Xi-mdm,bi-mdm,sap-mdm,crm-mdm,srm-mdm integraion ?

hi Experts can any body send me the documnets
for sap- xi -mdm integraiton
sap r/3 mdm- - bi integraions
sap mdm-crm integraion
sap mdm-srm integraion
please any body send me the screen shot and details to my main id
praveen.sapmdm @gmail.com
Edited by: g.praveen kumar on Jun 19, 2008 8:56 PM

Hello Praveen,
you can refer the threads for CRM-MDM integration as mentioned below:
Configure CRM with MDM !!!
Connecting MDM to CRM
Integration of SAP CRM with non-SAP-Systems
To integrate the SRM or CRM System with MDM, you might be need some middleware like XI/PI in between.
You can configure the MDM generic extractor to replicate the referance data (lookup table data, Transaction-MDMGX).please refer the thread as mentioned below:
Re: MDMGX Transaction in R3-XI-MDM Scenario
you can also use the standard transaction "MDM_CLNT_EXTR" to replicate the main table data fro SAP System to MDM.I am not sure that this will work for SRM or CRM System. I have used it in case of R3 System. you can refer the SAP NOTE-1035601, 836985 for this transaction.
Also can refer the threads as mentioned below on MDM_CLNT_EXTR:
Working of MDM_CLNT_EXTR transaction
MDM_CLNT_EXTR Configurations
Working of MDM_CLNT_EXTR transaction
For more on SRM-MDM integration, you can refer these link also:
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/c0102a91-bae4-2910-f298-acbae13e80d4
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/10d1bde2-699f-2910-8e86-f46bfe045fdc
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/6075d293-291b-2a10-7fbb-b827b28fd9b0
Hope this will help you.
TNR,
Saurabh...
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SRM MDM Catalog (Subscreen Error)

Hi,
I am facing an issue with the SRM MDM catalog.
We are currently implementing SRM-MDM catalog 1.0 SP1 Patch01 HF1.
Our MDM server version is MDM 5.5 SP5 Patch02 HF1.
The steps while creating a Shopping Cart are as follows:
- Log into SRM Shopping Screen.
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- Inside the SRM MDM catalog select an item and click on the shopping basket to add the item to the shopping cart.
- Once I click on the shopping basket we are getting the below error
Error when processing your request
What has happened?
The URL http://mb1es1001.idcsap.com:8000/sap/bc/gui/sap/its/bbpsc01/ was not called due to an error.
Note
The following error text was processed in the system SR6 : Subscreen not found
The error occurred on the application server MB1ES1001_SR6_00 and in the work process 1 .
The termination type was: ABORT_MESSAGE_STATE
The ABAP call stack was:
SYSTEM-EXIT of program SAPLBBP_SC_UI_ITS
What can I do?
If the termination type was RABAX_STATE, then you can find more information on the cause of the termination in the system SR6 in transaction ST22.
If the termination type was ABORT_MESSAGE_STATE, then you can find more information on the cause of the termination on the application server MB1ES1001_SR6_00 in transaction SM21.
If the termination type was ERROR_MESSAGE_STATE, then you can search for more information in the trace file for the work process 1 in transaction ST11 on the application server MB1ES1001_SR6_00 . In some situations, you may also need to analyze the trace files of other work processes.
If you do not yet have a user ID, contact your system administrator.
Error code: ICF-IE-http -c: 001 -u: RAJ -l: E -s: SR6 -i: MB1ES1001_SR6_00 -w: 1 -d: 20070912 -t: 143649 -v: ABORT_MESSAGE_STATE -e: Subscreen not found
If any have any idea about this error, please help me resolve it. Full points will be awarded.

