Technologies related to Sap MDM

Hi folks
I need a suggestion from an experienced guy.
Right now am with Sap MDM technology since 9 months...earlier am in Java
As i want to continue my carrer in SAP.and i feel just a plain MDM is not suffient..as i dont find any requirement on only MDM
Can anyone suggest me what other technologies to be learnt in relative with MDM such that i can get good carreer in Sap.
Points will be given to each suggestion.
Thanks & regards
Lakshmi
Edited by: Nagalakshmi Tirumanisetti on Sep 10, 2008 7:29 AM

Hi Nagalakshmi ,
In a Technolgy like MDM it is very essential to be Technofunctional rather than just technical
It is definitely very helpful and useful to have knowledge of all the netweaver components that integrate with MDM ,but it is even more important to have a sound knowledge on the functional side of mdm like
Material Functional
Customer Functional
Vendor Functional etc
Data related activities like data migartion
Taking up a course or certification on these topics will be time consuming as well as expensive.
And a in depth knowledge o these topics is also difficult to attain and not needed as well.So i basic but clear idea in theses areas will be defnitely fruitful.
Hope It Helped,
Thanks & Regards
Simona Pinto

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SAP MDM features

Hi
Could someone tell me if SAP MDM has these features?
u2022     Security
u2022     Ability to maintain and assign security at Site level
u2022     Ability to maintain and assign security at Area ( Logical Grouping like SNOP) level
u2022     Ability to maintain and assign security at Role ( Logical grouping like SCDH, GMP) level
u2022     Ability to maintain and assign security at Object ( Can be a page or a subset on a page) level
u2022     Ability to maintain and assign actions-object combination to a role
u2022     Ability to maintain and assign security at Row Level
u2022     Ability to maintain and assign security at Column Level
u2022     Ability to inherit role characteristics to another role
u2022     Ability for one role characteristics to override the characteristics chosen for another role, while inherting ( Denial to update an Object for a role, should remain the same even if the role gets inherited
u2022     Ability to audit any changes to Security on any Role/Object/Action (Will be tracked against BR5.1)
u2022
u2022     Ability to handle Master Detail relationship
u2022     Ability to handle MultiLevel data Hierarchy
u2022     Ability to handle Dependency List
u2022     Ability to maintain detail data in tabs on the same page
u2022     Ability to mandate the need to enter Detail data for a new Master record, or tie a new Detail record to an existing Master record
u2022
u2022     Ability to handle import and export of predefined formats
u2022     Ability to import and parse CSV, XLS and TXT files
u2022     Ability to import and parse XML files
u2022     Ability to export data in PDF format
u2022
u2022     Ability to handle Approval Process for data entered
u2022     Ability to configure Approvers with Approval Levels at the time of object configuration
u2022     Ability to prevent an Approver with lower Approval Level to approve data, before the higher level Approvals are obtained
u2022     Ability to send an email to the required approvers, with the link to the page/object needing approval
u2022     Ability to authenticate the NT login of the approver, accessing a page/object via a link on an email
u2022     Ability to approve through email, by linking to a webservice
u2022     Ability for the user to nominate a proxy for a given time duration
u2022     Ability to control deletion of an approver through Admin access
u2022     Ability to identify data that has not been approved and prevent database access to it.
u2022     Ability to provide read-only access to data that has not been approved
u2022     Ability to message out changes/addition on Master data to all Subscribers.
u2022     Ability to message out potential changes on Master data to all Subscribers
u2022     Ability to add an approver/subscriber to any step of the entire approval process
u2022     Ability to prevent any further actions like export/import to data that has not been approved
u2022
u2022     Ability to provide Historical Reports to identify how tool is used and highlight areas with most frequent changes
u2022     Ability to capture and view all historical changes to user access
u2022     Ability to capture and view all historical changes to data
u2022     Ability to capture data range for all Master data, to indicate the validity of a data element.
u2022
u2022     Ability to provide a Dashboard to display data entered
u2022     Ability to provide read-only access to any data maintained throught the MDM
u2022     Ability to capture each page/object added to the MDM, and provide it as a drop-down list for the user to choose from
u2022     Ability to choose filter and view data for each page/object chosen
u2022
u2022     Ability to access Help Documentation / List of Contacts for each screen
u2022     Ability to maintain a Help document for each page/object
u2022     Ability to maintain Tool Tips for each column in a Page
u2022     Ability to provide a List of Contacts for each page/object
u2022
u2022     Ability to access data via a Web Service
u2022     Ability to access all data through Composite webservice
u2022
u2022     Ability to provide Maintenance features
u2022     Ability to provide Grid Feature which allows Search, Sort, Grouping and Pagenation capabilities for all maintenance screens
u2022     Ability to provide Lookups for Standard Input fields like Date time. Lookup would be dependant on the client location
u2022     Ability to provide timeout on inactivity, on the site
u2022
u2022     Ability to add Favorites
u2022     Ability to add Recently Accessed Pages as Favourites, at a Site Level
u2022     Ability to choose views of a page and make it a Favourite, so that every consequent login, gives the same look for the same Object
u2022
u2022     Ability to Support MultiLanguage
u2022     Ability to provide Labels/Legends in Multilanguage
u2022
u2022     Business Rules to Validate Data

