaming Product Pages/MGW_Blade_System.xlsx": {
+   "family": true,
+   "note": "K-Ebene: MGW Blade System"
+  },
+  "Video Encoding and Streaming Product Pages/MGW_Diamond_Hx_OG.xlsx": {
+   "product": "mgw-diamond-hx-og"
+  },
+  "Video Encoding and Streaming Product Pages/MGW_Diamond_Plus_OG.xlsx": {
+   "product": null,
+   "note": "KLAEREN mit Olli 2026-09-24: siehe MGW Diamond OG.xlsx - uid 20 traegt den Plus-Titel bei Plain-Slug"
+  },
+  "Video Encoding and Streaming Product Pages/PCIe Encoders_Product Page Content.xlsx": {
+   "product": null,
+   "note": "manuell zuordnen: verstecktes/abweichend benanntes Produkt ODER Familienseite"
+  },
+  "Video Encoding and Streaming Product Pages/VITEC OG_Product Page Content.xlsx": {
+   "family": true,
+   "note": "K-Ebene: VITEC OG Modular System (zweites Workbook derselben Familie neben VITEC_OG_Modular_System.xlsx)"
+  },
+  "Video Encoding and Streaming Product Pages/VITEC_OG_Modular_System.xlsx": {
+   "family": true,
+   "note": "K-Ebene: VITEC OG Modular System"
+  },
+  "Video Wall and Display Processing Product Pages/Fx4.xlsx": {
+   "product": "fx4"
+  },
+  "Video Wall and Display Processing Product Pages/Fx4_HDR.xlsx": {
+   "product": "fx4-hdr"
+  },
+  "Video Wall and Display Processing Product Pages/Fx4_SDI.xlsx": {
+   "product": "fx4-sdi"
+  },
+  "Video Wall and Display Processing Product Pages/Genetec.xlsx": {
+   "product": "genetec"
+  },
+  "Video Wall and Display Processing Product Pages/Hx4.xlsx": {
+   "product": "hx4"
+  },
+  "Video Wall and Display Processing Product Pages/Milestone.xlsx": {
+   "product": "milestone"
+  },
+  "Video Wall and Display Processing Product Pages/VMS Plugins & Integrations_Product Page Content.xlsx": {
+   "family": true,
+   "note": "K-Ebene: VMS Plugins & Integrations"
+  },
+  "Video Wall and Display Processing Product Pages/VSN V3_Product Page Content.xlsx": {
+   "product": "vsn-v3"
+  },
+  "Video Wall and Display Processing Product Pages/VSNMicro 600_Product Page Content.xlsx": {
+   "product": "vsnmicro-600"
+  },
+  "Video Wall and Display Processing Product Pages/VSNMini 300_Product Page Content.xlsx": {
+   "product": "vsnmini-300"
+  },
+  "Video Wall and Display Processing Product Pages/VSN_Product Page Content.xlsx": {
+   "family": true,
+   "note": "K-Ebene: VSN"
+  },
+  "Video Wall and Display Processing Product Pages/Video Wall Management Software_Product Page Content.xlsx": {
+   "family": true,
+   "note": "K-Ebene: Video Wall Management Software"
+  },
+  "Video Wall and Display Processing Product Pages/WallControl_10.xlsx": {
+   "product": null,
+   "note": "manuell zuordnen: verstecktes/abweichend benanntes Produkt ODER Familienseite"
+  },
+  "Video Wall and Display Processing Product Pages/X-Series (Multi-display Processors)_Product Page Content.xlsx": {
+   "family": true,
+   "note": "K-Ebene: X-Series (Multi-display Processors)"
+  }
+ }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/vitec/Classes/Command/ImportProductWorkbookCommand.php b/packages/vitec/Classes/Command/ImportProductWorkbookCommand.php
index 32d2e39..115d8f5 100644
--- a/packages/vitec/Classes/Command/ImportProductWorkbookCommand.php
+++ b/packages/vitec/Classes/Command/ImportProductWorkbookCommand.php
@@ -42,6 +42,15 @@ final class ImportProductWorkbookCommand extends Command
 {
     private const TABLE = 'tx_vitec_domain_model_product';
 
+    /**
+     * Never written by the workbook import, whatever the stored mapping
+     * says: product titles are canonical per sitemap V2 (decision
+     * 2026-09-04) - the 2026-09-24 batch dry run showed a stored module
+     * mapping would have renamed six products. urltitle would only receive
+     * a duplicate of the hero one-liner.
