MDM Console/Data Manager Info

Hi Guys. I am new to MDM world. I am looking for goof reference documents for Console and Data Manager I can use of.
Also whether we can access Teched videos for 5.5 MDM stuff?
Thank you in advance
Jake

Hi,
To learn about console, Data Manager and other MDM components, best documents in my opinion are reference guides which are available at Service Market Place.
You can have a look at them using [link|https://websmp201.sap-ag.de/~sapidb/011000358700001827872008E] (SMP Login required)
You can also check following link to start with Getting Started with SAP NetWeaver Master Data Management [original link is broken]
you can find maximum MDM related information at Enterprise Master Data Management
Regards,
Shiv

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Brief about Console, data manager and Import manager

Hi,
Iam new to MDM we just started installing our MDM components and iam a MM functional guy Can you any one tell me about console, data manager and import manger i need to know the following,
1. what is it
2. How the 3 is interlinked
3. can the data manager be loaded directly without a import
4. is there a std way of creating repository
5. I need to do samples on vendor, customer harmonisation and the spend analysis and matl master harmonisation..
Iam asking too much in this forum but i knw you guys are there to help me out.
Thanks in advance,
Suresh

MDM Console
The MDM Console allows the system manager to administer and monitor the MDM Server, and to create, maintain the structure of, and control access to the MDM repositories themselves. Records are not entered or managed with the MDM Console, but rather with client apps such as the MDM Client.
MDM Client(data manager)
The MDM Client is the primary client of the MDM Server, and is the program most users see on their PCs. It allows users to store, manage and update master data consisting of text, images, and other rich content, and to create taxonomies, families, and relationships. Other clients include the Import Manager, the Image Manager, and the Syndicator.
Import Manager
Allows you to import master data from most types of flat or relational electronic
source files (e.g. Excel, delimited text, SQL, XML, and any ODBC-compliant source),
and to restructure, cleanse, and normalize master data as part of the import process.
<i>2. How the 3 is interlinked</i>
--->
Suppose you are sending vendor information to MDM repository be sending IDOC from R/3. Then the whole process can go as... IDOC will be sent to XI, so XI will generate XML file that contains data. Then import manager can import this file and will so place the data in repository.
Now if you want to send data in MDM repository, the process goes reverse way. Syndicator will generate flat/xml file. This file will be given to XI so that XI will generate IDOC out of it and will send it to XI. This whole process ensures data consistancy
For details refer this link
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_mdm550/helpdata/en/43/D7AED5058201B4E10000000A11466F/frameset.htm

What is master data management

i want know clearly abut MDM in SAP.

