Using MDM in HR

Sector public has requirement to control information of people when they change from one public institution to other and they want to keep central ID for every body in order to have the complete record. MDM is made to work with this kind of situation?

Hi Sam,
Generally, the consolidation of employee data in a cross-group environment may involve legal implications. For data consolidation you need at least the number and name of the employee, and the transfer of any such information on national or international scale is sometimes strictly forbidden.
Apart from that, there are often restrictions in the maintenance and reorganization of data.
However, SAP MDM offers capabilities to define customer-specific objects. So it might be possible (taken all legal requirements into account) to define a small employee record on MDM, e.g. to have at least the information which employee is on which pay-roll etc.
Regards,
Markus

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Unable to find an answer to this in either the forums or the Wiki...
Using MDM 7.1 through the SAP MDM Console 7.1.03.54
I can add a new Remote System, it comes up with the default values for the Remote System fields:
Name: New Remote System, Code: NewRemoteSystem, Type: Inbound, Key Generation: None
But I cannot modify the field values nor can I delete the Remote System.
The right-click context menu always has 'Delete Remote System' greyed out.
Nor do I see any mechanism to modify the fields' values. Moving to the Remote System Detail pane, none of the fields are edittable; I have tried left-clicking, right-clicking, double clicking, using the Edit tool bar menu - nothing lets me edit these fields.
My user account has the Admin role. Looking to the Admin role, it has Execute for all functions, and Read-Write to the Remote Systems in the Tables and Fields tab.
Any help would be appreciated.

Hi Andrew,
Your repository should be in unloaded state to make changes in any table whether main table, subtable, Ports, Special tables or Remote Systems table etc. As you want to make changes in your repository Remote Systems, please unload your repository->Go to Admin>Remote systems>Make necessary changes (Add/Delete/update)--> Then load repository.
Note: You can only add User and Roles during Repository loaded state.
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How to retrieve the data from MDM hierarchy table using MDM Java API

Hi,
I had a hierarchy table in MDM. This table had some column say x. I want to retrieve the values of this x column and need to show them in a drop down using MDM Java API.
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Hi,
Here is your code...
TableId Hier_TId = repository_schema.getTableId(<hierarchy table id>);
java.util.List list = new ArrayList();
ResultDefinition Supporting_result_dfn = null;
FieldProperties[] Hier_Field_props =rep_schema.getTableSchema(Hier_TId).getFields();
LookupFieldProperties lookup_field = null;
TableSchema lookupTableSchema = null;
FieldId[] lookupFieldIDs = null;
for (int i = 0, j = Hier_Field_props.length; i < j; i++) {
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Hier_Resultdfn.setSelectFields(rep_schema.getTableSchema(Hier_TId).getDisplayFieldIds());
ResultDefinition[] supportingResultDefinitions =
(ResultDefinition[])list.toArray(new ResultDefinition [ list.size() ]);
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new RetrieveLimitedHierTreeCommand(conn_acc);
retrieve_Hier_tree_cmd.setResultDefinition(Hier_Resultdfn);
retrieve_Hier_tree_cmd.setSession(Auth_User_session_cmd.getSession());
retrieve_Hier_tree_cmd.setSearch(hier_search);
retrieve_Hier_tree_cmd.setSupportingResultDefinitions(supportingResultDefinitions);
try {
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} catch (CommandException e5) {
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print(Hier_Node,1);
//method print()
static private void print(HierNode node, int level) {
if (!node.isRoot()) {
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HierNode[] children = node.getChildren();
if (children != null) {
          level++;
for (int i = 0, j = children.length; i < j; i++) {
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Best regards,
Arun prabhu S
Edited by: Arun Prabhu Sivakumar on Jul 7, 2008 12:19 PM

How to map lookup main table field in another main table using MDM 7.1?

