Business Example
Your company is in the CD manufacturing business and has enhanced an existing product line and is starting to manufacture mini CDs. You have been asked to create the correct CD labels.
To support the new product, you have been asked to maintain additional master data to reflect the business in the SAP ERP system.
In this exercise, when the values include ##, replace the characters with the number your instructor assigned to you.
1. Search for all materials with the descriptions demo and label in material ACT.
a) On the SAP Easy Access - User Menu screen, in the Command field, enter NWBC.
b) Choose Enter.
c) On the Launch SAP NetWeaver Business Client screen, choose /nwbc.
d) On the SAP Business Client screen, on the Workcenter toolbar, choose Material Governance.
e) On the Material Governance Homepage, choose Search Material.
f) On the Search: Material screen, in the Search Criteria table, in the last row, in the first column for search attributes, choose Description (medium text).
g) In the second column for the relation operator, choose Contains.
h) In the third column for the search attribute value, enter demo.
i) Choose Search.
j) In the first column for search attributes, choose Material.
k) In the third column for search attribute values, enter ACT.
l) Choose Search.
2. Edit material ACT-DCD-## so that the Lab/Office is 002.
a) In the Results List, choose ACT-DCD-##.
b) On the Material: ACT-DCD-## screen, choose Edit.
c) On the General tab, in the Description field, enter Change Laboratory on ACT-DCD-##.
d) In the Due Date field, enter tomorrow's date.
e) In the Design Data section, in the Lab/Office field, enter 002.
f) Choose Check.
g) Choose Submit.
3. Approve the change request for ACT-MCD-##.
a) In the navigation panel, choose Change Requests → Change Requests and Documents → My Change Requests.
b) In the Change Requests table, choose the change request you created.
c) On the Material: ACT-DCD-01 screen, choose Activate.
d) Choose Close to close the internet browser window and return to the SAP Easy Access - User Menu screen.
4. Review the change in SAP ERP.
a) On the SAP Easy Access - User Menu screen, in the Command field, enter MMO3.
b) Choose Enter.
c) On the Display Material (Initial Screen), in the Material field, enter ACT-DCD-##.
d) Choose Continue.
e) On the Select Views dialog box, choose Basic Data 1.
f) Choose Continue.
g) On the Display Material ACT-DCD-## (Finished Product) screen, view the Lab/Office field.
h) Choose Environment → Display Changes.
i) On the Display Changes: Material Overview screen, in the List of all Change Documents for material ACT-DCD-## table, in the Changed By field, select WF_BATCH.
j) Choose Enter.
k) Choose Back until you return to the SAP Easy Access - User Menu screen.
Lesson: Managing Master Data Changes
Master Data Governance User Interface
Figure 14: Central Workcenter for Master Data Maintenance
All activities associated with creating and maintaining master data are combined in one workcenter for each domain. Companies can establish this workcenter as the standard hub for creating and changing master data. If your company does not use the SAP Enterprise Portal, you can use a workcenter based on SAP NetWeaver Business Client.
The following business challenges have been expressed by some SAP customers:
● Master data is maintained on different computer systems.
● Different transactions are performed to complete common maintenance tasks such as change, create, and delete.
● Planned changes are not transparent or shared to other systems.
The following business values can be achieved using SAP Workcenters:
● Activities required to complete master data governance on one system are bundled into one system.
● Central deployment and authorization ensures comprehensive governance.
● Localize and personalize the UI to meet customer needs.
Specific Processes in Master Data Governance
The following domain-specific processes are available in Master Data Governance:
● Mass loading of master data
● Searching for object instances
● Centrally creating new object instances
● Change existing single object instances
- Make general changes
- Extend existing object instance, such as adding a new company code
- Block or phase out an existing object instance
● Replicating specific object instances into specific target systems Specific Processes in Material Governance
Figure 15: Material Governance Specific Processes
MDG features many built-in processes, including domain-specific processes for material governance. Many of these processes employ user interface components specific to the domain.
Table 2: Processes and Standard Business Activities for the Material Domain Processes Specific to the Material Domain Standard Business Activities
Create material MAT1
Process material MAT2
Display material MAT3
Mark material for deletion MAT6
Process multiple materials MATA
Import material MATB
These material domain processes are preconfigured with a set of BRFplus rules for the rule-based workflow template. You can import and enhance these rules rule-based on the
requirements of your system.
MDG includes standard material workcenters in the user menu, which correspond to the preconfigured material domain processes.
Lesson: Managing Master Data Changes
Figure 16: Material Specific Rule-based Workflow Template
How to Search for Material Records and Create a Copy of a Record
For the demonstration steps and data, see the exercise Search for Material Records and Create a Copy of a Record.