Hello mkhairi
For more of your question answer -YES
SAP MDM support trusted connection technology and LDAP
SAP MDM has own user role functionality where you can set permissions for user security
SAP MDM has JAVA,ABAP, COM, .NET(ver.7.1) API and you can use it for custom development
SAP MDM has own web service for work with data in repository
SAP MDM has own packages for development SAP NetWeaver Portal content
SAP MDM has own workflow integrated with SAP NetWeaver Portal trough UWL
SAP MDM has application for web publishing
and many many other functionality from your list
more about SAP MDM you can read here:
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nwmdm71/helpdata/en/index.htm
Regards
Kanstantsin Chernichenka

Help Required -- Can we use SQL Query to READ data from SAP MDM Tables

Hi All,
Please help.........
Can we use SQL Query to READ(No Creation/Updation/Deletion just Read) Data from SAP MDM tables directly, without using MDM Syndicator.
Or direct SQL access to SAP MDM tables is not possible. Only through MDM Syndicator can we export data.
Thanks in Advance
Regards

All the tables you create in Repository comes under A2i_CM_Tables in Database named as your repository name. So the tables names are fields of table A2i_CM_Tables. Now i tried it but cant make it.
Now, I dont think its possible to extract all fields in tables and there values using select query. May be pure sql guy can do that or not.
But there is no relation of data extraction and syndicator. Data is viewed in Data Manager. and you can also store data in a file from DM also.
BR,
Alok

Brief discussion on SAP XI and its' Integration with SAP MDM.

Hi,
I have never worked on SAP XI.
I am discussing it on brief, please give your valuable replies.
SAP XI consists of System Landascape Directory(SLD).
SLD Consists of Business System and Techinical System.
Technical System contains all information about the software
component. The Business System consists of Inbound and Outbound Business
System which are used as logical names for data transfer.
There is communication Channel for Receiver and Sender Business System and n agreement
is signed between Sender and Receiver.
Outbound Interface defined for Business System Outbound and Techical System associated
with the Business System,
Inbound Interface defined for Business System Inbound and Techical System associated
with the Business System.
In SAP NetWeaver XI Integration Directory, we have defined the Integration Scenarios,
Actions, Interface Objects, Mapping Objects, Adapters Objects.
Mapping Object defines the Structure and Value Mapping.
Adapter Objects defines the Adapter program which implements RFC Adapter, FTP Adapter logic.
FTP Adapter is used for XI-MDM Communication.
RFC Adapter is used for XI-ECC Communication.
Integration Repository: Both Outbound and Inbound Interfaces are Mapped with Value mapping and
Structure Mapping inside Integration Repository.
The File Adapter takes the File from the Outbound port of MDM System
and sends it as IDOC to Receiver Business System.
Value Mapping must be done between Sender and Receiver interfaces.
Value Mapping is done by XSLT or Java based program.
SAP NetWeaver XI Integration Server at runtime:
Message Split, Interface Determination, Receiver Identifaction, Mapping, Techincal Routing
and Call Adapter Proccess are done.
In SAP XI 3.0 and MDM 5.5:
Step 1: Create busines system as service.
Step 2: Create communication channel for each business service. If the system can communicate
through different channels, then create all possible channel types if necessary.
Step 3: Create receiver agreement between the systems.
Step 4: Interface determination:
- Here you see for the first time the software component mentioned;
there are some special requirements regarding this software component in relation to the customizing ID mapping.
- To modify this software component, the customer needs to copy the SAP standard delivered software component
into its own namespace. The customer is able to modify to create archives
for the customized ID mapping.
Receiver determination.
Configure an FTP Server on the MDS.
Create a send folder for outbound messages using outbound port(s) for
remote systems(s).
Create receive folder inbound messages using inbound port(s) for remote systems.
This ia all about concept of SAP XI Infractsture and its' Integration with SAP MDM 5.5.
Regards
Kaushik Banerjee

