MDM Perspective

Hi Experts,
i seek your valuable guidance in umderstanding SAP MDM and relavant future prospects with rerference to business application of SAP MDM.
In which scenarios/ Roles which an SAP MDM consultant can play?
Thanks in advance for your help.

Hi Bharatkumar S ,
The following websites containing PDF & PPT docs will explain u in detail on MDM:
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
Master Data Management (SAP MDM)
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_mdm200/helpdata/EN/2d/ca9b835855804d9446044fd06f4484/frameset.htm
Getting Started with MDM
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_mdm550/helpdata/en/46/93b4470ce0581ee10000000a1553f7/frameset.htm
cheers!
gyanaraj

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"ServerException: Key mapping value must be unique. You cannot overwrite key mapping values."
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I am not sure on that coding part. but is it like are you trying to retrive Key Mapping from Memory accelerator. Here this information always needs to be read from Database.
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http://help.sap.com/javadocs/mdm/sp06/com/sap/mdm/data/KeyMapping.html
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As you seem to be clear with alternatives, i would be sharing about Masterdata management (i.e. MDM) from my perspective.
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Conformance/Auditing
Single view of customer
Global data synchronization efforts
Accurate reporting
Consolidation after mergers and acquisitions
Reduced effort to consolidate information
Reduced cleansing/mapping of information
Increased efficiency
Reduced costs overall.
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http://help.sap.com/saphelp_mdm550/helpdata/en/47/1c5928cd0412b8e10000000a1553f7/content.htm
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http://help.sap.com/saphelp_mdm550/helpdata/en/88/9f9c427055c66ae10000000a155106/content.htm
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https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/wiki?path=/display/profile/new%2bto%2bmdm%2b~%2bhow%2bis%2bcareer%2bin%2bsap-mdm
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Can't check out in the MDM catalog

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I work in SRM 7.0 and SP09 NWBC scenario
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Hi,
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Ask the other person to activate his activity.
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D1-SILSP (Initial Sync Request- Load Data SP): 2 hours 12 minutes
Usage Subscription Sync for 60,000 records:
F1-SYSRQ (Sync Request Sampling Monitor Batch): 4 hrs 34 minutes
D1-SIIER (Initial Sync Request Error): 7 hrs 18 minutes
F1-SAKRQ (Sync Request- Allocate keys monitor): 46 minutes
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D2-SILUS (Initial Sync Request- Load Data US): 1 hr 28 minutes
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OS AIX 6.1 TL7
JDK JDK v5.0 SR10 64-bit
Weblogic Version 10.0 MP2
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MDM:
Online/Batch Server (Number of Servers * RAM * CPU) 2 *4GB * 2CPU
OS AIX 6.1 TL7
JDK JDK v6.0 SR8 64-bit
Weblogic Version 10.3.3
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Hi Amaresh - thanks for your response.
We are running batch online in our conversaion test environment. For the final Prodcution environmnet we'll be using third party software - CTRL-M.
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Scenario 2 - You have some idea about the new features of the new version
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as I can see from product release perspective:
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