Hi
Check the SAP Note 967088 and download the configuration guide from SAP official website (SAP Marketplace - OSS Login required). Did you raised any message with SAP as well on this yet. If not, please do the same for faster processing of your query.
Please check what all error logs appear in SLG1 and RZ10 and RZ20 transactions in this case.
Which SRM/CCM/MDM versions, support packs are you using ?
FYI, Catalog names are case sensitive.
OCI parameter should be like this.
0 http://<J2EEhost.domain>:<J2EEport>/SRM-MDM/SRM_MDM
10 username User1
20 password <blank>
30 server <MDM Server>
40 port <Repositiry port>
50 catalog <Repository name>
60 uilanguage SY-LANGU
70 datalanguage SY-LANGU
80 mask <blank>
90 named search <blank>
User name and password mainatined in MDM console is case sensitive.I would suggest you to follow this step
1.In MDM Console for User1 enter password as user1(note that password is all small case)
2.Ensure that you enter the password in similar manner in defining OCI.
Please try the following OSS Notes & links below ->
OSS Note 895183
947362
938495
Note 871302 - Unable to switch between catalogs using F4 help
Note 890967 - /CCM/CHECK_TREX shows incorrect document content
Note 946185 - CCM20: /CCM/CHECK_TREX modifications
Note 707781 - Product search does not find all documents
Note 481295 - Short dump RAISE_EXCEPTION when expanding a product node
Note 723688 BBP TREX corrections for SRM 4.0 SP01
Note 778688 TREX_INDEX_MANAGER unit test update_view(): incorrect search
Note 930788 - Search help for catalog does not display all catalogs
Note 1028343 Changes in the repository not reflected in Catalog UI
Note 1015201 - SRM-MDM Catalog 1.0 Patch02 Release Note
Note 487917 BADI implementation f. BBP_CATALOG_CONTENT (Troubleshooting)
Note 877131 Product category is not permitted for the user
Note 623067 SRM 2.0 Integrated Catalog does not display catalog info
Re: ITS Template not found
SRM MDM Catalog --Login error
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- Atul

Regarding SRM MDM 3.0

Hi Gurus!!
I will soon be working on SRM MDM business scenario,so i want to be prepared beforehand.
Please guide me about the integration details from SRM as well as MDM side,and also important documentation\link regarding the same.
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Hi Ravi,
Please refer this below article to start with SRM-MDM Catalog Setup u2013 Ready Reference
http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/806f3d56-0d29-2d10-9abf-c0df6f0fdfe8?quicklink=index&overridelayout=true
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https://websmp130.sap-ag.de/sap/support/notes/1171711
and SRM-MDM Catalog 3.0 - Installation & Configuration SAP Note 1177779
https://websmp130.sap-ag.de/sap/support/notes/1177779
SRM MDM Integration: https://websmp107.sap-ag.de/~form/sapnet?_FRAME=CONTAINER&_OBJECT=012002523100015170792009E
Check this link for component Installation: https://websmp107.sap-ag.de/~form/sapnet?_FRAME=CONTAINER&_OBJECT=012002523100012367812008E
For configure SRM MDM catalog: https://websmp107.sap-ag.de/~form/sapnet?_FRAME=CONTAINER&_OBJECT=011000358700001156822009E
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Shopping list in SRM MDM?

Hi ,
We are using shopping list in SRM MDM. But if user is creating a shopping list, other users are able to see exiting shopping list (which is created by others.). They are able to add the items to other shopping lists.
My requirement is "shopping list created by user A , should not be seen by user B".
There is some options available like share/unshare, but those are not working. Even though if we give unshare option also, it has seen by others.
How we can achieve this functionality.
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Venkatesh P

Hello
The Shopping Lists are stored for the MDM logon user defined in the call structure.
As you should be using a fixed predefined user for the catalog in call structure all the SRM users that have access to this catalog will be able to create / display the same Shopping Lists.
Verify note 1153525. As it says:
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Passing Search Parameter to SRM-MDM Through the URL

