mdm data manager use

[Former Member]

What is the main purpose of MDM Data Manager? What are the functions it perform?

[Former Member]

Hi,

Data Manager in simple terms can be stated as a place where we manage the data that is taken from various systems.

All the data that you take from all the various systems that a business is using is then taken into data manager, so that it could be cleansed and can be maintained easily in future.

Now this Maintenance of data can be done in various ways:

There are basically four different modes in Data Manager:

1.Record Mode : This mode allows us to search, view and edit the records of any table in MDM repository. This is the mode that one uses most often, primarily to view and edit records in the main table and also to view and edit records in any of the sub tables.

2. Hierarchy mode : This mode allow us to view and edit the hierarchy tables in the MDM repository, including regular hierarchy tables, taxonomy tables, and the Masks table. Though we can also view and edit the records of a hierarchy table in Record mode, Hierarchy mode specifically allows us to edit the parent/child relationships and the sibling ordering of the hierarchy.

3. Taxonomy mode : This mode allows us to view and edit the taxonomy tables in the MDM repository. We usually use this mode to create and maintain the category hierarchy used in the repository, and to manage the attributes associated with each category and subcategory. Though we can also view and edit taxonomy tables in both Record mode (for searching) and Hierarchy mode (for editing the other fields of information associated with each category), Taxonomy mode is unique in that instead of focusing on the records of the taxonomy table, it allows you to create and manage the pool of attributes associated with the taxonomy table, and to assign attributes to categories on a category-by-category basis.

4. Matching mode : This mode allows us to identify and eliminate duplicate records within an MDM repository. When you view the main table in Matching mode, MDM allows you to perform u201Cmatching-and-mergingu201D on and against any or all of its records, using various user-defined criteria (like creation of Rules and Strategies) to decide whether or not records are potential duplicates.

5. Family mode : This mode allows us to view and edit the Families table, which layers a hierarchy of families upon the taxonomy hierarchy to further break down each category into smaller groups of main table records.

We usually use this mode to partition the categories of the taxonomy hierarchy by the values of other fields and/or attributes, and then to associate

family data (such as an image, a paragraph, and bullets) once with

each family of main table records rather than each individual record.

Hope this helps!!!!!!!!!!!

Cheers,

Parul

[Former Member]

Hi

In data manager we can do host of activities:

Creating/change/delete records.

Defining hierarchy/taxonomy table in respective modes. Linking of Attributes

Performing drill down search and free form search

Data governance:writing validations n assignments.Executing them.

Creating workflows and executing steps of workflow

Matching mode used for matching n merging of records in MDM once rules and strategies are defined.

Family Mode and Publish mode for creating catalogs.

Several others..refer to data manager reference guide for MDM.

Award point if helpful

Regards-

Ravi