Hi Kaushik,
You must be aware of File types that MDM Import Manager can Import i.e. we have XML, Excel etc. Now there are two transactions to extract data from R3
1. MDMGX -
         - For lookup table extraction
         - Output in XML format which MDM can import without using XI.
          - FTP can be configured to put the file in the desired folder which will be then picked by Import Server.
2. MDM_CLNT_EXTR -
          - For Main table records.
          - Output is in Idoc format which MDM doesn't understand hence we need XI in between which converts Idoc file received from R3 into XML which can then be imported using Import Manager or Import Server. For this we need to implement XI Scenario that consists of Source System, Receiver System, Type of Data etc.
Just a basic understanding...
Regards,
Jitesh Talreja

How can get the SAP MDM downloaded from SAP Marketplace?

Hi Experts,
I have tried to download the MDM from the below link -
http://service.sap.com/swdc
> SAP Software Distribution Center
> Download
> Installations and Upgrades
> Entry by Application Group
> SAP NetWeaver > SAP MDM > SAP NetWeaver MDM 7.1
But it is not showing there, can anyone please help me to find out so that I can start working on it.
another thing , I am basically from SAP PI technology, if you can tell me if it is possible for me to work with MDM and also please provide me some basic starter documents.
Thanks to all of you
Sugata Bagchi

Hi Sugata,
Please find the below links for your informationa and downloading of SAP-MDM 7.1
https://websmp109.sap-ag.de/~sapidb/011000358700001827872008E
Then if you want to know about the MDM7.1,find below link for quick review on MDM
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nwmdm71/helpdata/en/index.htm
Hope it is useful!
Thanks
Yugandhar

SAP MDM == PI== SAP ECC, IDOC posting

Hi,
We are integrating SAP ECC 6.0 with SAp MDM 7.1 SP04 using PI 7.1 as a interface. Scenario is SAP MDM ==>PI==> SAp ECC. I would be creating record in ECC and will be posted in SAp ECC through PI. We will be creating Basic Data (MARA), Plant level data (MARC), Sales Level data (MVKE), and Valuation level Data (MBEW) in MDM. IDOC used is MATMAS05.
Plant level data (MARC) will activate various views in Material master like Purchasing, Sales plant general data, MRP views and accounting views...right
I donu2019t want to activate MRP view but need plant level data i.e. Plant and profit center to populate in MARC table. Means same Material Type but some Materials donu2019t have MRP view activated and some may have alongwith other plant related views.
I tried creating record without passing MRP related fields but still IDOC failed saying MRP type is mandatory. (Which means it is activating MRP view)
Do we have separate IDOC for MDM integration?? Do I need to enhance IDOC??
Warm regards,
Rc
NOTE - This is possible while manual creation as will as through BAPI.

