Functional Consultant & Learning MDM

[Former Member]

Dear Friends,

I am a SAP SD functional consultant and would like to learn SAP MDM and then appear for SAP MDM certification. Would like to know what are the basic things should I learn before going to start SAP MDM learning as i am non technical guy.

Should I learn ABAP, BASIS or XI first or anything else?

please give me your Guidance.

Thanks in advance,

Regards,

Vishal

[Former Member]

Hi Vishal

The following links will help you to understand the market requirements and MDM scenarios.

http://hosteddocs.ittoolbox.com/RD021507b.pdf

http://www.sap.com/community/int/innovation/esoa/demo/MDM_demo/index.html

Market trends and scenarios

http://events.techtarget.com/mdm-ent/?Offer=DMwn716mdm

http://viewer.bitpipe.com/viewer/viewDocument.do?accessId=6721869

http://searchdatamanagement.bitpipe.com/data/search?site=sdmgt&cr=bpres&cg=VENDOR&sp=site_abbrev%Asd...DataManagement

http://viewer.bitpipe.com/viewer/viewDocument.do?accessId=6721819

http://www.dmreview.com/channels/master_data_management.html

http://searchdatamanagement.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid91_gci1287620,00.html?bucket=...

Thanks

Ankit

[Former Member]

hi vishal,

Again from where i can get the material to start learning MDM?

You can start by learning all the 4 GUIs of MDM. You can get more information about how MDM works, why is it important and also about 4 GUIs of MDM in following links:

SAP Netweaver MDM Overview

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/b09b548d-7316-2a10-1fbb-894c838d...

SAP NETWEAVER MDM Leverage MDM in ERP Environments - An Evolutionary Approach -

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/4059f477-7316-2a10-5fa1-88417f98...

MDM: Master Data for Global business

http://www.sitacorp.com/mdm.html

MDM Master Data Management Hub Architecture

http://blogs.msdn.com/rogerwolterblog/archive/2007/01/02/mdm-master-data-management-hub-architecture...

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

hope this may help you,

Regards,

Srinivas

[Former Member]

Hi Vishal,

There is no prerequisite to learn MDM.

Anyway you are functional consultant you know the business very well compared to other technical guys.

you may have good idea about the business of customers and business partners.

some idea about IDOCs is necessary and you need data modelling skills. i.e you need to understand the source system data and then you need to model the same in target system(means MDM).

I hope this may helps you.

Regards,

RDN Prasad.

[Former Member]

Thanks friends,

Again from where i can get the material to start learning MDM?

[Former Member]

Hi Vishal,

https://help.sap.com is the best site to get idea about MDM

http://sdn.sap.com under information management --> MDM

is another best site to get stuff about MDM IT scenarios and business scenarios.

you can get many blogs against topics.

service market place is another place to get Component related reference guides and IT scenarios process guides.

i.e. http://service.sap.com/installmdm.

adding to this, you can get SAP predelivered Business content and download the MDM software also.

I don't want to mention the links here,because many experts posted these blogs and available in this forum also.

I hope it may helps you.

Regards,

RDN Prasad.

[Former Member]

hi vishal,

As a functional consultant, strightaway you can start learning MDM.

in the preparation of datamodel design, according to client business process we have to design. To analyze the business process and requirements, you should have functional experience.

if you have ABAP knowledge and XI knowledge, it will helps alot. Basis is not required.

R/3 --> XI --> MDM scenario.

Mdm understands XML formats only. from R/3 we will send the master data in IDOC format. XI will convert IDOC messages to XML messages, we will import these XML messages to MDM server through import manager.

hope this may help you,

Regards,

Srinivas