Solved: Please tell me how to start MDM

Former Member · ‎07-28-2008

Hi All,

I am SAPBI consultant.

I want to move to MDM , please suggest me on this and give me some subject details on this .

Thanks in Advance,

Ramesh.

Former Member · ‎07-29-2008

Hi Chavva,

MDM as we know stands for Master Data Management.

It is a known truth that MDM is the hot topic and most valuable platform in the market.

Here we basically deal with the Master Data i.e. master data is taken from various systems that a Business have and then steps are taken to make the Master data non-redundant inorder to maintain data consistency and data quality.

There are three basic scenarios that we follow in MDM:

Data Consolidation

Data Harmonization

Central Master Data Management

Consolidation :

1. Cleansing and de-duplication

2. Data normalization including categorization and taxonomy management

3. New interactive consolidation capabilities

Data Harmonization :

1. Automated synchronization of globally relevant master data information

2. New Interactive distribution capabilities

Central Master Data Management :

1. Central creation and maintenance of data

2. Ongoing master data quality

You can further get the MDM related material from help.sap.com

Apart from that to know the expectations, roles and responsibilities of MDM Consultant you can refer to the below

Link:

Also you can check with other forums for more Information!!!!

Hope this would be helpful!!!!!!!

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Regards,

Parul

Former Member · ‎07-29-2008

Hi Ramesh,

Your decision is absolutely perfect because besides MDM, you must know the integration of MDM with either R/3 or with XI, or with BI. It will add an advantage for you.

BI has REPORTING DATA LOADING, EXTRACTION, MODELLING . It is having huge openings in the market.

BW is used for sales analysis.

For more details about value of MDM in market, please refer the link below:

http://www.cio.com/article/361015/SAP_s_Push_Into_the_SMB_Market_Is_Creating_a_Skills_Gap_for_IT_Dep...

Hope it will help you.

Regards

Richa

Former Member · ‎07-29-2008

Hello Ramesh,

In addition, you can refr the link mentioned below:

For MDM Overview Presentation

Master Data Integration

Master Data Operations

Master Data Quality:

How is career in SAP MDM -

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

How to learn SAP MDM -

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/wiki?path=/display/profile/new%2bto%2bmdm%2b~%2bhow%2bto%2blearn%2bs...

NEW to MDM:(Good One)

Hope this will help you.

TNR,

Saurabh...

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Former Member · ‎07-29-2008

Hi Ramesh,

I am SAPBI consultant.

I want to move to MDM , please suggest me on this and give me some subject details on this

MDM stands for Master Data management where we take data from various source systems and clean and consildate it.

Then we harmonize ( export) the data back to the repective systems.Hence so many systems are involved in these projects/scenarios,

SAP BI is an analytical tool from which you can generate reports.

And the reports should be very precise and correct and it relies heavily on correct and consistent Master Data. Soon you will also find a combination of Bi-MDM being used in many scenarios. Hence your prior knowledge can also be used along with MDM.

Kindly follow these links to get more useful info:

/thread/683426 [original link is broken]

Links for people who are new to MDM :

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

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/wiki?path=/display/profile/new%2bto%2bmdm%2b~%2bhow%2bto%2blearn%2bs...

Coming to how you must do it, let me tell you that MDM has basically 4 components:

1. Console

2. Import Manager

3. Data Manager

4. Syndicator

You can start reading the reference guides from the link below:

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

Along with these , I feel you will also be curious to know about Bi-MDM scnearios.

Kindly go through the links for the same:

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/eceebfaf-0801-0010-ce8c-9a1fe263...

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/d69ea990-0201-0010-3ea6-9121368d...

For knowledge on integartion scenarios, go throught he link below:

Hope it helps.

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Thanks and Regards

Nitin Jain

Former Member · ‎07-29-2008

Hi Ramesh,

It is an good decision you have taken to start learning MDM.

You can go through all the above posts to learn MDM.

Just before you start up you need to know that SAP MDM is a SAP developed tool to manage your master data is an effective way.

It is a configuration driven tool which is absed on C++.so it is very easy to learn and does not require any prerequisties for it so it does not matter from whicf field you have come from.

One very important thing to note here is that this tool is still noy reached its steady state and is developing at every stage with a newer version coming every few months.

However SAP has planned to come out with SAP MDM vs7.1 very soon which is going to be very stable and most of its drawbacks completely eliminated.

Once this tool gains control it will rule the market as .

Data drives Business and SAP MDM drives Data.

As you must be knowing that BI is basically used for reporting purposes. Hence it would be the best if BI reports are acccurate and precise.

Hence There is one scenario that you can focus on at the beginning. This is the Bi-MDM integration scneario. As MDM is used for considating, it identifies duplicates and helps Bi in generating accurate and Consolidated reports.

Please go through this link for additional info:

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/wiki?path=/display/home/connectivity%2b-%2bbi-mdm%2bintegration

Here in I am giving you some additional usefull links plz go through them.

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

Also go through this links

Introduction to MDM

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_mdmgds55/helpdata/en/e2/45b742cafec96ae10000000a155106/frameset.htm

MDM Console reference guide

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_mdmgds55/helpdata/en/88/9f9c427055c66ae10000000a155106/frameset.htm

MDM Data Manager reference guide

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_mdmgds55/helpdata/en/43/e0615a82b40a2ee10000000a11466f/frameset.htm

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_mdmgds55/helpdata/en/43/e0677882b40a2ee10000000a11466f/frameset.htm