+     */
+    private const PROTECTED_FIELDS = ['title', 'urltitle'];
+
     public function __construct(
         private readonly ProductXlsxReader $reader,
         private readonly MappingRepository $mappingRepository,
@@ -89,20 +98,30 @@ final class ImportProductWorkbookCommand extends Command
             $output->writeln(sprintf('<comment>URL mismatch: /%s (workbook) vs /%s (record) - check the target!</comment>', $url, $slug));
         }
 
-        $mapping = array_filter($this->mappingRepository->load('product_xlsx')['mapping'] ?? []);
-        if ($mapping === []) {
-            $mapping = ProductTextImportController::DEFAULT_MAPPING;
-        }
+        // Defaults as the base, the stored module mapping as per-field
+        // override - a field the module never saved (its dropdown was empty
+        // on an old-format workbook, e.g. `highlights`) still imports with
+        // its default selector. Found in the 2026-09-24 batch run: the
+        // stored mapping predated the highlights default and silently
+        // dropped the field on all 69 products.
+        $mapping = array_merge(
+            ProductTextImportController::DEFAULT_MAPPING,
+            array_filter($this->mappingRepository->load('product_xlsx')['mapping'] ?? [])
+        );
 
         $data = [];
         foreach ($mapping as $field => $selector) {
+            if (in_array($field, self::PROTECTED_FIELDS, true)) {
+                $output->writeln(sprintf('%-20s %-34s -> protected (canonical, never written)', $field, $selector));
+                continue;
+            }
             $value = $this->reader->valueFor($parsed, $selector);
             if ($value === null) {
                 $output->writeln(sprintf('%-20s %-34s -> not in this file', $field, $selector));
                 continue;
             }
             $old = (string)($product[$field] ?? '');
-            if (trim($old) === trim($value)) {
+            if ($this->isUnchanged($old, $value)) {
                 $output->writeln(sprintf('%-20s %-34s -> unchanged', $field, $selector));
                 continue;
             }
@@ -134,6 +153,22 @@ final class ImportProductWorkbookCommand extends Command
         return Command::SUCCESS;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Compare tolerant of the RTE storage transform, which wraps bare
+     * content in <p>...</p> and strips newlines on save - without this every
+     * re-run reported already-imported richtext fields as WRITE (the known
+     * false-positive from the module's preview).
+     */
+    private function isUnchanged(string $old, string $new): bool
+    {
+        $normalize = static fn(string $s): string => trim((string)preg_replace('/\s+/u', ' ', $s));
+        if ($normalize($old) === $normalize($new)) {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        return $normalize($old) === $normalize('<p>' . $new . '</p>');
+    }
+
     /** @return array<string,mixed>|null */
     private function loadProduct(string $slugOrUid): ?array
     {
diff --git a/packages/vitec/Classes/Command/ImportProductWorkbooksCommand.php b/packages/vitec/Classes/Command/ImportProductWorkbooksCommand.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0564a77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/vitec/Classes/Command/ImportProductWorkbooksCommand.php
@@ -0,0 +1,271 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Evomedien\Vitec\Command;
+
+use Evomedien\Vitec\Import\ProductXlsxReader;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Attribute\AsCommand;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Command\Command;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\ArrayInput;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputOption;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Output\BufferedOutput;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Output\OutputInterface;
+use TYPO3\CMS\Core\Core\Bootstrap;
+use TYPO3\CMS\Core\Database\ConnectionPool;
+use TYPO3\CMS\Core\Utility\GeneralUtility;
+
+/**
+ * Phase-1 batch around vitec:import-product-workbook: apply every agency
+ * workbook under migrations/products_xlsx/ to its product record, driven by
+ * the tracked manifest.json (workbook path -> product slug; family entries
+ * are the K-level landing pages and are never imported; product null means
+ * unresolved - reported and skipped).
