Regarding MDM Future

[Former Member]

Hi experts,

i am working on abap, i would like to shift mdm, what is the market for MDM,

can u please suggest and tell me here we have do coding or navigation

thanks in addvance.

manisha.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Manisha,

See below threads:

/people/community.user/blog/2008/03/11/sap-mdm-a-healthcare-use-case

/people/ankurr.goel/blog/2007/12/18/the-globalized-world-requires-mdm

/people/sap.user72/blog/2005/08/29/mdm-as-a-core-netweaver-component

I hope you will get to know what is MDM and Purpose of MDM

by going through above threads.

tell me here we have do coding or navigation

Within the MDM , coding is less but when we use java api or

ABAP api to integrate the MDM to other SAP and Non-SAP

Systems , we need to go for coding.

Hope it helps

Thanks

Narendra

[Former Member]

Hi manisha ,

MDM is one major Netweaver component other than EP,PI,BI....etc.

SAP NetWeaver MDM is one solution for ALL master data in your industry-specific

business processes

Master Data is Crucial to Your Business

But every department has a different version of it

Without Master Data Management

Doing business is expensive

For major IT GIANTS like GE, ERICSSION, WHIRLPOOL....etc MDM helps them a lot.

Now it becomes necessary for companies to maintain master data .

Hence , shifting to MDM definitly enhances your career oppurtinities.

Check the following websites for gaining u confidence on MDM:

SAP Netweaver MDM Overview

http://www.asug.com/DesktopModules/Bring2mind/DMX/Download.aspx?TabId=66&DMXModule=370&Command=Core_...

MDm

http://www.asug.com/DesktopModules/Bring2mind/DMX/Download.aspx?TabId=66&DMXModule=370&Command=Core_...

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...

Master Data Management architecture patterns

http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/db2/library/techarticle/dm-0703sauter/

MDM and Enterprise SOA

http://www.saplounge.be/Files/media/pdf/Lagae---MDM-and-Enterprise-SOA2007.10.10.pdf

Effective Hierarchy Management Using SAP NetWeaver MDM for Retail

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/70ee0c9e-29a8-2910-8d93-ad34ec8a...

MDM World

http://mdm.sitacorp.com/

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...

Improve Efficiency and Data Governance with SAP NetWeaver MDM

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

Data Modeling i MDM

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/5d4211fa-0301-0010-9fb1-ef1...

http://www.sap.info/public/INT/int/index/Category-28943c61b1e60d84b-int/0/articlesVersions-31279471c...

SRM-MDM Catalog

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_srmmdm10/helpdata/en/44/ec6f42f6e341aae10000000a114a6b/frameset.htm

Master Data Management (SAP MDM)

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_mdm200/helpdata/EN/2d/ca9b835855804d9446044fd06f4484/frameset.htm

Getting Started with MDM

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_mdm550/helpdata/en/46/93b4470ce0581ee10000000a1553f7/frameset.htm

cheers!

gyanaraj

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[Former Member]

Hi Manisha,

Hi raghu,

What is MDM?

MDM is an SAP developed tool to manage master data.It is a configuartion driven tool developed on C++

It is used to perform various useful functionalities on master data like

Data Cleansing

Data Standardization

Data Harmonization

Data Quality check

Data consistency and completeness check

Most of the It landscape are very widespread so also there master data .As a result there is no single version of the truth of the master data.

To address these and many more problems one faces with master data SAP has developed this tool.

Being an ABAPer will MDM be useful for me?

To be precise ABAP knowledge is not a prerequisite to learn MDM however if you have some knowledge of the functional side in SAP R/3 it will help.

As an ABAPer if you understand the table structure in R/3 the hierarchy in which data are store etc it will help in MDM data modelling as Data modelling is the initial and most important step when working with MDM.

Besides your ABAP knowledge will help when you are integrating with differnt system especially SAP and BI system .ABAP can be used to write different codes and call several functional Modules which are used to to convert data formats and in RFC connections to enable file taransfers.

But I strongly feel that you do not need any such specific kind of training to attend to learn MDM as MDM is a Configuration driven tool and if you go through the different books available online on SAP help and even SDN then it is sufficient to start with the basic concept sin MDM.

The bible for MDM is MDM reference Guides

There are four ref guides

Console

Data Manager

Import Manager

Syndicator

These guides are sufficient to learn within the MDM box for a beginner.

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Thanks

Simona

[Former Member]

Hi Manisha,

i am working on abap, i would like to shift mdm, what is the market for MDM,

can u please suggest and tell me here we have do coding or navigation

MDM is very hot in the market right now and as it is getting better and better with newer versions, MDM is reaching a steadier state. A very stable version is expected to come out in Oct this year.

Now Please go through the link below:

[https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/wiki?path=/display/profile/new%2bto%2bmdm%2b~%2bhow%2bis%2bcareer%2bin%2bsap-mdm]

This link will give you information on the following things:

1. Is is good to choose MDM as career? How is the market of SAP MDM? What will be the job oportunity?

2. Coding is requird 4 MDM?

3. Learning MDM for a Functional Consultant

I think the first two questions are your concerns and you can go through this link for better understanding.

There is not much of Navigation required in MDM as we generally integrate MDM with source sytems and MDM has 4 components which have specific tasks.

1. Console - For repository Design and setting all properties.

2. Import Manager - For importing the data into MDM

3. Data Manager - For Managing, enriching and Cleaning the

data.

4. Syndicator - For harmonizing the data back to the target systems.

Please go through the link to understand these components better:

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

Hope this piece of info helps you.

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Thanks and Regards

Nitin jain