Hi,
Have you checked MDM71_Material_Content.pdf page no 20.
3.3.2 Business Scenario: MDM710_Outbound.
You also need MDM PI content to install and run this Scenario..
Hope it helps if you go through MDM71_Material_Content.pdf
As you said, I tried creating record without passing MRP related fields but still IDOC failed saying MRP type is mandatory
Try passing any constant through PI Message Mapping to inbound IDOC (Receiving System, ECC)
Thanks and Regards,
Mandeep Saini

SRM 7.0 on NW 7.01 with SAP MDM 3.0 Catalog

Hello,
We are implementing the following Components:
SRM 7.0
MDM 7.1
BI
PI 7.0
Portal 7.0
We are currently live with ECC 5.
We will be using the SAP MDM Catalog along with SRM. We will be also implementing MDM to use for Master Data Cleansing. I wanted to know whether we will need to install the SAP MDM Catalog on the SRM7.0 system or can we install it on the MDM 7.1 system and then connect it to SRM?
Any pros/cons if we can use it as part of the MDM landscape?
Thanks in advance.

Hi Sheldon,
Great question. Technically speaking, you can certainly use your SRM-MDM repository on the main MDM 7.1 system. However, the following cons apply:
1. Even though it contains several core components from Netweaver (NW) MDM, SRM-MDM Catalog is being developped by SAP as a separate product. The patch releases between SRM-MDM and NW MDM are also not in synch (at least that's the current situation). Therefore, if you have both applications on one MDM system, you will have an undesired dependency related to applying new patches - which may lead to some issues.
2. Performance of one application will be impacted by the load on the other one.
3. Down time of one application will impact the users of the other one.
4. Upgrades will be more difficult to handle.
On my recent project, the direction from SAP was to use two different systems - one for SRM-MDM, one for NW MDM.
Cheers,
Serguei

Connecting SAP MDM to UG (UniGraphics)

Hello all,
I wonder if anyone there connected SAP MDM to UG (or other CAD-CAM systems), without creating the whole master data in those systems. I have a customer that wants to use the search and hierarchy capabilities of MDM (by many users) - when the user find the right material - he should "drag and drop" it (the material master number) into the CAD-CAm (e.g., UG) system.
The UG will look for the drawing of that material and add it into the drawing,
The purpose is to create active drawing that not only has the related parts but also the material master data.
What do you think ? Is that possible ?
Thanks,
Isaac

Hi Michael,
first of all CRM does not make use of IDocs. Instead it has its own middleware layer using the so called BDocs, which are used for communication with R/3.
For CRM 4.0 there is some standard XI Content and the according Proxies you can use. You can download it from http://service.sap.com/swdc --> Support Packages and Patches --> SAP Content --> Process Integration Content (XI Content) --> XI CONTENT BBPCRM --> XI CONTENT BBPCRM 4.0.
Import this contetn to XI, then open SPROXY in your CRM, if CRM is connected to XI you'll see all XI components including BBPCRM there. This component contains a proxy ProductSetIn and ProductSetOut as already explained by Lars. Use this to transfer material data.
Best regards
Christine

Limitations in SAP MDM!!

Dear Experts,
Does anyone know about Limitations in SAP MDM!!
Could you please let me know in detail??
Kind Regards
Eva M

Hi Eva,
What type of limitations are you refering to.
One of the major limitations that we have faced in our implementation is if the file size is too big, may be cause of the number of records and the fields mapped out it gets very difficult to manually syndicate the file. If you have any other specific issues could help on that.
In addition some general issue are
Sharing of Lookup tables (e.g. country) across repositories not supported. Linking of objects residing in 2 repositories is not supported with SAP NetWeaverMDM 5.5, natively.Workarounds via the integration into SAP NetWeaver Portal
Use of u201Ceventing technologyu201D mapping of key fields and match of respective values Not sufficient for each and every use case
There is no Migration options. One needs to manually make the changes right from development through to the production environment.
there are lots of limitations on Qualified Lookups in MDM 5.5 and also in MDM 7.1....
1) Can't write Assignments...
2) Failed validation won't specify which qualified link has failed.
3) Compare records won't show link wise comparison of qualified links.
4) Can't start qualified link level workflows.
5) Role level constraints not applicable for Qualified lookup and tables referencing from QL directly or indirectly.
6) Qualified link level check-in check-out operations are not possible.
7) Qualified link level unique constraints are not possible (this becomes pain if links get duplicated by mistake)
8) Duplication of QL link is not allowed in data manager (for copying Qualifier values in new Qualified link).
9) Tuple is replacement for qualified lookup, but its more restrictive than QL (validation are not allowed on multivalued tuple).
One Major limitation that was there in 5.5 was we could only maintain a single Maintable. 7.1 solves that problem.
The following link gives some good examples:
http://www.it-director.com/technology/data_mgmt/content.php?cid=10837
Do let me know in case you need more help or if i was able to help answer your question

