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hi experts,

I want to learn mdm becuase my company want shift to me to the mdm module can anybody send documents related to mdm from starting and also how to approach etc.

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Regards,

Srinivas.D

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Former Member
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Hi Srinivas,

Follow this links, its really very good for bigginers,

<b>First:</b>

http://searchsap.techtarget.com/guide/allInOne/0,296293,sid21_gci1219318,00.html?track=NL-494&ad=578...

<u>http://searchsap.techtarget.com/generic/0,295582,sid21_gci1231724_tax305408,00.html</u>

<b>Second:</b>

<u>https://websmp201.sap-ag.de/~sapidb/011000358700004121872006E.HTM</u>

You need Service market place id.

<b>Third:</b>

<u>http://help.sap.com/saphelp_mdmgds55/helpdata/en/43/D7AED5058201B4E10000000A11466F/frameset.htm</u>

Regards

Rehman

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Hi Srinivas,

here my smnart link to MDM documentation:

https://websmp110.sap-ag.de/~form/sapnet?_SHORTKEY=00200797470000065902&_OBJECT=01100035870000412187...

Hope this help you,

Vito

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Former Member
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hi

Thankx for u reply

Regards,

Srinvias.D

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hi srinivas,

'jus go through the followin thread....u wil get a lot of info...

Regards,

Roshani

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Hi Srinivas ,

Please find basic of MDM...

1. MDM DEFINED:

Master data is data that describes an organization’s

key business entities, such as customers, products,

vendors and employees. A master data management

(MDM) program combines data expertise, focused

business processes and specialized technology to ensure

consistency and accuracy of data across organizational

and business process lines. Once in place,

an MDM program greatly simplifies application, process

and data integration, enables competitive agility

and responsiveness, and facilitates analytical accuracy

and real-time reporting

The technical component of MDM consists of middleware

that sits between an organization’s various business

systems to provide all systems with a single

source of master data. MDM software tools provide a

centralized master data repository as well as advanced

functionality for data consolidation, distribution and

management.

Far from a single-shot, silver-bullet fix, MDM is best though of as an ongoing specialized

discipline requiring a dedicated team focused on continual improvement. Strict data

governance to identify and repair flawed business processes that contribute to the

problem of faulty data is essential. Establishing data stewardship, building consensus,

managing change, and affirming the corporate commitment to viewing and treating data

as a valuable asset is vital to a successful MDM program

2. WHY MDM NOW?

Awash In DataData is a company’s lifeblood, flowing through all

vital systems &#61630; marketing, sales, manufacturing,

HR, finance and all points in between. Enthusiasm

for master data management (MDM) is on the rise,

which should come as no surprise as the big,

expensive ERP, SCM and CRM systems

implemented over the past decade deliver value

only when fueled by good, accurate, consistent data.

These systems generate and/or use exorbitant

amounts of data. In just 12 to 18 months, many

large businesses double the amount of data

generated and maintained, making it increasingly

critical and difficult for companies to improve data

quality and management and extract its maximum

value.

Master data describes key areas of

your business ...

&#61623; Customers (Names, addresses, phone

numbers, ...)

&#61623; Products (Product attributes, list

prices, ...)

&#61623; Suppliers (parent entities, addresses,

parts offered, ...)

&#61623; Employees (id, name, title, address,

org unit, ...)

Master data is typically stored in

multiple, disconnected systems &

databases.

Unmanaged master data is

notoriously inaccurate, incomplete,

full of discrepancies, and leads to

poor business decisions.

Database Debacles

Bad data is poison, clogging operations, increasing

costs, prompting poor decisions and,

in the worst-case scenario, leading to jail time

for executives. Gartner estimates that more than

25% of critical data within large businesses is

somehow inaccurate or incomplete. Of 750 IT

professionals and business executives surveyed

by the Data Warehouse Institute in 2005, 53%

claim their companies have suffered losses or increased

costs because of poor data, up from 41%

in 2001.

Data Disconnect

Enterprises have long struggled with creating,

maintaining, integrating, and leveraging enterprise master data. Today, poor master data

management gets in the way of successfully completing ERP, SCM, and CRM projects or

results in an inability to achieve promised returns on investment (ROIs) from these costly

and complex systems.

Optimal Solutions Integration, Inc. Page 5

Regulatory Compliance

Escalating regulatory compliance pressure is also a powerful driver for MDM. Sarbanes-

Oxley, HIPAA, Basel II and Safe Harbor, to name but a few legislative mandates,

necessitate consistent, accurate reporting capabilities across an enterprise. Executives

need look no further than recent headlines to learn of the dire personal and professional

consequences that can result from poor data management and reporting.

MDM on the Rise

Accordingly, MDM initiatives are growing in both number and importance. Research

firm IDC expects the master data management market to reach $10.4 billion by 2009

with a compound annual growth rate over the next five years of 13.8%.1 According to

Forrester Research, the typical Global 2000-size enterprise will budget/spend $1.2

million for CDI/MDM software solutions in the next 12 to 18 months, with an additional

$4 million for systems integration services.2<b></b><u></u><b></b><u></u>

Give me your personal id .will forward some more documents.

Best Regards

Devaraj PK

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Hi Shrinivas,

Also go through SAP Help :

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

& Thread :

Thanks,

Maheshwari.

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Hi,

I would suggest you go through the business perspective of MDM first through the presentations on sdn e-learning.

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/mdm-elearning

Then you can download the reference guides on Console, Import Manager, Data Manager and start going through them.

https://websmp102.sap-ag.de/nw04upgrade

(you wld need a SID for this)

Would suggest you create a dummy database in excel and try impoting it in MDM repository and find duplicates.

Hope this helps..

Rgds,

Ketan