Greeting all,
I would like to know how I can pass a search parameter to SRM-MDM using the URL in the web browser. This is needed to display the result directly instead of listing the whole catalog contents.
I am trying to pass a search parameter (Text string) to the catalog through an R/3 SAP system. As a result, it should give only the material that I am looking for.
I tried the "Background Search" as described in the OCI-specification paper but still couldn't get it!
By using the parameters mentioned in chapter 3.2.4 of OCI-specification paper, I did the recommended configuration and use the following URL but still failed to pass the parameter: http://....&FUNCTION=BACKGROUND_SEARCH&SEARCHSTRING=searchterm
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Hi Yousif,
Why dont u save the search as a named search in MDM and then pass it onto the SRM MDM.
Save the records as Named search in MDM Data Manager
For eg:
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Now while passing the parameters to the SRM MDM Catalog specify the Named Search in its url.
http://J2EESERVER:PORTNO/SRM-MDM/SRM_MDM?sap-locale=EN&HOOK_URL=&mask=&namedSearch=search1&username=Admin&password=PASSWORD&catalog=REPOSITORYNAME&server=MDMSERVERIPADDRESS&datalanguage=EN
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Hope dis helps u
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SRM-MDM Catalog publication in portal

Hi experts,
Iu2019m facing some difficulties concerning MDM / portal integration. We are implementing SRM-MDM catalog scenario and Iu2019ve already created a catalog in MDM Data Manager. Iu2019ve also set the parameters for the web service definition in SRM system, and assigned the Catalog ID in ppoma_bbp.
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Shiv
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https://websmp103.sap-ag.de/~sapdownload/011000358700000134212010E/srm_mdm_integration.pdf
Regards,
Shiv
Edited by: Shiv Prashant Dixit on Mar 5, 2010 11:32 PM

MDMGX - SRM MDM Catalog

Dear MDM Guru's,
I am new to SRM MDM catalog scenario. Need Data flow steps from SRM and ECC to SRM-MDM Catalog Repository by using MDMGX and MDM_CLNT_EXTR transaction.
For Example : Please provide information in below format.
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Points will be awarded for useful answers. Please help.
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http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/b0940876-42fe-2d10-77be-a82aaa163e13?QuickLink=index&overridelayout=true
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Below is the article on MDM_CLNT_EXTR:
http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/6084defd-7e0c-2c10-0caa-97a52408e3e7?QuickLink=index&overridelayout=true
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Doubts on SRM MDM Catalog

Hi xprerts,
Few doubts on SRM MDM Catalog...
1. I am running SRM MDM Catalog 1.0 and when i launch the http://localhost:50100/webdynpro/dispatcher/sap.com/tc~mdmsrmui/MDM_SRM_UI_App (Webdynpro UI) am not getting the password field only server with no password is working here.
What should be done to have this password field?
2. I have deployed SRM MDM Catalog 1.0 webdynpro content and SRM MDM Java API on WAS 7.0 and i am using MDM Server as sp5 with SRM MDM Catalog repository .Will it work or not?
Awaiting ur response
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Hi Vijay,
Are you sure you have the latest patch for SRM-MDM? I am at SRM-MDM Catalog 1.0 SP01 Patch00 Hotfix02, and I now have the server password field displayed in Config UI (wasn't there in early versions).
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https://sapportal.wdf.sap.corp/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/com.sap.km.cm.docs/infocenters/ws%20ptg/ptg/platform%20ecosystem/industry%20standards/projects%20and%20programs/business%20process%20management/index.html
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2.
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Now, configure filtering for the material master:
Choose the CRMPAROLTP table for CRM OLTP Parameters and add the following values:
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Please let me know your email id, i shall send you this document
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Now we have got requirement to send the data for vendor mat no, manufacturer field of info records from ECC to SRM-MDM catlog. But we are unable to find out these two fields in standard interfaces/messages. Can anybody guide us how to add these fields in the current data types or is there any other standard interfaces we can use.
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As i was going through the Documents on the SAP PI 7.1 ...where i came to know that we have a seperate MDM Adapter which is used to Exchange Data Between SAP PI 7.1 and MDM 7.1 ....then i was wondering that how can we use SAP PI 7.0 to connect with SAP MDM 7.1 ? IF SO , then are what all we need to Do in SAP PI 7.0 ? and is there any restrections that we need to look for while connecting between SAP PI 7.0 to MDM 7.1 ?
I hope i may get some answers ....!
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Aziz khan

