Coding is requird 4 MDM?

[Former Member]

Hi experts,

I am new to MDM. what are the prerequisites to learn MDM.

Is there any relation with BW.

and is there is any coding in MDM?

Thnx and regards,

Prerna.

[Former Member]

Hi Prerna,

Being specific to your queries,

I am new to MDM. what are the prerequisites to learn MDM.

- There are no pre-requisites required for learning MDM. But since MDM is a tool which is integrated with many other Netweaver Components such as EP, BW, ECC( through XI and ABAP API etc) it will be handy in Integration Scenarios if you know some of the Netwevear components.

Is there any relation with BW.

MDM has no relation with BW. BW is a reporting tool whereas MDM is a tool used to manage ( Consolidate, Harmonize and Central creation ) only Master Data. There is no as such reporting present in MDM. It can take in data from various interfaces, process/enrich/de-duplicate it and then exports it back to the systems.

and is there is any coding in MDM?

There is no coding within MDM tool. However doing some specific integration cases ( such as ABAP API's, JAVA API's

some ABAP/JAVA coding might be required). Inside MDM you will not require any Coding skills.

I hope it helps.

*Please reward Points if found useful.

Thanks and Regards

Nitin jain

[Former Member]

Hello Prerna,

To make it clear i''d liek to share something about data and MDM.Data is the food for any system to run and master data is the heart of that system.Master data is that crucial information on which all your business process run.If your master data is not in proper shape the analytics run on them will be incorrect as a result the business decisions taken will be wrong and this will result in a complete failure of your business.

There are many ERP systems existing today but very few provide an effective,systematic and fool proof method to preserve a single version of truth odf your master data.

SAP MDM address this problem and so is here today to bring all your master data under one roof.

So,in general,benefits of keeping Master data in 1 place is

Conformance/Auditing

Single view of customer

Global data synchronization efforts

Accurate reporting

Consolidation after mergers and acquisitions

Reduced effort to consolidate information

Reduced cleansing/mapping of information

Increased efficiency

Reduced costs overall.

with this much details you can refer to the URLs which have detailed infomation about every aspects of MDM:

For detailed overview

[http://help.sap.com/saphelp_mdm550/helpdata/en/47/1c5928cd0412b8e10000000a1553f7/content.htm]

To know about Key capabilities:

[http://help.sap.com/saphelp_mdm550/helpdata/en/46/b8065a4df01517e10000000a114a6b/content.htm]

Read reference Guide of various modules of MDM:

[http://help.sap.com/saphelp_mdm550/helpdata/en/88/9f9c427055c66ae10000000a155106/content.htm]

I hope these documentation will help you in your reading.

BR,

Krutarth

[Former Member]

MDM is a niche area.It is one of the evolving component of the NetWeaver Stack . BW/BI is a reporting tool .What MDM does in conjunction with BI is ,MDM consolidates Master Records from different Sources and hands it over to BI for Reporting.

It Must be remebered that MDM dosesnt have any intelligence within.There is no coding within the MDM tool .It all works in drag and drop fashion.Since you have BI knowledge MDM is a good area for you to venture upon.

I am giving you a brief insight over MDM Capabilities.

MDM stands for Master Data Management.Master Data of an organization drives the Transactions .So Master Data quality directly influences the reporting quality.That is why Master Data Management has become such a prominent domain of expertise.

Organizational challenges are the “people” challenges – the ones that are introduced as a by-product of changing the way people both manage and view information. There are 4 issues to be taken care of broadly.

• The Strategic Vision

• Data Ownership

• Performance-Oriented Management

• Change Management

Operational Challenges

Choosing to deploy a master data management program is a strategic decision that reverberates across the enterprise.

Just like the operational challenges of construction projects are finessed through proper planning and governance, the critical operational challenges of MDM involve instituting the appropriate oversight into a rapidly changing environment, including:

• Data Quality Management

• Data Standards Management

• Data Governance

• Data Integration

Technology Challenges

Master data management is not just software; it is a solution that embodies a management program, linking technology, principles, and policies. Once the governance infrastructures are in place, and the policies have been defined and endorsed within the enterprise, though, there are a number of technical hurdles that must also be cleared for a smooth migration to the MDM environment:

• Selecting and MDM Architecture style

• Transitioning to the new infrastructure

• Performance

The IT scenario consists of the following scenario variants:

�� Master-data consolidation

Allows to identify identical master data objects within heterogeneous landscapes,

merge identical objects centrally, and provide the relevant key mapping information for

further use in business operations or analytics.

�� Master-data harmonizationOrganizations can cleanse master data on materials, retail articles, suppliers, and

customers and leverage the results to perform enterprise-wide analytics, such as

global spend analyses. Consolidated master data is then distributed to the connected

remote systems to streamline business operations based on high-quality data.

�� Central master-data managementOrganizations can consolidate and centrally manage their master data. They can

support company-wide quality standards by ensuring that central control of master

data begins as soon as the data is created.

[former_member182007]

Hi Prerna,

As per you have chosen very hot field.As far as prerequisites

are concern there is no such prerequisites but you should have some knowledge about database, it's connectivity and some ABAP basics.

As far as BW is concern if you are from BW it will be benificial for you whenever you will try to Integrate two systems as MDM and BI.

And there is no such coding in this field. it is purly Table driven structure.

MDM is basically a very good tool for Data Consolidation and Harmonization.

You may find this information useful.

Please Reward.

Rgds

Deepak