What is Master Data?What is difference between Master Data and Meta Data?

[Former Member]

Hi guy,

Can somebody give me the clearly answer and example of these questions

What is Master Data?What is difference between Master Data and Meta Data?

Thanks,

Parinya.

[Former Member]

Hi Parinya,

Meta Data is data about data.

e.g. A database contains fields such as Name, Address, City, and so on. Metadata names these fields, describes the size of the fields, and may put restrictions on what can go in the field (for example, numbers only).

For more details check :

http://www.linktionary.com/m/metadata.html

Master data includes data about clients and customers, employees, inventory, suppliers, analytics and more.

Master data is typically shared by multiple users and groups across an organization.

we never change it. we add new records to master data.

Hope its clear.

Thanks,

Maheshwari.

[Former Member]

Hi Parinya

Master Data is the data the never changes are changes seldom whereas Metadata is the data that is used to described other data (or some sort of helper data)

Regards

krishna