We created a new SAP MDM 7.1 repository with multiple main tables. The first main table is called ProductMaster table which contains Products information. The ProductCode is the primary key and the only display field for the table during data loading process. The second main table is ProductByRegion table which has a main table lookup field ProductCode and a RegionId field. These two fields (ProductCode and RegionId) combine as the PK for this main table. Both main tables have key mapping enabled.
I was able to load ProductMaster table using Import Manager. But Iu2019m having trouble to load data into ProductByRegion table using MDM Import Manager. Although I have met all the 5 requirements below (excerpted from MDM Import Manager Reference Guide P.222), the ProductCode wonu2019t show up on the destination value pane. If I mapped all productCode to NULL field, ProductCode wonu2019t load. If I u2018Addu2019 all ProductCode to Destination Value pane, the Import Manager added duplicated rows to Product Master table while only loading 1 record to ProductByRegion table. I canu2019t get ProductCode show up in Matching Destination Field list. When I checked ProductMaster records in MDM Data Manager, I right-clicked on one of records, chose Edit Key Mappings, it didnu2019t show anything. However, if I right-clicked on one of those duplicated rows, Edit Key Mapping shows remote system and key correctly.
Where did I do wrong? How can I fix the problem?
Thank you for help in advance.
From: SAP MDM Import Manager Reference Guide:
Mapping to Main Table Lookup Destination Fields
Import Manager handles main table lookup fields (Lookup [Main])
differently than other MDM lookup fields. Specifically, Import Manager
does not display the complete set of display field values of the records
of the underlying lookup table. Instead, the values it displays for a main
table lookup field are limited by both the key mappings for the lookup
table and the values in the source file.
Also, Import Manager does not automatically display the values of a
Lookup [Main] destination field in the Destination Values grid when you
select the field in the Destination Fields grid. Instead, for a main table
lookup field value to appear in the Destination Values grid, all of the
following conditions must be met:
u2022 The lookup table must have key mapping enabled
u2022 The lookup field must be mapped to a source field
u2022 The source field must contain key values for the lookup table
u2022 The destination value must have a key on the current remote system
u2022 The destination valueu2019s key must match a source field value
NOTE ►► The current remote system is the remote system that was
selected in Import Manageru2019s Connect to Source dialog (see
u201CConnecting to a Remote Systemu201D on page 416 for more information).
Vicky

Hi Michael,
Thank you very much for your response. I'm new to SAP MDM, I need some clarification and help regarding your solution.
I did use two maps to load ProductMaster and ProductByRegion separately. Here were my steps:
1. create main table ProductMaster with key mapping enabled at the table level and set ProductCode as unique and writable once (primary key).
2. create a map to load ProductMaster record from a staging table located an oracle database. But Key mapping didn't show anything when I looked at them using Data Manager.
3. create main table ProductByRegion with a lookup field looking at ProductMaster table. This field and RegionId combines as a unique field for ProductByRegion table.
4. create a map to load ProductByRegion table. But ProductCode records only shows on the source pane not destination pane and can't be mapped properly.
My questions:
1. How can I "Ensure that you add key mapping info for all ProductMaster records" besides enabling Key Mapping on the table level?
2. How can I define a concatenation of ProductCode and RegionId as a REMOTE KEY"?
Thanks a lot for your help!
Vicky

Retrieving hierarchy fields from MDM to SAP R/3 using MDM ABAP API's

Hi all,
I have developed a code to retrieve fields from MDM to SAP R/3 using MDM ABAP API's, i could retrieve all of the fields excluding the Lookup[Hierarchy] fields like- FACILITY CODE etc...
please update me if anyone has any experience on this.
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Hi ,
Any one worked in the MDM API to retrieve Hierarchy fields ???
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Attachments using MDM java API

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How to store attachments in MDM repository using MDM java API.
Could you please suggest us.
Thanks
Sowmya

Hi Sowmya,
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Hope this helps you.
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How to use MVC using MDM as backend... in Webdynpro for java

Hi,
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Haii
Create a data a source using ur ODBC tool. This can be found in Administrative tools of windows.
In ur connectino class u can write the following code
Class.forName("sun.jdbc.odbc.JdbcOdbcDriver");
Connection con=DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc.odbc.dsnname u have given when u created data source","user namet","pwd");( I think there is no need to give username when u connect to ur access)
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I think i have explained enough..
regards
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How to create a taxonomy using MDM 5.5 SP05 JAVA API?

Hi ALL,
I have a requirement in which i have to create a taxonomy using MDM 5.5 SP05 JAVA API.
Can anyone tell me how that functionality can be achieved?
Thanks in Advance.
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HI, Rajat.
For exposing hierarchy in WD view you need to use node with recursive children in the context and Tree/TreeNodeType UI elements in view layout.
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though many MDM technologies are in market in order to implement. but as far as SAP MDM is concern, it is the most versatile and beautiful platform over all others
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Master Data Integration :
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Thanks in advance
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Thank you Markus for the prompt reply.
The link was very helpful. The line
To build dynamic Web sites with complex MDM data layouts
was what i was looking for.
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Read data from MDM For Lookup and Flat table using MDM ABAP API