+ *
+ * The heavy lifting stays in the single command (same reader, same mapping,
+ * same DataHandler path, workbook parses stored for the module) - this
+ * command only orchestrates it per manifest entry and aggregates a report.
+ *
+ * Without --apply every run is a dry run. --init-manifest resolves entries
+ * with product null against the FULL product table (hidden records too):
+ * workbook-URL segment or filename against slug, normalized title, and as a
+ * last resort a UNIQUE slug prefix (mgw-ace -> mgw-ace-encoder). Only
+ * unambiguous hits are written back to the manifest.
+ *
+ *   vendor/bin/typo3 vitec:import-product-workbooks --init-manifest
+ *   vendor/bin/typo3 vitec:import-product-workbooks
+ *   vendor/bin/typo3 vitec:import-product-workbooks --only=aligo
+ *   vendor/bin/typo3 vitec:import-product-workbooks --apply
+ */
+#[AsCommand(
+    name: 'vitec:import-product-workbooks',
+    description: 'Batch: apply all agency workbooks to their product records via manifest.json (dry-run without --apply)'
+)]
+final class ImportProductWorkbooksCommand extends Command
+{
+    private const TABLE = 'tx_vitec_domain_model_product';
+
+    public function __construct(private readonly ProductXlsxReader $reader)
+    {
+        parent::__construct();
+    }
+
+    protected function configure(): void
+    {
+        $this->addOption('dir', null, InputOption::VALUE_REQUIRED, 'Workbook directory holding manifest.json', 'migrations/products_xlsx');
+        $this->addOption('apply', null, InputOption::VALUE_NONE, 'Actually write - without this every run is a dry run');
+        $this->addOption('only', null, InputOption::VALUE_REQUIRED, 'Process only entries whose path or product slug contains this substring');
+        $this->addOption('init-manifest', null, InputOption::VALUE_NONE, 'Resolve product:null manifest entries against the full product table (writes the manifest, imports nothing)');
+    }
+
+    protected function execute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output): int
+    {
+        Bootstrap::initializeBackendAuthentication();
+
+        $dir = rtrim((string)$input->getOption('dir'), '/');
+        $manifestFile = $dir . '/manifest.json';
+        if (!is_file($manifestFile)) {
+            $output->writeln('<error>Manifest not found: ' . $manifestFile . '</error>');
+            return Command::FAILURE;
+        }
+        $manifest = json_decode((string)file_get_contents($manifestFile), true);
+        $entries = $manifest['workbooks'] ?? null;
+        if (!is_array($entries)) {
+            $output->writeln('<error>Manifest malformed (no workbooks key)</error>');
+            return Command::FAILURE;
+        }
+
+        if ((bool)$input->getOption('init-manifest')) {
+            return $this->initManifest($dir, $manifestFile, $manifest, $output);
+        }
+
+        $apply = (bool)$input->getOption('apply');
+        $only = (string)($input->getOption('only') ?? '');
+        $single = $this->getApplication()?->find('vitec:import-product-workbook');
+        if ($single === null) {
+            $output->writeln('<error>vitec:import-product-workbook not available</error>');
+            return Command::FAILURE;
+        }
+
+        $output->writeln(sprintf('<info>%d manifest entries · %s</info>', count($entries), $apply ? 'APPLY' : 'DRY-RUN'));
+
+        $families = 0;
+        $unresolved = [];
+        $processed = 0;
+        $totalWrites = 0;
+        $errors = 0;
+        foreach ($entries as $relPath => $entry) {
+            $slug = $entry['product'] ?? null;
+            if (!empty($entry['family'])) {
+                $families++;
+                continue;
+            }
+            if ($slug === null || $slug === '') {
+                $unresolved[] = $relPath;
+                continue;
+            }
+            if ($only !== '' && !str_contains($relPath, $only) && !str_contains((string)$slug, $only)) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            $file = $dir . '/' . $relPath;
+            $buffer = new BufferedOutput();
+            $arguments = ['file' => $file, 'product' => (string)$slug];
+            if (!$apply) {
+                $arguments['--dry-run'] = true;
+            }
+            try {
+                $exit = $single->run(new ArrayInput($arguments), $buffer);
+            } catch (\Throwable $e) {
+                $exit = 1;
+                $buffer->writeln('EXCEPTION: ' . $e->getMessage());
