FSCM-Massive syncronization "Customer-Business partner"

Hi,
I need to syncronise and create business partners for a large amount of selected customers.
For this I use the transaction MDS_LOAD_COCKPIT. I can't use the possibility to insert the range (from...to), because I have to syncronize precisely the customers selected.
At the moment I insert them in the MDS_... by small groups and syncronise them 100 per 100. Can you please tell me if htere is a way to syncronise htem more rapidly?
Regards,
Iri

Using a range will be the fastest way to do it (In this range you can also include customers which have BPs already created),
However if you have certain customers in middle of a range which need not have a BP, then the only way left is what you are currently employing.

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Our MDM scenario (decentralized MDM strategy) looks like this:
Customer created in SAP ECC and then sent via SAP PI to SAP MDM. From SAP MDM the customer data is then distributed to SAP CRM and other non-SAP systems.
Should we utilize both the business content (Customer, Business Partner) in SAP MDM as templates since the business content for Customer is based on ECC and business content for Business Partner is based on SAP CRM. If so I assume that we need to create a syndication to the Business Partner repository for each customer created in the Customer repository. Then we need to initiate a syndication to SAP CRM from the Business Partner repository. Is it better in this scenario to have Customer- and Business Partner in the same repository?
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Which Business content to use Business Partner, Customer or both?
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Göran
Edited by: Göran Westin on Feb 11, 2011 5:19 PM

Hello Göran,
Customer created in SAP ECC and then sent via SAP PI to SAP MDM.
From SAP MDM the customer data is then distributed to SAP CRM and other non-SAP systems.
I would suggest to consider Centralized MDM strategy (Still like to know the thought behind Decentralized MDM Strategy).
Customer should be created first in SAP MDM and then it should be syndicated to other systems.
Benefits of having Centralized MDM strategy are...
1. You can differentiate between potential Customers and Actual Customer by implementing Approval process.
2. You can use MDM key strength, that is Match & Merge feature which help avoiding duplicates.
3. You cat get most out of SAP MDM using Centralized MDM strategy.
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Depends on your business need.
Should they be in separate repositories or in the same?
Having them in two independent repositories will be beneficial, because...
1. For avoiding tight connection (as you stated)
2. You can use SAP Business Content very well.
3. Repositories created based on SAP Business Content will be flexible from long term perspective (Upgrade, Maintenance etc).

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Hi ,
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I would suggest that you archive your BPs.
This is the best you can do
Then update properly your customizing.
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Am trying to create a master tenant with a customer account, but as i save the business partner there is no corresponding creation of the master tenant with a customer account in the company code. The system only generates a business partner created. I have cheked the settings on business partner customer and have the correct FI custmer acount to the business partner, have also checked settings on the assignment of the reconciliation account to the BP and again it is compatible with the customer reconciliation account in Financials. I have also the synchronization data to see whether the synchronization object is activated, and it was not activated and i activated it, but still am not able to create a master tenant with customer account.
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