>
Aziz khan wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> As i was going through the Documents on the SAP PI 7.1 ...where i came to know that we have a seperate MDM Adapter which is used to Exchange Data Between SAP PI 7.1 and MDM 7.1 ....then i was wondering that how can we use SAP PI 7.0 to connect with SAP MDM 7.1 ? IF SO , then are what all we need to Do in SAP PI 7.0 ? and is there any restrections that we need to look for while connecting between SAP PI 7.0 to MDM 7.1 ?
>
> I hope i may get some answers ....!
>
> Thanks in advace
> Aziz khan
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Hello
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MQseries as Midddleware instead of SAP XI(SRM MDM Catalog&SRM integration)

Hi
Has anybody used MQ series as Midddleware instead of SAP XI to integrate SAP SRM with SRM MDM Catalog.
If you have done so, can you please provide links or documents relevant to the same.
Regards
Tridip
+44 7530939886

I guess, MQ series will supply messages in a queue/topic. These messages will have to be imported into MDM as XML files. Similarly to send XML files to MQ series, u will need a middleware with a MQ series adaptor.

Carrier in SAP: Is it worth learning MDM?

Hello Everyone,
Looking for a carrier guidance please let me know your thoughts.
I'm a J2EE Developer specializing in Content Management systems/Portals with about 8 years of experience.
Looking for learning new skills specifically learning vendor(canned) applications which would also require J2EE Experience so that i can use all my J2EE experience and as well learn new applications to better position myself in the consulting market.:-)
Started looking at the SAP Netweaver Technology and all the products stacked against key areas of the Netweaver Architecture. Lack of my experience in SAP landscape made me get confused on what product to pick and learn to position myself in and also was not sure about whether one would really get any jobs after going through all the learning with no experience in that product.
So wanted to reach out to all of you and see what you guys think and suggest after reading through my thoughts and confusion.
Getting into emerging technologies in SAP made more sense since there will be opportunities for people with less or no experience in sap landscape :(.
Do you guys think it is worth learning and planning a carrier in MDM?
How does the feature look for SAP MDM?
How should one go about planning to get to the MDM world. What other skills one should know that would help ?
Thanks All for all the help.
Rajes