+            }
+            $text = $buffer->fetch();
+            $writes = substr_count($text, '-> WRITE');
+            $unchanged = substr_count($text, '-> unchanged');
+            $missing = substr_count($text, '-> not in this file');
+            $mismatch = str_contains($text, 'URL mismatch');
+            $processed++;
+            $totalWrites += $writes;
+
+            $flags = [];
+            if ($mismatch) {
+                $flags[] = 'URL-MISMATCH';
+            }
+            if ($exit !== 0) {
+                $flags[] = 'ERROR';
+                $errors++;
+            }
+            $output->writeln(sprintf(
+                '%-72s -> %-28s %d write, %d unchanged, %d n/a%s',
+                mb_substr($relPath, 0, 72),
+                mb_substr((string)$slug, 0, 28),
+                $writes,
+                $unchanged,
+                $missing,
+                $flags !== [] ? '  [' . implode(', ', $flags) . ']' : ''
+            ));
+            if ($exit !== 0 || $mismatch || $output->isVerbose()) {
+                foreach (explode("\n", trim($text)) as $line) {
+                    $output->writeln('      ' . $line);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        $output->writeln('');
+        $output->writeln(sprintf(
+            '<info>%d workbooks processed · %d field writes%s · %d errors · %d family workbooks skipped · %d unresolved</info>',
+            $processed,
+            $totalWrites,
+            $apply ? '' : ' (dry run - nothing written)',
+            $errors,
+            $families,
+            count($unresolved)
+        ));
+        foreach ($unresolved as $relPath) {
+            $output->writeln('  <comment>unresolved: ' . $relPath . '</comment>');
+        }
+        if ($apply && $totalWrites > 0) {
+            $output->writeln('<info>Flush the cache: vendor/bin/typo3 cache:flush</info>');
+        }
+
+        return $errors === 0 ? Command::SUCCESS : Command::FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Resolve product:null entries against the full product table. Writes
+     * only unambiguous hits back into the manifest; everything else stays
+     * null with its note.
+     *
+     * @param array<string,mixed> $manifest
+     */
+    private function initManifest(string $dir, string $manifestFile, array $manifest, OutputInterface $output): int
+    {
+        $connection = GeneralUtility::makeInstance(ConnectionPool::class)->getConnectionForTable(self::TABLE);
+        $products = $connection->fetchAllAssociative(
+            'SELECT uid, slug, title, hidden FROM ' . self::TABLE . ' WHERE deleted = 0'
+        );
+        $bySlug = [];
+        $byTitle = [];
+        foreach ($products as $product) {
+            $bySlug[(string)$product['slug']] = $product;
+            $byTitle[$this->normalize((string)$product['title'])] = $product;
+        }
+
+        $resolved = 0;
+        foreach ($manifest['workbooks'] as $relPath => $entry) {
+            if (!empty($entry['family']) || (($entry['product'] ?? null) !== null)) {
+                continue;
+            }
+            $candidates = [];
+            $file = $dir . '/' . $relPath;
+            if (is_file($file)) {
+                try {
+                    $parsed = $this->reader->parse($file);
+                    $segment = basename(rtrim((string)($parsed['meta']['url'] ?? ''), '/'));
+                    if ($segment !== '') {
+                        $candidates[] = $segment;
+                    }
+                } catch (\Throwable $e) {
+                    // unreadable file - fall through to the filename
+                }
+            }
+            $stem = (string)preg_replace('/(_?Product[_ ]Page[_ ]Content|_US_English)/i', '', pathinfo($relPath, PATHINFO_FILENAME));
+            $candidates[] = $this->slugify($stem);
+
+            $hit = null;
+            $via = '';
+            foreach ($candidates as $candidate) {
+                if (isset($bySlug[$candidate])) {
+                    $hit = $bySlug[$candidate];
+                    $via = 'slug';
+                    break;
+                }
+                if (isset($byTitle[$this->normalize($candidate)])) {
+                    $hit = $byTitle[$this->normalize($candidate)];
+                    $via = 'titel';
+                    break;
+                }
+                $prefixHits = array_values(array_filter(
