Limit on number of SRM-MDM repositories

I am doing sizing exercises for a client who currently has over 20 catalogs, and who over the next 5 years could scale up to hundreds of catalogs across the world. They are all relatively small (~1000 items). Is there any limit to the number of catalogs (repositories) in the SRM-MDM system?

Hi,
I think there is no limit. DB side may have limit but it is quite big number.
Regards,
Masa

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I'm in the process of installing SRM-MDM catalog 3.0 but I'm not sure about the correct installation process.
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1- Java system with the central instance, the central services instance, the database instance
2- MDM Server, and MDM Import Server
We have covered the first point by installing an SRM 7.0 JAVA system. Regarding the second requirement, I have some doubts in the way it should be completed. What we did so far was to install the SRM-MDM catalog 3.0 from the MDM 7.1 installation master. So, we now have two MDM server instances: MDS and MDIS.
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Hi Diego.
The Installation Note Number for SRM-MDM Catalog 3.0 is : 1177779. The recommended steps would be to follow how the Installation Guide recommends you to do so.
But still your assumption is correct. MDM landscapes and Java landscapes are both different set of categories to be installed to make the Catalog scenario to be successfull.
Step 1: Make sure you have the back end database server(SQL/Oracle/???) is installed.
Step 2: Make sure all the MDM components(MDS, MDIS, etc) is installed.
Step 3: Make sure Java WebAS is installed correctly.
Step 4: Now deploy the Catalog SCA and MDM Connector deployed in the Java WebAS.
Step 5: You can unarchive and load the repository.
Step 6: Try to launch the catalog using the URL provided to check and make sure if the connection is fine.
Also what Masa has mentioned is the communication path how the whole process is achieved technically and that doesn't mean that it has to be in the same order which he has mentioned. The below sequence is just an path to describe how the communication is achieved technically.
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Regards
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Edited by: chandar_sap on Aug 30, 2010 6:16 PM

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KR,
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Hi Thomas.
What is best practice for SRM-MDM Catalogue?
SAP recommends to have the landscape model like DEV-QA-PROD.
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Best Regards
Bala
Edited by: chandar_sap on Sep 28, 2011 12:17 PM

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>
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thanks a lot a happy holidays!

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TNR,
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I have already seen (Note 1077701 & 1138862)
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3. If you don't need the picklist/hierarchy you can remove those
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Raymond

SRM 7.0 and SRM MDM Installation query

Hi,
I have installed Both AS ABAP and AS JAVA Stack separately and going forward I need to know
1) Do I need to install any other servers other than this like EP and PI etc?
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Prerequisites
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                     Need help for
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Edited by: M Jairaj on Feb 3, 2010 3:43 PM

Hi,
> I have installed Both AS ABAP and AS JAVA Stack separately and going forward I need to know
>
> 1) Do I need to install any other servers other than this like EP and PI etc?
>
As you have already installed Java stack then it will be your EP. You don't need PI for SRM MDM.
> 2) I also wanted to install SRM MDM, for that I have gone through some documents and threads and found that
>
>                      Need help for
>
>              . Not able to find DBMS server
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NOTE ►► When you mount two MDM repositories with the same name (but located on different DBMS Servers) on the same MDM Server, MDM distinguishes them in the Console Hierarchy pane by appending the name of the DBMS Server in angular brackets to the repository name (e.g. u201Crepository <server>u201D).
>              . User
>                . Password for DBMS setting
>
ent. In this you can specify the fields to be displayed for Search, type of UI etc for the particular       user
>
>       . Where I can get the "Port"
>
Note 1414670 - MDM 7.1: Adjusting MDS port in MDIS and MDSS ini files
Check SAP Note 1077701 - SRM-MDM Catalog - FAQ
>        4) In the market place I have found that SRM MDM install.exe and in that there are two options to execute. Install MDM
>            . Install SRM MDM
>
Check installation guide for this.
Thanks
Sunny

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Hello Masa,
Masayuki Sekihara wrote:
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I am new to SRM. Please correct me about material creation procedure in SRM if I am wrong:
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MDM.
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Jennifer

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Hi Experts,
I am technical person and am facing one issue,we are using MDM catalog for selecting the product and after selection the product is getting transfer to the SRM.
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Hello Michelle,
MU--> How many no of MDM user will use the catalog on the web.(In current version of catalog max 50 user can log into the catalog concurrently)
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For example our sandbox, development and QA SRM 7.01 systems would all connect to the same SRM-MDM Catalog 7.01.
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You should set up different repositories for each SRM system so that you don't interfere with each others data (i.e. suppliers or other lookups tied to SRM).
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- Exampe:
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Article C is tied to location A, parameter B
- The way to solve this in MDM is to use the qualified table. I have created one where:
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The user should be able to choose one Location, and then one parameter tied to that Location, to view relevant articles.
This is no problem using SAP Portal with MDM. But how can we realise this using SRM-MDM search UI?
I have tried, but can only get a drop down or text search on the non-qualifier field.
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KR;
Thomas

Hi Thomas,
Is there any possibilities to configure/add code to the search UI, or is this completely locked for customization/altering through code? Unfortunately, I feel it is standard and we can not customize it.
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