How MDM and XI interrelated?

Hi All,
What are the advantages of learning MDM for XI consultant? Except imporving the skill set are there any real advantages or business benefits if we send XI consultant to MDM training?
Thx
N@v!n

hi,
>>>>can't you have MDM server without XI?
that's the point Aamir - you cannot
as MDM requires data (master data supplied by IDOCs, abap proxies)
and you need XI to provide MDM with this data
so in my opinion saying that MDM has nothing to do with XI
is like saying that you don't need IDOCs or proxies
to integrate r3 with third party software...
possible (files etc) but does anyone goes this way ?
XI is a central/crucial tool for MDM - that's all
Regards,
michal
<a href="/people/michal.krawczyk2/blog/2005/06/28/xipi-faq-frequently-asked-questions">XI / PI FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions</a>

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> How do DW users know how often and where an image is
used on the site
> then?
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And just so you'll know, this is a peer forum, not an
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> OK. I sent the below feature request.
> How do DW users know how often and where an image is
used on the site
> then?
> always doing a find/search?
> in GoLive there was an simple window where all the files
a page consisted
> of
> were listed plus all the files that were pointing to
that page. such,
> without
> having to open a page links and image and componentes
etc. could be
> changed via
> point&shoot.
>
> Couldn't you all think of this a being great and helpful
and making site
> management easy? Then send in a feature request as well,
please.
>
> ...............
> How can one know by the assets or files list if an image
is used at all on
> the
> site?
> and how many times? and on which pages?
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would be very good to
> see
> if when it was used on other pages as well if it would
make still sense
> there
> when changed.
> as DW can update files (when e.g. an image name gets
changed) there is a
> way
> this is already recorded. why not take this records and
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> into a
> list/column in the files panel to indicated that the
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> how
> many times.
> plus to have another window that can display all the
pages the image is
> used
> in.
> so one could click through all those pages and open them
to check the
> image
> there.
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> in the middle and left and right from it many
branches/lines at which ends
> the
> filenames were visible used in that page.
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and change a file or
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files panel without
> having to open the pages.
> These features were so practical for an effective daily
workflow that I
> don't
> understand why they haven't been put into cool DW yet.
Please, please do
> so in
> the next release. I can test it thoroughly if you need
testers for it.
> bye,
> beate
>

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