Hi naresh reddy ,
SAP NetWeaver MASTER DATA MANAGEMENT
SAP NetWeaver Master Data Management (SAP NetWeaver MDM) is an enabling foundation for enterprise services and business process management -- providing a single version of the truth for customer, product, employee, supplier, or user-defined data objects.
Working across heterogeneous systems at disparate locations, SAP NetWeaver Master Data Management ensures cross-system data consistency through interactive distribution. It integrates business processes across the extended value chain, delivering features and functions to enable:
Master data consolidation -- Consolidate master data for companywide analysis and reporting. SAP NetWeaver Master Data Management consolidates and cleanses master data objects from disparate systems. After consolidation, it stores information from different systems in a centralized repository. Related rich content can be included to augment the data store.
Synchronization and distribution of master data -- Enable consistent data maintenance and distribution to ensure permanent harmonization of master data. Using global attributes, you can ensure that all systems receive the same master data during distribution -- and enrich the distributed data objects with additional attribute values in the target systems. Distribution can be controlled, visible, and traceable, with active status management at each distribution step.
Centralized management of master data -- Supports companywide quality standards by ensuring that central control of master data begins as soon as the data is created. Centrally created master data can subsequently be distributed to client systems as required using interactive distribution.
Administration of master data -- Manage master data without custom code. A powerful interface supports administrative tasks such as data exception handling and assignment of role-based access to business processes and information. Data managers use the interface to configure data source merging, business rules, and distribution details to downstream applications.
Management of internal content -- Collect and centralize all your content -- including parametric information and rich content such as images, paragraphs of text, PDF documents, and organizational intelligence about content -- in an enterprisewide repository.
Catalog search -- Deploy intuitive interfaces that help you locate items internally, publish Web catalogs on e-commerce storefronts and in supplier enablement programs, and integrate easy-to-search catalogs into e-procurement solutions -- all from a centralized repository, and all at speeds surpassing normal SQL-based queries.
Print catalog customization -- Disseminate product information directly from a centralized catalog repository to popular desktop publishing programs, and automatically generate fully formatted and populated page layouts.
Multichannel syndication of product catalog content -- Publish restructured and reformatted extracts or incremental updates of your product catalog content -- and distribute them to trading partners in several delimited text and XML formats -- on an unscheduled or regular basis.
Business process support -- Enable communication in a heterogeneous environment, and insert master data into other systems.
Business analytics and reporting -- Leverage synchronized data for reliable analysis and accurate reporting.
The following websites will clearly explain u wt is MDM. These websites contain PDF & PPT presentations:
SAP Netweaver MDM Overview
http://www.asug.com/DesktopModules/Bring2mind/DMX/Download.aspx?TabId=66&DMXModule=370&Command=Core_Download&EntryId=3431&PortalId=0
MDm
http://www.asug.com/DesktopModules/Bring2mind/DMX/Download.aspx?TabId=66&DMXModule=370&Command=Core_Download&EntryId=1666&PortalId=0
SAP Netweaver MDM Overview
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/b09b548d-7316-2a10-1fbb-894c838d8079
SAP NETWEAVER MDM Leverage MDM in ERP Environments - An Evolutionary Approach -
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/4059f477-7316-2a10-5fa1-88417f98ca93
Master Data Management architecture patterns
http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/db2/library/techarticle/dm-0703sauter/
MDM and Enterprise SOA
http://www.saplounge.be/Files/media/pdf/Lagae---MDM-and-Enterprise-SOA2007.10.10.pdf
Effective Hierarchy Management Using SAP NetWeaver MDM for Retail
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/70ee0c9e-29a8-2910-8d93-ad34ec8af09b
MDM World
http://mdm.sitacorp.com/
MDM: Master Data for Global business
http://www.sitacorp.com/mdm.html
MDM Master Data Management Hub Architecture
http://blogs.msdn.com/rogerwolterblog/archive/2007/01/02/mdm-master-data-management-hub-architecture.aspx
Improve Efficiency and Data Governance with SAP NetWeaver MDM
http://www.sapnetweavermagazine.com/archive/Volume_03_(2007)/Issue_02_(Spring)/v3i2a12.cfm?session=
Data Modeling i MDM
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/5d4211fa-0301-0010-9fb1-ef1fd91719b6
http://www.sap.info/public/INT/int/index/Category-28943c61b1e60d84b-int/0/articlesVersions-31279471c9758576df
SRM-MDM Catalog
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_srmmdm10/helpdata/en/44/ec6f42f6e341aae10000000a114a6b/frameset.htm
cheers!
gyanaraj
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Data creation in data manager vs. ERP transaction

Hi experts,
I have a general question on working with MDM: When I use MDM as central data management tool then I create and change the whole data within MDM Data Manager or maybe in MDM iViews in EP. Doing that way I will loose a lot of positive aspects I had doing this in ERP formerly even when using business content.
For example:
- no process logic exists (which I had in ERP dynpros in the code): no preconfigured assignments, validations, relationships, etc.
- I have to know all relevant tables where I have to do my entries
- no standard searches for typical problems
- all roles and authorizations have to be created on my own (except standard roles like Admin, Data Expert, etc.), there is no possibility to transfer authorizations from ERP to MDM (authorizations can be very complex)
- you need more (expert) know-how to maintain data (which is also a job of business departments)
- etc.
So a change to central master data management means a step backwards from a dynpro controlled input GUI to a database frontend with only rudimental features and loosing a lot of functionality that was build within a lot of years.
Is this right or did I miss something important? I think loosing all this functionality can be a cause for resistance against introduction of MDM central data management in companys.
Thanks for your answers. Helpful answers will be rewarded.
BR, bd

