Data reconciliation using MDM

Hi can anyone tell me that does MDM play any role in data reconciliation across various R/3 modules.

Hi Gopesh,
maybe you want to read the thread right before this one... there i put an answer which covers your topic.
this part might be relevant to you:
Concerning 2: Actually with MDM 3.0 you can consolidate any data - the standard allows MD Objects like Product or Business Partner - but if you want to harmonize eg FI/CO Data you can create beforehand on MDM a MD Object type using the MD Framework - this framework allows to create any data type you like (look at the elearning sessions on the mdm page in sdn - https://www.sdn.sap.com/sdn/developerareas/mdm.sdn?node=linkDnode8 )
regards, Matthias

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Purpose
An important aspect in ensuring the quality of data in BI is the consistency of the data. As a data warehouse, BI integrates and transforms data and stores it so that it is made available for analysis and interpretation. The consistency of the data between the various process steps has to be ensured. Data reconciliation for DataSources allows you to ensure the consistency of data that has been loaded into BI and is available and used productively there. You use the scenarios that are described below to validate the loaded data. Data reconciliation is based on a comparison of the data loaded into BI and the application data in the source system. You can access the data in the source system directly to perform this comparison.
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Model
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Assign point is the best way of saying thanks..

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Your approach is correct for reconciliation. I would like to suggest you to include a key figure each in the DSO's for the count of records. Default it is as '1' for an entry in the DSO.
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