Hi Rajesh,
MDM is truly a new way of solving old data management problems, Morris said. Traditional information architecture focuses on the infrastructure and design of systems in a company, and can include practices like synchronizing data around a hub. These architecture approaches are much more monolithic than MDM. Applied MDM, which includes data governance techniques, along with MDM infrastructure tools, represents a more flexible way of approaching the problem.
Andrew White, research director at Stamford, Conn.-based Gartner Inc., agrees that MDM is a legitimate solution for data management difficulties.
"Information architecture is lost," White said. "We're realizing that we need a different kind of governance model."
MDM is "80% old stuff and 20% new stuff," White said. The "old stuff" is technology expanded from product information management and CDI tools, as well as some of the data definition concepts of metadata management. The "new stuff" is a major emphasis on data governance and new MDM tools, which are different from anything the industry has seen before, White said.
MDM software, from companies like IBM, Kalido and others, acts as middleware, in essence giving systems a commonplace to look for approved data definitions. White describes this MDM software as an "intermediate tier between physical data and the consumption of that data." Combining software and data governance best practices, MDM is an innovative approach to solving data management problems, he said.
It's only a matter of time before companies start to adopt MDM, White said. The coming year will be one of awareness, and the peak of spending will come in two to three years, he predicts.
Between emerging technologies like SOA and RFID requiring consistent data definitions and motivators like heavy-handed fines for inaccurate reporting and non-compliance, analysts like Morris and White feel that MDM is a critical component to many business initiatives.
Master data management is not a technology market, but a business capability," said Rob Karel, principal analyst with Cambridge, Mass.-based Forrester Research Inc. "All of the vendors branding themselves as an MDM solution, I liken to comparing apples and Volkswagens. They're all very different pieces of the larger complex technology puzzle that's required to solve the master data management capability."
Vendors from across the IT landscape emerged in force in the last few months, joining such players as IBM, SAP and Burlington, Mass.-based Kalido Inc. in announcing MDM products. Dayton, Ohio-based Teradata partnered with Dallas-based i2 Technologies Inc. for its new Teradata MDM platform. Other announcements amounted to repositioning and re-branding. Product information management (PIM) vendor TIBCO Software Inc., based in Palo Alto, Calif., announced its Collaborative Information Manager MDM application. Customer data integration (CDI) players made their move as well. Redwood City, Calif.-based Purisma Inc. updated and re-named its "data hub," and San Mateo, Calif.-based Siperian Inc. emerged with a new "customer-centric MDM" hub. Other pure-play vendors and big players alike have scrambled to use MDM label.
Of course, every vendor has a slightly different take, and the relative infancy of the MDM discipline makes product comparisons tough. Buyers should be wary of any vendor that claims to solve MDM problems with just one tool -- an impossible feat, Gartner and Forrester analysts agreed.
Forrester: Evaluate your MDM ecosystem
Karel introduced the concept of an "MDM ecosystem audit guide," a tool intended to help companies identify technology components that should be part of their data supply chain.
"MDM is a capability which will cross multiple technology platforms," Karel said, "because information is being captured, managed and consumed across many platforms."
An MDM capability may include processes and technologies such as data governance and stewardship, data quality management, integration tools, service-oriented architectures -- as well as systems that help manage master data definitions. Ultimately, successful MDM will be achieved by combining a wide variety of technologies and applications that create, manage and consume master data. Some capabilities might already exist in a company, Karel said. In fact, he added, companies could conceivably manage master data with no tools bearing the MDM label at all.
"If you knit together some of these disparate tools [that you already have] with custom code and random wrappers, you can create an MDM solution for your company -- it just won't be pretty," Karel said. "The vendors that will be successful are the ones that [can] create a more seamless administrative experience and the ones that allow you to leverage your existing investments."
No vendors really fit that description today, though some, such as IBM, are further along than others, Karel said. And there are more mature sub-segments of MDM, namely CDI or PIM, with vendors that have successfully addressed the problems of managing a specific kind of data entity. But, he said, a true MDM capability should address multiple kinds of data entities -- not just customer or product -- and that's where the complexity comes in.
Gartner: Consider the MDM continuum
The Gartner study placed vendors on an "MDM continuum," according to Andrew White, study co-author and research vice president with the Stamford, Conn.-based analyst firm. The continuum looks like a horizontal line, with "MDM niche" vendors on the left, "MDM generalists" on the right, and infrastructure giants Oracle and SAP in the middle.
The niche vendors on the extreme left of the continuum solve complex problems in certain industries or domains, White explained. These products can handle the complexities of very specific kinds of entities, such as customer or product data. They can potentially manage thousands of attributes and hundreds of hierarchies and are suited for operational purposes. This is where PIM and CDI vendors fit in, he said. Gartner placed IBM, Siperian and Wayne, Penn.-based PIM vendor FullTilt Solutions Inc. on this end of the continuum.
Products that appear closer to right side come from generalists and help companies get a single view of many different data entities, White said. These products are probably more appropriate for analytics and business intelligence uses. Generalists' products handle many different kinds of entities with relatively low complexity -- for example, labeling many master data objects with a low number (say, five to 25) of attributes. Kalido; Hackensack, N.J.-based Data Foundations Inc.; and Paris-based Orchestra Networks appear on this end of the continuum.
The study was specifically presented as a continuum, not a ranking, White said. Like all IT programs, the selected MDM tool should fit a company's specific problem, and legacy vendors might not always be the best choice, he cautioned.
"Vendors are making hay with [MDM]. They're all calling themselves MDM vendors," White said. "Customers have to be very careful. It's not that one MDM vendor is better. It's really about form fitting function. Where is your business? What is your particular problem of the day, and what will your problem be next year? Then figure out which data is most important, and look at that part of the continuum."
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