Hi,
I have requriment to read data from MDM from FLAT and Lookup table using MDM ABAP API. My design is like this ,
I have one ITEMS (Main table in MDM) and inside that i have one Lookup flat table ITEM_TYPE , my requriment is to read Item number and its related Item type.
From ABAP.
Please help if any body has any idea.
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Shyam

HI Guys,
I found my solution by myself. Below is the solution , hope this will help others:-
Retrieve data from MDM using MDM ABAP API.
Step- 1. Create structure in SAP with the same name as that of MDM field code for MDM Main table.
Step-2. Create another structure in SAP having all lookup fields of MDM , fieldname in ECC must be same as that of MDM field
code.
Step-3.Create structure in SAP for individual lookup field(Single Field only)   with the same name as MDM Field code.
Step-4.
DATA: IT_QUERY            TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF MDM_QUERY, "MDM_QUERY_TABLE,
      WA_QUERY            TYPE MDM_QUERY,
      WA_CDT_TEXT         TYPE MDM_CDT_TEXT,
      IT_RESULT_SET_KEY   TYPE MDM_SEARCH_RESULT_TABLE,
      WA_RESULT_SET_KEY   TYPE MDM_SEARCH_RESULT,
      WA_STRING           TYPE STRING.
DATA:<Internal table> TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF <SAP Str Having all LOOKup Fields>
DATA: :<Internal table>TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF <SAP Str one LOOKup field>,
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*PASS LOGICAL OBJECT NAME.
V_LOG_OBJECT_NAME = 'Logical object name defined in Customization'.
Define logon language, country & region for server
WA_LANGUAGE-LANGUAGE = 'eng'.
WA_LANGUAGE-COUNTRY = 'US'.
WA_LANGUAGE-REGION = 'USA'.
TRY.
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      EXPORTING
        IV_LOG_OBJECT_NAME = V_LOG_OBJECT_NAME.
ENDTRY.
CONNECT to repository. Apply particular logon language info
CALL METHOD LR_API->MO_ACCESSOR->CONNECT
EXPORTING
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*NOW PASS ITEM NO AND GET KEY FROM MDM.
CLEAR WA_QUERY.
WA_QUERY-PARAMETER_CODE = <MDM FIELD CODE>. "Field code
WA_QUERY-OPERATOR        = 'EQ'. "Contains
WA_QUERY-DIMENSION_TYPE = 1. "Field search
WA_QUERY-CONSTRAINT_TYPE = 8. "Text search
WA_STRING                = <Field Value>.
GET REFERENCE OF WA_STRING INTO WA_QUERY-VALUE_LOW.
APPEND WA_QUERY TO IT_QUERY.
CLEAR WA_QUERY.
*PASS ITEM NUMBER AND GET RELATED KEY FROM MDM.
TRY.
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      EXPORTING
        IV_OBJECT_TYPE_CODE = <MDM Main Table>
        IT_QUERY            = IT_QUERY
      IMPORTING
        ET_RESULT_SET       = IT_RESULT_SET_KEY.
CATCH CX_MDM_COMMUNICATION_FAILURE .
CATCH CX_MDM_KERNEL .
CATCH CX_MDM_NOT_SUPPORTED .
CATCH CX_MDM_USAGE_ERROR .
CATCH CX_MDM_PROVIDER .
CATCH CX_MDM_SERVER_RC_CODE .
ENDTRY.
Pass record id into keys.
LOOP AT IT_RESULT_SET_KEY INTO WA_RESULT_SET_KEY.
WA_KEYS = WA_RESULT_SET_KEY-RECORD_IDS.
ENDLOOP.
WA_RESULT_SET_DEFINITION-FIELD_NAME = <Look field name>.
APPEND WA_RESULT_SET_DEFINITION TO IT_RESULT_SET_DEFINITION.
CALL METHOD LR_API->MO_CORE_SERVICE->RETRIEVE
EXPORTING
    IV_OBJECT_TYPE_CODE      = <MDM Main Table>
    IT_RESULT_SET_DEFINITION = IT_RESULT_SET_DEFINITION
    IT_KEYS                  = WA_KEYS
IMPORTING
    ET_RESULT_SET            = IT_RESULT_SET.
LOOP AT IT_RESULT_SET INTO
        WA_RESULT_SET.
*PASS KEYS INTO MAIN TABLE TO GET Structure for FALT or Look up Table
TRY.
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        EXPORTING
          IV_OBJECT_TYPE_CODE = <MDM Main Table>
          IT_KEYS             = WA_KEYS
        IMPORTING
          ET_DDIC_STRUCTURE =<SAP Strct having all Look up fileds of MDM>
ENDTRY.
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    CLEAR WA_KEYS.
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    CALL METHOD LR_API->MO_CORE_SERVICE->RETRIEVE_SIMPLE
      EXPORTING
        IV_OBJECT_TYPE_CODE = <MDM Lookup table name>
        IT_KEYS             = WA_KEYS
      IMPORTING
        ET_DDIC_STRUCTURE   = <Single Structure in SAP For Lookup field>.
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Here you can get the value of realted lookup fields associated with main table data.
ENDLOOP.
ENDLOOP.
LR_API->MO_ACCESSOR->DISCONNECT( ).
Edited by: Shyam Babu Sah on Nov 24, 2009 4:52 AM