SAP MDM as WebserviceClient

Hi All,
Can SAP MDM application act as a Webservice Client.
I am not speaking about MDM Webserivces, where MDM acts as Webservice provider.
I am speaking about MDM as WebService client, MDM should invoke a webService/EnterpriseService provided by third party or PI
is it possible to make synchrounous webservice calls from MDM applicaiton to get the data provided by 3rd party webservices (with or without using PI),
Pls let me know any links/docs/blogs related to this usecase.
PS: If inplace of MDM, if it were an ABAP or Java application, i could have gone for client proxies. correct me if i am wrong.
Thanks in advance,
Madhu.

>Raja Sekhar Reddy T wrote:
>>my answer is yes because using JAVA APIs we can connect to SAP MDM, that means we can make SAP MDM as WebService client.
thanks for your reply.
I was thinking that MDM is a c++ application, so wasnt thinking in java terms. and also i was understanding that coding is not done in mdm
is there any blog/doc/how-to guide that can help us on how to use a simple java api provided by mdm, to connect and fetch/set data from/to MDM.
may be then i need to incorporate the webservice client functionality into java code.
thanks.
Madhu.

SAP MDM 5.5 SP6 client installable

Hi All
Can any one help me out in getting the installable for SAP MDM 5.5 SP6 client installable. I need that version.Also let me know, does it effect in any way if the build version of server is different from the cleint version.
Thanks in advance
Regards
Aruna

Hi Aruna ,
As mentioned in the above posts,it is evident that the MDM server and the MDM guis versions must match for proper functioning of the MDM system.
SAP MDM 5.5 SP6 - Refers MDM 5.5 version Support pack 6 along with this also comes the patch and the hot fix number.eg 5.5.63.72 so this tand for MDM 5.5 SP06 patch 3 and hotfix 72.
When you are installing the MDM server and the GUI you need to match all of these ,a slight difference in the hotfix is tolerable but not the rest.
You can install the MDM package from the below link.Make sure that you have the S user id with the necessary authorization to download the same.
http://service.sap.com/swdc (download MDM support packages) Download>support packages and patches>entry by application group>sap netweaver>sap mdm>sap mdm 5.5>everything you wnat to download in relation with mdm
You can also refer to the master guide of MDM SP06 whcih will explain about the installtions:
https://websmp102.sap-ag.de/~sapidb/011000358700001119842007E (mdm SP06 installation guide)
You can also refer the below link for all the related documentation on MDM:
https://websmp202.sap-ag.de/~form/sapnet?_SHORTKEY=01100035870000717304&
Hope It Helped
Thanks & Regards
Simona Pinto

SAP MDM Vs IBM MDM

Hello Experts,
I am new to MDM, and want to know what is difference between SAP MDM and IBM MDM.
Also please provide some good documetation on SAP MDM.
For what it is used, what are the advantages of using it and all.
Thanks,
Suma

