MDM Material master

Dear All,
I Created new item incorrectly ,,,,, FR1GM72 with local layout 090720402 ,in actual fact the MDM should be FR2GM72 can be changed or di I have to create new material.SAP PORTAL NO 392137.
If I have to create another material then do I need to remove the layout FR1GM72.
Thanking you,
With Rgds,
Vinod

Hi Shankar,
MDM have created a Standard BUSINESS CONTENT which u can find inside the folder where u have installed the software. For eg.
D:\MDM\
Now inside the business content folder u will find zipped files for different Masters such as MATERIAL,VENDOR,CUSTOMER etc.
Step 1:
Now unzip the MATERIAL zip file,which is ur requirement in to a target location (local Hard disk).
Step 2:
Upon Unzip u will get 3 more zipped files namely Import maps,Export maps,XSD and a Material.a2a file.Unzip the Maps to a target location .
Step 3:
Place the Material.a2a file in the archives folder of the server which u want to mount and work upon.Here it is
D:\MDM\Server\archives\
Step4:
Upon placing the >a2a file which is the archived format of the standard business repository.Jst Mount the particular server and Right click on the server icon.Choose the option Unarchive Repository and and select the particular file Material.a2a from the drop down.
The repository will be available for working.
Award me with points if this blog proved to be a help.
Thanks & Regards
Deepankar

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Material Master model.
Shankar
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Hi Shankar,
MDM have created a Standard BUSINESS CONTENT which u can find inside the folder where u have installed the software. For eg.
D:\MDM\
Now inside the business content folder u will find zipped files for different Masters such as MATERIAL,VENDOR,CUSTOMER etc.
Step 1:
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Step 2:
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Help Needed to learn Material Master

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Ashok,
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my question is:
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We heard that MDM and COntent Integraton can be a solution.
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Hello RD,
That's a good question.
You are on the right way. MDM is the tool for you.
But..
Content Integrator (CI) was first developped for Shell, to address the need of cross-referencing of material/supplier/category IDs, for:
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So it is ok, you have the mapping call, but I don't know if all the rest of the process was really "finalized" (call of API mapping in CI, via XI). I personnaly never used it, but I assume it should work.
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regards-
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2. How do I use MDM Lookup Tables which is xml document in Busines contenst\Material folder?
3. Why is the use of MDMGX_55520_Material.txt file which I found in Busines contenst\Material folder?
4. What is the use of *.xsd files and how can I use them?
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Best Regards
Jerome

Material master Standared Business Contents for MDM 7.1 sp 06

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I am not able to find standared business contents for material repository on service market place. can some one guide me with exact steps and location I can get it from.
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TIA
deep

Hi Deepak,
Please follow the below link to get MDM Business Content, this zip folder contains every Master including Material:
https://websmp106.sap-ag.de/support --> click on "Software Downloads" > Click on "Support Packages and Pataches" Under SAP Software Download Center>Browse our Download Catalog>Click on SAP NetWeaver and complementary products>SAP MDM >SAP NETWEAVER MDM 7.1>Entry by Component>Business Content>MDM BUSINESS CONTENT 7.1 and then finally--># OS independent (MDMBC71006_9-20004544.ZIP - MDM 7.1 SP06 Patch9 - Business Content )
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2. http://wiki.sdn.sap.com/wiki/display/SAPMDM/SAPBusinessContent#SAPBusinessContent-HowcanIusethepredefinedMDMContent%3F
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Hey Vijay/Guys ,
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Marta Canabal Mazorra

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All the mentioned ECC systems are three entirely different business working independently
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Hi Manoj,
This is something which comes to every consultants mind
See this is something very abstract and answer can vary from case to case depending on many parameters like :
1.Client/Businessrequirement.
2.Scenario requirement.(CMDM,Consolidation etc)
3.System Landscape.
4.Performance.
5.Product capability.
And many more.
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Please go through these links for more help:
https://websmp207.sap-ag.de/~sapidb/011000358700000059312011E
http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/f00877e8-b8a9-2b10-d981-c7ece74917fc?quicklink=index&overridelayout=true
http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/index?rid=/library/uuid/70b0caa1-92e5-2c10-c687-a8d05e778e59
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