When to use MDM

Hi! All,
1.I am in a doubt when to use MDM? If I am having R/3 at all my centres, Do I still need MDM?
2.Is MDM only meant for integrating different ERP Packages?

Hi Atul,
Regarding your first question, you may visit the link https://websmp201.sap-ag.de/instguidesnw04 and then goto Planning-> SAP MDM -> MDM 5.5 SP03 Scenario description guides. Here you will find the scenarios that can be achieved using SAP MDM.
For second question, MDM apart from ERP integration can also be used for Rich product content management along with all the other scenarios as discussed in the above document.
Hope this helps.
Regards,
Pooja

Why to Use MDM

Hi All,
Could you plz tell me,
In R/3 also Master data is available. Why we are using MDM( For Master Data ) seperately ?
In R/3 Master tables are there (MARA, KNA1, VBAK), Then Why we are Designing seperate Repositories in MDM for store the data ?
Regards...
Murali.
Edited by: Murali Dusi on Jul 3, 2008 12:24 PM

Hi Murali,
In R/3, Master data is available but we use MDM( For Master Data ) separately because of some special features of MDM which are given below:
CAPABILITIES OF MASTER DATA MANAGEMENT
1. Synchronization:
An MDM layer improves the ability to share, consolidate, and analyze business information quickly, both globally and regionally. And it makes it possible to rapidly assemble new, composite applications (software that combines the elements of a business activity in a coordinated application and user interface) out of accurate master information and reusable business processes. For e.g. helps to maintain Universal dimensional structures for multi-organizational regulatory compliance.
2. Reduced time to market.
MDM provides a single system for creating and maintaining product information, promotions, and rich, accurate consumer communications via online and traditional channels. One major retailer used MDM to reduce the time to introduce a new product from four weeks to one day.
3. Supply chain improvements.
A single, accurate and agreed upon definition of products and suppliers, made possible by MDM, eliminates duplication, increases buying power, and provides insight into supplier relationships. A major European retailer is combining MDM with Web Sphere Portal to allow more than 30,000 suppliers to manage their own master information
4. Revenue increases.
MDM contributes to better customer relationships. By creating a single 360 degree view of customers, MDM helps sales, marketing, and service teams better anticipate customer needs, provide targeted offers, and improve customer service. Revenue is increased by, for example, from providing more accurate and comprehensive information to the right customers at point of sale.
5. Realize Internal Efficiency
An MDM layer enables companies to realize internal efficiencies by reducing the cost and complexity of processes that use master data (through fewer code clashes, less data duplication, better control over business processes, and so on). It reduces manual translation and analysis to improve repeatability and speed to insight.
6. Finance and Operations:
MDM can lead to more accurate reporting and BI, more efficient planning and budgeting and enhanced ability for regulatory compliance.
7. Sales and Marketing:
MDM can provide a "single view of the customer," leading to greater customer satisfaction. For example Spend Analysis is one the trend that is used in Sales and Marketing with the help of MDM, say for example if we say HCL supplies computers to Wipro Technologies and also to Wipro InfoTech, now if HCL uses MDM than the data would be consolidated that is it would see that in total how many computers are being send to Wipro and accordingly HCL can plan out its business with Wipro like how much discount it has to give and all other business related issues.
8. Procurement and Supply Chain Management:
MDM could mean reduced delays in shipment and fewer errors in item coding. For Example Say we need to deliver a product to out Customer and if we have reliable and correct data, then we can send the Right Product to Right Place and at Right Time, because of which our delay in shipment would be less and it would also reduce the extra cost which the company has to pay for wrong shipment.
9. Product developers:
MDM means faster product launches and a better handle on customer feedback. For Example- We have heard about the companies like Maruti which deals in Cars, now say if Maruti comes out with a new Car Model, then it generally happens that many Customers do the Advance booking for that particular car, now if the data is not maintained properly then Company would not be able to release the product in Time and also this would affect its image in the Market, however if the Product launches on time we will always
get good Customer feedback which would in turn increase the reputation of our Company.
10. Customer Data Integration (CDI):
It is the process of consolidating and managing customer information from all available sources, including his contact details, customer valuation data, and information gathered through interactions such as direct marketing. CDI ensures that all the relevant departments of the company have access to the most current and complete view of customer information available.
11. Interpretability:
Interpretability, or the ability to recognize and understand data, is one of the biggest challenges to implementing successful data quality programs. In many cases, stored data exists in a wide variety of formats. Also, the individual elements within a given record have not been separated or may contain misleading data. Before any data quality processes can be implemented, the source data must be parsed into the appropriate components so that it can be understood by data quality systems. In addition, certain data elements may need to be moved, deleted or formatted.
12. MDM maximizes the return on SOA Investments:
Much of the hype and attention in service-oriented architecture (SOA) deployments has gone into web service creation and deployment and management standards and technologies. However, if data is inconsistent across applications, composite applications and business processes that cut across multiple systems and departments will not yield the desired results and benefits. For example, a composite application in a large multi-channel financial service institution that calculates a customers global credit risk will only work if that customer is described in a consistent manner across retail banking, brokerage, mortgage, and credit card systems. In a retail environment, a composite application that gets a customers order history from a data warehouse and recommends a related product requires consistent product and customer information across all the relevant systems. On a smaller scale, even business services to update an address or provision a service require semantic consistency of master data across customer relationship management (CRM), billing, and product systems.
Effective MDM helps organizations realize the full ROI potential from their SOA and business process management (BPM) investments.
13. High-end scalability:
Scalability is the growth capacity of a system. If a companys data volumes, transaction-processing rates and number of simultaneous users are modest and static, then most products should be able to meet those scalability requirements. But that is not the typical description of an MDM candidate.
Global enterprises with immense amounts of master data, millions of records, tens to hundreds of client business applications and thousands to tens of thousands of users are more the norm. Master data management is a large task. Smaller vendors with lesser-known products simply will not have the capability to support the capacities required.
14. Customer satisfaction due to effective and efficient supply chain management.
15. High productivity due to effective inters operability in company.
16. Effective formulation of policies in company in respect of vendors and customers.
17. In the absence of an MDM function, each system, application, and even department within the enterprise collects its own version of key business entities. Like the collection of customer data. Key attributes such as customer name and address information are collected repeatedly throughout the enterprise. Unfortunately, it is rare that this gathering process produces the same or consistent data about customers. This leads to the critical difficulty (aside from the storage costs of it) with such redundant data poor data quality. According to a report from The Data Warehousing Institute, Data Quality and the Bottom Line by Wayne Ackerson, corporations lose more than $600 billion a year due to poor data quality, and most of that cost can be attributed to redundant and low quality master data.
18. Organizations constant changes as new products and services are introduced and withdrawn, companies are acquired and sold, and new technologies appear and reach maturity. this changes can be managed effectively in MDM and can be reflected every where in the company data.
19. Organizations can build a complete view of their customers, products, and other critical business entities.
Regards
Richa

Using MDM API

Hi all
how the data has to be retrieved and strored between webdynpro and MDM using MDM java APi?
can u explain it with any sample example?
Regards
Sunil

Hi Suresh,
Thie following links provides information on interfaces for accessing MDM Data directly from other applications using Web Services, ABAP technology, and Java API technology.
[http://help.sap.com/saphelp_mdm550/helpdata/en/45/50b345af8e3be6e10000000a1553f7/frameset.htm]
[http://help.sap.com/saphelp_mdm550/helpdata/en/45/50b378af8e3be6e10000000a1553f7/content.htm]
I hope this will be helpful to you.
Rgds,
Krutarth

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Hi
Is there any document / blog / help document on using MDM workflow for different usecases.
I can build simple workflows using MS Visio, but am looking at docs which has some complex use case examples.
Any idea if any such are around.
Thanks
Dilip

Hi Dilip,
You can refer the below links they are helpful in understanding the configuration and use of MDM workflows in detail:
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/60f28084-b90e-2b10-3eb6-d6565367048a (LOOP in Workflows-Approvals)
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/001d22fb-622d-2b10-22ac-998acecf68a8
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/90efe90c-b03f-2b10-65bf-e572fef651cb (email notification in workflow)
E-Mail Notification using MDM Workflow- Sample Scenario
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/60559952-ff62-2910-49a5-b4fb8e94f167
Hope It Helped
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Simona Pinto

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