hi,
SAP MDM:SAP MDM enables master data on customers, partners and products to be consolidated and harmonized across the enterprise, making it available to all staff and business partners. A key component of SAP NetWeaver, SAP MDM ensures data integrity across all IT systems. With SAP NetWeaver MDM, customers can manage master data and supplemental content, such as texts, PDF documents, high-resolution images, or diagrams in a central business information warehouse.
Advantages of SAP MDM
SAP Master Data Management (SAP MDM) is a component of SAP's NetWeaver product group and is used as a platform to consolidate, cleanse and synchronise a single version of the truth for master data within a heterogeneous application landscape. It has the ability to distribute internally and externally to SAP and non-SAP applications. SAP MDM is a key enabler of SAP Enterprise Service-Oriented Architecture. Standard system architecture would consist of a single central MDM server connected to client systems through SAP Exchange Infrastructure using XML documents, although connectivity without SAP XI can also be achieved
There are five standard implementation scenarios:
Content Consolidation
Master Data Harmonisation
Central Master Data Management
Rich Product Content Management
Global Data Synchronization
The IBM View
In IBM's view, MDM is a set of disciplines, technologies, and solutions used to create and maintain consistent, complete, contextual, and accurate business data for all stakeholders (users, applications, data warehouses, processes, enterprises, trading partners, and so on). It's a holistic framework for managing structured and unstructured data that's aligned with business processes and managed throughout the information life cycle
To a large extent, SAPs NetWeaver initiatives are concessions to the reality of heterogeneity. No customer is going to have a completely SAP- or Oracle-based environment. With NetWeaver and Fusion, SAP and Oracle propose to accommodate the heterogeneous data-access requirements of their customers while keeping their bread-and-butter application software at the heart of things.
IBMs middleware vision displaces the primacy of the ERP vendors. Its probably too much to say that customers who embrace Big Blues WebSphere data integration middleware can pick and choose from between and among best-of-breed financial, SCM, and MRP (among others) products for their enterprise application needs. If nothing else, however, IBMs data integration and MDM middleware stack does give customers an alternative to SAP .
However one of the problems with IBMs approach to MDM is that, taken in isolation, it would mean that application vendors would need to completely rewrite their applications to take advantage of the MDM layer. This isnt going to happen, not least because vendors like SAP have their own MDM capabilities.
Moreover, users those do not want to convert to IBM's new multiform MDM offering will have to
negotiate separate maintenance agreements to protect their long-term investments in
WPC (which is WebSphere Product Center is a product information management solution for building a consistent central repository.).
Lastly, users should work with IBM to ensure that the standard IBM three-year
maintenance commitment will continue with the current WPC product, independent of
any move to a single MDM platform.
Regards
Nisha

Scenarios bundle and sample excel files for customer for SAP MDM

Hi:
In SAP MDM we have the business content which has the archive of the models like customer etc. We also get scenarios bundle with some sample data for customer to load into the above model.
I have the archive but not teh excel files/Scenarios bundle for customer. So I am not sure where can i download it from on SAP network. I could not locate them in the dump of software and not sure if it is not downloaded.
Thanks.
Regards,
Roopa

Hi Roopa,
Along with the Business content, SAP has also provided some additional helpful information about the same.
Field_Mapping_and_Check_Tables.zip
https://service.sap.com/~sapidb/012003146900000761622008E/Field_Mapping_and_Check_Tables.zip
MDM_Customer_Content.pdf
https://service.sap.com/~sapidb/012006153200000057662009E/MDM_Customer_Content.pdf
Apart from this, I was not able to find sample data for Customer Master, however, I have got sample repositories for Business Partner and Product Repositories.
MDM Business Partner Repository : consists of 21,000 records that are partly ITelO related. Each record is made up of the following attribute groups: Personal Data, Address Data, and Communication Data
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/8048f213-0c0e-2b10-7c97-9d8bba9a7541
MDM Product Repository : consists of 100 records which are ITelO related. Each record is made up of the following attributes: Product Name, Product Group, Manufacturer
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/9097399d-090e-2b10-d6b7-8881cef03b31
This info is avaliable from SAP on SDN itself.
Hope this info helps
Thanks and Regards
Nitin jain

Difference between SAP MDM & IBM MDM

Hi,
Can any one tell me what is the difference between SAP MDM & IBM MDM, What are advantages of SAP MDM over IBM MDM.
Pl. give reply
the good answers will be get good points.
Thnks in advance.
praful.