Hi BD,
CMDM is one of the later stages in using MDM effectively.Before moving to a CMDM scenario it is necessary that ground base is set up.
- One goes for a CMDM scenario once all the one time data(exisiting data) is already cleansed.So firstly you need to extract all the possible high risk duplicates existing data from the ERP sytem into MDM ,run the matching merging strategies on them and then maintain the consistent data in MDM.Once this step is completed only then it makes sense to go for the creation of new data centrally through MDM.
- Just like in ECC when a user creates a new material for instance.He has to go through all the views and enter in all the required and optional fields value.In the same way this same scenario can be replicated in MDM by creting a repository with all the fields that one needs to enter while creating a new material. and by using MDM Validations we can simulate the same requirement of mandatory as in ECC.
- If you go for a Business content repository for Material,Vendor,Product etc you will have all the ready to use Roles with authorizations so its no a much of rework.
- Standard searches amy not be available in MDM but one can always desig his/her own search based on the customer requirement and MDM searches are very easy to use and also very dynamic.
I do agree that SAP MDM may not be a fully grown tool at this point of time but with the SAP MDM 7.1 vs most of these drawbacks will be addressed. and besides although ECC can do most of the Master data related work it is not a dedicated system for that purpose and will therefore have an influence on the performance and time involved aspects.
Hope It Helped,
Kindly Reward Points if found useful
Thanks & Regards
Simona Pinto

Data Manager : Export records to excel

Hi MDM pals,
Data manager offers an user to select records in a repository and export them to an excel file.Options exist to choose fields and Qualifiers to be exported.Output file will be a single excel file with all records in distinct columns.
Having said that, I am in need of exporting records in main table and qualified lookup tables with respective qualifiers into different excel files. Please advise how to split the same.
Need stated as below :
1) Excel file 1 : Main table (Customer)
2) Excel file 2 : Qualified Table 1 (Sales Data) - Should contain Sales records(non qualifiers and qualifiers) for each customer.
3) Excel file 3 : Qualified Table 1 (Pricing Data) - Should contain Price records(non qualifiers and Qualifiers) for each customer.
Regards,
Vinay M.S

Hi Vinay,
Yes this can be achieved but you need to perform the export three times.
1) Main table (Customer)
Go to File -> Export To -> Excel, select all the fields, this will simply export all the main table records. If you want to export selected records then either select them manually or perform the search and then go for export.
2) Excel file 2 : Qualified Table 1 (Sales Data) - Should contain Sales records(non qualifiers and qualifiers) for each customer.
Go to File -> Export To -> Excel, remove all the main table fields, select Customer Number field and the Lookup Qualified field Sales Data from the list of available fields and move them to Fields to Export, once you move Sales Data field, Qualifiers Check box will get enabled, Check that and you will get the list of Qualifiers in the available fields, either you can select all the qualifiers or the selected ones depending upon what you want in the excel file. Just click on OK and check the output file.
3) Excel file 3 : Qualified Table 1 (Pricing Data) - Should contain Price records(non qualifiers and Qualifiers) for each customer.
Similar to 2
Regards,
Jitesh Talreja

Error while opening MDM Data Manager

Hi,
We are getting the following error while trying to open Data manager on our repository.
"Error Initializing Attributes for table Taxonomy
Application will exit
Already exists"
mds Version 5.5.42.90
MDM DataManager Ver5.5.42.90
The repository loads without any errors. The server log file too doesnt show any errors.
Is there anyway to fix this?

Go to your MDM console, Login to repository and Unload repository first.
Then load with Update Indices.
This problem comes when you change anything in schema in console and then load repository with immediate option.
So always prefer to use update indices as accelator files will get updated and data comes from actual database.
If the problem still persists then Go again to console and check your repository for any fatal error. if errors come then repair repository and if not come then also repair.
Then load with update indices.
Hope it will help you.
BR,
Alok
Edited by: Alok Sharma on Feb 14, 2008 9:20 AM

MDM Data manager :Unable to perform Checkout/in operations on record

Hi forum,
When I am trying to checkout records in data manager, I receive an error 'The Requested error was not found , verson 5.5 SP06'. Same error appears when we are executing checkin and roll back on any record in repository.
Please advise on resolution steps for this.
Regards,
Vinay M.S

Hi Vinay M.S
Pls check functions for role that you used (SAP MDM Console->Admin->Roles).
May be it role dont have permissions to checkout(in) records?
Regards
Kanstantsin

MDM data manager

hi experts,
i could not work with data manager, the error is prompting by telling that it cannot load the repository. can anyone will help me in solving this error.
thanks,
kannan.

