SAP MDM adoption in Market

[Former Member]

Hi MDM Experts

I have a few questions about SAP MDM adoption in the market. Inferences from your personal experience would help (I have already done enough searches on the websites). This would help the MDM community in understanding the direction this new concept is headed

What are some of the live implementations that have taken place (your personal experience); what was the methodology adopted & time frames for completion.

What are the popular master data & or scenarios that is brought under MDM - Vendor/Material/Customer/Products/Article

What industry types are seen increasingly adopting MDM - any trends like Auto/Retail/CPG/Pharmaceuticals/etc

What is the popular approach - Proof of concept/Prototyping/Phase wise implementation/Big bang approach

Any pointers or any inferences would help.

Thanks in Advance

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Regards

Rehman

[Former Member]

Hi Rehman,

Many companies have implemented SAP MDM and planning to implement SAP MDM. So it is considered as a developing technology. Also many companies are not aware of MDM.

I have worked on three implementation projects I am sharing my experience for you.

(Due to company policies I can’t disclose the project and approach details)

<i>What are some of the live implementations that have taken place (your personal experience); what was the methodology adopted & time frames for completion.</i>

SAP MDM Data Enrichment Service Implementation, SAP SRM-MDM Catalog Implementation and MDM Implementation for banking clients are the projects I have worked for.

Methodology: Each company has their own implementation methodology. It has been defined based on their experience and solution approach.

Time frame: Time frame depends on the system landscape, data size, Data model complexity. The time line varies from 2 weeks to several years.

<i>What are the popular master data & or scenarios that is brought under MDM - Vendor/Material/Customer/Products/Article </i>

I have worked on Material master, Customer master, Product master and Business partner. From my experience and from forum knowledge I can say the popular scenarios would be Material master and Business Partner.

<i>What industry types are seen increasingly adopting MDM - any trends like Auto/Retail/CPG/Pharmaceuticals/etc</i>

SAP MDM can be implemented for any enterprise. The focus area is their needs. Say a bank may require SAP MDM for its procurement process or an automobile industry may require SAP MDM for its business partner maintenance.

<i>What is the popular approach - Proof of concept/Prototyping/Phase wise implementation/Big bang approach</i>

Above all, for initial start you can proceed with Case studies on real time implementation either specific to the client's need or specific to the technology.

Hope this sharing helped you.

Thanks,

Arun prabhu S

[Former Member]

Hi Arun,

Thank you very much,

Points given,

Regards

Rehman

[Former Member]

hi sivakumar,

I am planning to learn mdm.how is the future for mdm.now any job openings in india.some peoples are telling mdm is failure even in usa,no projects in usa and india.is it true or wrong.give me u r valuble sugesttion.and also if ur having any material on mdm components,send to my id: biw.reddy@gmail.com

i am waiting for u r replay.

[Former Member]

Hi Siva,

Please find the basic details below.

SAP NetWeaver MDM features the following capabilities:

Data Extraction: Extract master data on a logical object level from a client system

Data Transformation: Transform structure and content (values) during import and syndication of master data

Data Cleansing: Normalize and standardize information

Data Enrichment: Complement data to achieve complete and meaningful master data (for example, using 3rd party services)

De-Duplication: Match and merge objects to eliminate ambiguous and redundant data

Key Mapping: Provide cross-system identification to ensure enterprise-wide data quality

Data Validation: Ensure compliance according to defined criteria

Data Modeling: Provide the environment for creating and extending data models for object repositories

Data Distribution – Distribute centrally consolidated master data on object level to client systems with delta handling

Publishing: Enable multi-channel publishing (for example, publish product data in printed catalogs or Web catalogs).

cleansing - Removing the non useful or very common things like Corp , AB , GMBH , comma , dots , etc .

duplication - If two records matches on certain parameters like name , address , VAT no , then merge them . These 2 records can be of diff systems or sometimes from same system as well .

key mapping - Source System is in the key to identify and also in harmonisation .

data validation - Forcing certain things to be added exclusively ( quite important ) .

Key Things will be used among these are :

Data Extraction , Data Transformation, Data Cleansing , De-Duplication , Key Mapping, Data Validation, Data Distribution

Key Topics are Consolidation , Harmonisation and Central Data Management .

Key things of MDM are MDM Console , MDM Import manager , MDM DataManager , MDM Syndicator .

Some useful Links are :

MDM Console -- http://help.sap.com/saphelp_mdmgds55/helpdata/en/88/9f9c427055c66ae10000000a155106/frameset.htm

MDM Import manager --http://help.sap.com/saphelp_mdmgds55/helpdata/en/43/120367f94c3e92e10000000a1553f6/frameset.htm

MDM DataManager --http://help.sap.com/saphelp_mdmgds55/helpdata/en/43/e0615a82b40a2ee10000000a11466f/frameset.htm

MDM Syndicator --http://help.sap.com/saphelp_mdmgds55/helpdata/EN/43/5fe0e8a55f5f6be10000000a1553f6/frameset.htm

Regards,

Saurabh

[Former Member]

Hi Siva,

The following web-sites which give u detailed knowledge on MDM. I hope it surely helps u.......

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/9018dc62-23a8-2910-b7ae-9023670c...

(This web-site gives introduction to MDM, Master Data Operations, Master Data Integration,Master Data Quality )

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_mdm550/helpdata/en/43/D7AED5058201B4E10000000A11466F/frameset.htm

/people/nitzan.levi/blog/2005/06/20/the-story-of-mdm55

/people/sap.user72/blog/2005/06/14/worlds-fastest-and-shortest-introduction-to-netweaver-mdm-55

/people/ravikumar.allampallam/blog/2005/09/06/mdm-client-content-manager--different-modes

http://www.sapnetweavermagazine.com/archive/Volume_03_(2007)/Issue_02_(Spring)/v3i2a12.cfm?session=

http://www.sap.com/platform/netweaver/pdf/BWP_SB_Data_Unification.pdf

Hope this will help you to take the decision.

Regards,

Saurabh

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