HI
SAP Master Data Management
SAP Master Data Management (SAP MDM) enables master data on customers, partners and products to be consolidated and harmonized across the enterprise, making it available to all staff and business partners. A key component of SAP NetWeaver, SAP MDM ensures data integrity across all IT systems.
The SAP NetWeaver Master Data Management (SAP NetWeaver MDM) component of SAP NetWeaver creates the preconditions for enterprise services and business process management. The functionality represents customers, products, employees, vendors, and user-defined data objects in unified form. With SAP NetWeaver MDM, customers can manage master data and supplemental content, such as texts, PDF documents, high-resolution images, or diagrams in a central business information warehouse.
SAP Master Data Management (SAP MDM) is a component of SAP's NetWeaver product group and is used as a platform to consolidate, cleanse and synchronise a single version of the truth for master data within a heterogeneous application landscape. It has the ability to distribute internally and externally to SAP and non-SAP applications. SAP MDM is a key enabler of SAP Enterprise Service-Oriented Architecture. Standard system architecture would consist of a single central MDM server connected to client systems through SAP Exchange Infrastructure using XML documents, although connectivity without SAP XI can also be achieved. There are five standard implementation scenarios:
Content Consolidation - centralized cleansing, de-duplication and consolidation, enabling key mapping and consolidated group reporting in SAP BI. No re-distribution of cleansed data.
Master Data Harmonization - as for Content Consolidation, plus re-distribution of cleansed, consolidated master data.
Central Master Data Management - as for Master Data Harmonization, but all master data is maintained in the central MDM system. No maintenance of master data occurs in the connected client systems.
Rich Product Content Management - Catalogue management and publishing. Uses elements of Content Consolidation to centrally store rich content (images, PDF files, video, sound etc.) together with standard content in order to produce product catalogues (web or print). Has standard adapters to export content to DTP packages.
Global Data Synchronization - provides consistent trade item information exchange with retailers through data hubs Some features (for example, workflow) require custom development out of the box to provide screens for end users to use.
http://www11.sap.com/platform/netweaver/components/mdm/index.epx
IBM MDM
n IBM's view, MDM is a set of disciplines, technologies, and solutions used to create and maintain consistent, complete, contextual, and accurate business data for all stakeholders (users, applications, data warehouses, processes, enterprises, trading partners, and so on). It's a holistic framework for managing structured and unstructured data that's aligned with business processes and managed throughout the information life cycle.
As Felix already given this link go through this link u will get more details.
http://www.db2mag.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=167100925
And also check these links for more knowledge
Microsoft MDM
http://www.microsoft.com/sharepoint/mdm/default.mspx
Microsoft MDM Roadmap
http://www.stratature.com/portals/0/MSMDMRoadmap.pdf
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb410798.aspx#mdmhubarch_topic1
I think it may help u
Regards
Hari

Is any Programming knowledge require for SAP MDM people ??

Hi,
My name is Balu completed Mechanical Engineering. Am Interesting to learn SAP MDM. Is there any Programming Knowledge require for to learn SAP MDM. Please reply my Question.
Thanks In Advance,
Best Regards,
Balu

My name is Balu completed Mechanical Engineering. Am Interesting to learn SAP MDM. Is there any Programming Knowledge require for to learn SAP MDM. Please reply my Question.
Thanks In Advance,
Best Regards,
Balu
Hi Balu,
It all depends on the kind of role you aim at or how you want to sell yourself.
I dont think programming knowledge is required for core SAP MDM related work but it all depends on the role in hand,project requirement,landscape,customization etc.
I will like to add that SAP NetWeaver Master Data Management (SAP NetWeaver MDM) can provide a single version of master data for supplier, product, customer, or user-defined data objects in heterogeneous environments.
It is not only a tool but a part of strategy.It has to interact various SAP as well as legacy systems for data related operations.
SAP provides its users with set of APIs which one can use to achieve customization as per their requirement.
There are ABAP,JAVA and .NET APIs provided by SAP for this purpose.
In all,having a coding experience in any of the above languages would certainly be a plus.
Hope it help!
Thanks,
Ravi

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