SAP MDM DISPLAY FIELD AND UNIQUE FIELD DIFFERENCE

Hi All
I am new in MDM, can any body please help me understand...
What is the difference between display field and unique field?
Besides to consider one field to be a key in a lookup table, how should we declare that field in the table, as a display field or as an unique field?
It would be helpful if someone kindly explain this to me.
Thanks in advance.
Santanu Ghosh

Hi Santanu,
To explain you the difference in Display field and Unique filed as in MDM in a prescise manner:
Display field:
Every field you create under your main table ie Product atbel will be a displayed field in MDM data manger irrespective of you making it as display or not in Console.
It means two things
1) That this field will be visible in MDM data manger.
2) This field will be visible in Import Manager for Mapping.
But in case of lookup field you need to make the fields as dispaly or not,if you wish to see them in import manger.
If you do not make the fields in a lookup table as dsipaly then even though you can see them in MDM data manger you will not be able to see them in Import amnger as a result not be able to map them.
Unique Field:
When you make any field as unique it maens taht MDM will not allow you to add two values under this field with the same value.
Eg:You acnnot add two materials with material no 100.
Hope it helped
Kindly reward points if found useful
Thanks
Simona

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