+                    $products,
+                    static fn(array $p): bool => str_starts_with((string)$p['slug'], $candidate . '-')
+                ));
+                if (count($prefixHits) === 1) {
+                    $hit = $prefixHits[0];
+                    $via = 'slug-prefix';
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+
+            if ($hit !== null) {
+                $manifest['workbooks'][$relPath] = [
+                    'product' => (string)$hit['slug'],
+                    'note' => sprintf('auto-resolved (%s%s) 2026-09-24', $via, ((int)$hit['hidden'] === 1) ? ', Record versteckt!' : ''),
+                ];
+                $resolved++;
+                $output->writeln(sprintf('  %-70s -> %s (%s%s)', mb_substr($relPath, 0, 70), $hit['slug'], $via, ((int)$hit['hidden'] === 1) ? ', HIDDEN' : ''));
+            } else {
+                $output->writeln('  <comment>' . $relPath . ' -> weiterhin ungeklaert</comment>');
+            }
+        }
+
+        file_put_contents($manifestFile, json_encode($manifest, JSON_PRETTY_PRINT | JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES | JSON_UNESCAPED_UNICODE) . "\n");
+        $output->writeln(sprintf('<info>%d entries resolved, manifest updated.</info>', $resolved));
+
+        return Command::SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    private function normalize(string $title): string
+    {
+        $title = str_replace(['&', '-', '_'], ['and', ' ', ' '], mb_strtolower($title));
+        $title = (string)preg_replace('/\s*\(.*?\)/', '', $title);
+        $title = (string)preg_replace('/[^a-z0-9]+/', ' ', $title);
+        return trim((string)preg_replace('/\s+/', ' ', $title));
+    }
+
+    private function slugify(string $value): string
+    {
+        return trim((string)preg_replace('/[^a-z0-9]+/', '-', str_replace('&', 'and', mb_strtolower($value))), '-');
+    }
+}
diff --git a/packages/vitec/Configuration/TCA/tx_vitec_domain_model_product.php b/packages/vitec/Configuration/TCA/tx_vitec_domain_model_product.php
index 9a32e89..7853d24 100755
--- a/packages/vitec/Configuration/TCA/tx_vitec_domain_model_product.php
+++ b/packages/vitec/Configuration/TCA/tx_vitec_domain_model_product.php
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ return [
         ],
     ],
     'types' => [
-        '1' => ['showitem' => 'title, subtitle, slug, teaser, description, description2, applications, capabilities, highlights, contentelement, contentelementcta, downloads, portfolio, showdatapath, textrelatedproducts, relatedprodukt, solutions,
-                                --div--;Resources, resources, datasheets,
+        '1' => ['showitem' => 'title, subtitle, slug, teaser, description, description2, applications, capabilities, highlights, contentelement, contentelementcta, portfolio, showdatapath, textrelatedproducts, relatedprodukt, solutions,
+                                --div--;Resources, resources, datasheets, downloads,
                                 --div--;SEO, seotitle, urltitle, seometa, keywords, structureddata,
                                 --div--;Images and Videos, heroimage, productimage, ogimage, video, videofile, 
                                 --div--;LLL:EXT:core/Resources/Private/Language/Form/locallang_tabs.xlf:categories, categories,
@@ -174,7 +174,8 @@ return [
         ],             
     'downloads' => [
         'exclude' => true,
-        'label' => 'Downloads',
+        'label' => 'All Downloads (downloads section)',
+        'description' => 'Every file related to this product - feeds the full downloads section of the detail page. Independent of the datasheet CARDS above: a datasheet may appear in both.',
         'config' => [
             'type' => 'select',
             'renderType' => 'selectMultipleSideBySide',
@@ -466,7 +467,7 @@ return [
     'datasheets' => [
         'exclude' => true,
         'label' => 'Datasheets',
-        'description' => 'Download records shown as datasheet cards below the resource cards - same card row, counts towards the carousel rule',
+        'description' => 'Curated download records shown as datasheet CARDS in the resources row (selection + order = card order, counts towards the carousel rule). Independent of "All Downloads" below, which feeds the full downloads section.',
         'config' => [
             'type' => 'select',
             'renderType' => 'selectMultipleSideBySide',