Hi Kannan,
Data Manager can only connect to repositories that are loaded and running on a running MDM Server. To check this, you have to use MDM Console:
1. Start MDM Console and mount your MDM Server. A green arrow icon before your server name indicates that your MDM Server is running. If not, start the MDM Server.
2. You'll see a list of repositories available for this server. If your repository is not visible, you have to mount it first. You can do so by right-clicking on the server and choose the action from the context menu. If your repository is visible, login to the repository and check the repository state. Again a green arrow icon before your repository indicates that the repository is loaded. If not, load the repository! As soon as your repository is running, you can conntect to it with the Data Manager.
BR Michael

MDM Data Manager - Freezes at loading Local Searches

Hi all,
While the loading the MDM data manager (DM) the application freezes for ~5 min while stating "Loading Local Searches", before the DM is finíshed loading.
Does anyone know how to solve this problem, or at least where the local searches are stored on the drive?
Kind Regards,
Christian

Hi Christian,
While the loading the MDM data manager (DM) the application freezes for ~5 min while stating "Loading Local Searches", before the DM is finíshed loading.
Does anyone know how to solve this problem, or at least where the local searches are stored on the drive?
As per my knowledge, there may be some reasons for this problem.
1. There might be a version mismatch between the MDM server and the MDM Data Manager Gui. You can check the verison only when the Data Manager opens.
However, you can check it for other GUi's and compare it with the MDM server version. ( Even the build version should match).
2. There might be huge number of records saved in your repository.
3) You might have changed the repository strutcure which has not been updated throughout.
There might be some other problem also.
Possible solutions:
1. Unload the repository and Load it again with UPDATE INDICES. This might solve the problem at the root itself.
2)I would suggest you to check your GUI version and upgrade it if its not matching with the MDM server version.
3)If still not working, you can try-unistalling the DM client and re-installing it again.
Please note these 2 steps before performing the step 2 and step3.
Check the repository for errors and if any, then verify it
Do take a back of the repository from the Console- Use Archive repository.
Hope it helps.
Thanks and Regards
Nitin jain

MDM Data Manager step-by-step process with an example

Hi All,
I recently started reading MDM. I am clear with MDM-Console concepts. But I have problem with MDM Data Manager. I am confused with data entries in qualified tables, work flows(using microsoft studio), Matching mode- rules(High treshold, low threshold) etc.. I read material posted in forums- but still I am not clear.
I need a step-by-step process for data entries with *examples*. A good example which covers all Data Manager concepts. PDF's with screen shots, videos any thing would help.
Please help me......It would be of great help.
Thanks in Advance.
Suchir

Hi Suchir ,
MDM 5.5 has 4 MDM clients to perform 4 main functionality on the MDM master records.
- Console- This is where all the Administrative work is performed
- Data Manager- This is where the actual maintainence work is done on the master data like consolidation deduplication etc.
- Import manager- Thsi is from where the source matser records are taken into MDM repoistory
- Syndicator- This is from where teh consolidated master data is send back to the target systems.
MDM Data Manager is the heart of MDM
The activities that can be performed in the MDM Data manager are:
- Data Consolidation
- Data Validation
- Data Deduplication
- Data Assignment
- Data Governanace
etc......
Qualified Table:
- Qulaified tables are used to store relational records where one field value is determining the other field or fields value.
- Qualified tables are maintained in Console and can be viewed in Data Manager
- Qualified Table are viewed under a separate section in Data Manager in the right hand side.
- Qualified table has Non qualifiers and Qualifiers.
- Non qualifiers can be seen in the Qualified table and in the linking Qualified field
- Qualifiers can be seen separately under the Qualified section in the data manager
Kindly refer the below link to know more on this:
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/00a15239-684e-2b10-b8ae-b936b7d1c1fe
Workflows
- Workflows are designed in MDM for Governanace
- You can create the MDM workflow using the MS Visio 2003 stencils in the MDM Data manager in the record mode under the workflow table
- The saved workflow in DM can then be executed either mnaully or automatically based on teh trigger actions
- The trigger action for teh MDM wf are record Add,Update,Import,Manual
Kindly refer the below link to know more on this:
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/60559952-ff62-2910-49a5-b4fb8e94f167 (MDM Workflows Overview)
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/90990743-91c0-2a10-fd8f-fad371c7ee40 (Demo of MDM Workflows)
Matching Mode
- This mode is exclusively for Master data deduplication
- We need to create Rules,Strategies,Transformation in MDM data manager in teh record mode
- Then you need to run these strategies on the selected records
- Based on your score and threshold set in the strategy MDM will identify duplicate records
- This score will be seen in teh Matching mode
- Colour coding is used along with scores to find out dupliactes
- Green - 100%dupliacte Blue- 50?% Red- No duplicate
Kindly refer the below link to know more on this:
/people/michael.reil/blog/2006/05/18/mdm-matching-strategies-for-master-data-consolidation (matching merging in mdm)
Hope It Helped
Thanks & Regards
Simona Pinto

