Remote Key

[Former Member]

Dear Experts,

I want to know the use of remote key in the import manager. Also wantto know the process how to use the same.

Thanks,

Kiran

[Former Member]

Thanks for the help in understanding the concept.

[Former Member]

HI Kiran

Lets start with a simple exmaple-

Suppose we ahve a Lookup table in MDM for say Materail Group.

First we need to define this table in console with key mapping as enabled.

When you import records for this table in import manager you can see that by default a new field has been added in the destination as REMOTE KEYS.

US eof remote key is to enable automatic value mapping at the main table records as well as to identify what values are coming from the multiple remote systems. So say in your case you have 2 remote systems ECC1 and ECC2( can be non SAP also) from where Mataerial Groups need to be loaded. Using Key mapping we can know that record value MDM1 is same as E1 coming from ECC1 and E2 coming from ECC2.

When we import records in the import manager the map is always defined against a remote system. so the key mapping will look like ECC1, E1 and ECC2, E2 for the record M1 in MDM. You can see this by selecting the record in Data manager and selecting Edit key mapping.

This is very powerful feature provided in MDM to identify the source for the records coming from multiple remote systems.

There are other uses of remote keys as well, above is only an example.

Hope this helps-Ravi

[Former Member]

Hello Kiran

For remote key using you should do that:

- check your import server is installed and running

- add more than one remote systems in your repository

- check thta your main table has setup "key mapping" paramiter to "Yes"

- for each your remote system inbound port has been created

- add(or check) field in your repository where you will save your remote key

- create import map for your source in your import manager

- add that map to your inbound port

- check thta your import server is working in automatic mode

- put source file in ready inbound directory and whait some time

- if your source file moved from ready directory and you hadn't get import error

- load data manager and check your data

- in data manager select record, open submenu, select "edit key mappings" for manage your remote keys

more information about that you can found here:

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nwmdm71/helpdata/en/4b/71608566ae3260e10000000a42189b/content.htm

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nwmdm71/helpdata/en/4b/72b8aaa42301bae10000000a42189b/content.htm

Regards

Kanstantsin Chernichenka