Connection Issues MDM Data Manager using Vista

Hello
I am trying to connect to the MDM Data Manager(v 5.5) and get a message "Cannot Connect to MDM Server". My colleague is doing the same thing and it works for him. The only difference is that he is on XP and I am on Vista.
Is there something which I need to do from my side to make it work from Vista ?
Appreciate your help.
Thanks
Bhavin

Hi,
There are additional patches you need to install for working on Vista. This is the file name - "MDMGC55006P3HF_10-10003297" you need to download from SMP and install them on your local machine for all the clients namely console, DM,IM,Syndicator.
After instaling this, it'll surely work.
Manish

Connection to MDM data manager

Hi All .
I have connected to repository through console.But when I am trying to connect to data manager nothing is displayed like a blank screen ?What can be the reason for this?
Thanks

Hi,
What do you mean by "like a blank screen". Are you able to see data manager main login window where we need to provide user login credentials?? Because, as soon as you click on the data manager Icon, it will open data manager login window. Once you provide user credentials, it will open data manager in record mode.
Can you explain your issue further more...Is import Manager and other components working fine?? On what MDM version you are working...
Also, if your lastly connected MDM server is not reachable (MDM 5.5), then sometime Data manager and import manager hangs up because of Last database entry in the registry.. Check this thread in case your problem is same
Re: MDM Data Manager and Import Manager do not start
Regards,
Shiv

MDM Data Manager Masks, field Shared

Hi experts,
while creating a mask in the MDM Data Manager I noticed the field Shared. It can be set to Yes and No.
Can anyone tell me what this field does? I couldn't find any reference to it in the documentation of the MDM Data Manager, current version, MDM 7.1 SP07, May 12, 2011.
Best regards,
Marcus

Hi Adrivit,
could you please elaborate a bit more?
I just created a Mask that is not shared. Then I logged on with another user. That other user can see the mask and select it in the data manager. That other user also see the records contained within the mask.
I don't see any chenge when I set the Mask to shared.
Is this something that is related to Roles, maybe?
Best regards,
Marcus

MDM 7.1 data manager server selection issue

Hello,
I have come across a little feature in MDM 7.1 that is worth mentioning. I made a mistake by entering the wrong server into the data manager data server selection dialogue. I first typed in wrongly:
serverxyz:mdp when the server should simply have been serverxyz. The outcome however was that with both the right and the wrong server entered the selection box in the server selection would automatically complete the server to the wrong entry and I could not select serverxyz.
The solution (for now) is to edit the registry on the client windows machine, by doing the following:
-> go to START menu and Select RUN
-> type in regedit
navigate to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
->SOFTWARE
-->SAP
--->MDM 7.1
>COMMON
>KNOWN SERVERS
Delete any entry there that doesnu2019t work and that solves my issues.
I hope this helps anyone running into the same issue.

Thank you - nice hack.

Unable to use 'Visio Professional 2003' with 'SAP MDM Data Manager 7.1'

Hello,
I'm currently working with MDM 7.1, and I installed 'Visio Professional 2003 SP2' to build my workflows.
The problem is that:
(1)- As the third pane ('Step Properties') did not appear in Visio when I drag & dropped icons => I executed 'Data Manager' help procedure (p. 301 / 302); cf.: help.sap.com : configuration of file paths in Visio, via 'Tools'>'Options''Advanced', etc.
(2)- After these steps, when I launched Visio again in Data Manager, my menu bar had disappeared in Visio, and I couldn't save my workflow, even with the 'Save' icon.
Does somebody know, or understand, what's happening, please?
Thx a lot for any help,
remi

Hi,
As you have already installed MS-VISIO 2003.
Did you install Install Workflow Engine i.e. WorkflowInstall_Ver setup ?
If not please install it and then restart your machine.
Also, Note: Microsoft office Visio 2003 should be Standard edition.
Kindly update if you are still facing any issue..
Thanks and Regards,
Mandeep Saini

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