SAP Master Data Management
Martina Beck-Friis
0733-228015
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Agenda
• Architecture
• Scenarios
– IT Scenarios
• Consolidation
• Harmonization
• Central Master Data Management
– Business Scenarios
• Rich Product Content Management
• GDS – Global Data synchronization
• Demo
• Enterprise Portal Enablement
• Development plan
A Problem Every Company Has
Master data describes key areas of your business …
Customers (name, address, phone number, …)
Products (product attributes, list price, …)
Suppliers (parent entity, address, parts offered, …)
Employees (ID, name, title, address, org unit, …)
Master data is stored in multiple, disconnected systems/databases.
Unmanaged master data is notoriously inaccurate, incomplete, full of
discrepancies, and leads to poor business decisions.
The Master Data Challenge
Footwear
Prod # Description Category Prod # Description Category
Safety Boot
System A
System B
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Safety Boot4
MDM Landscape Components
SAP Enterprise Portal MDM Thin Client * MDM Console Exchange Infrastructure Business Information
Warehouse Master Data
Client Systems
RDBMS
Master Data Server
• Database abstraction • Object persistence • Multiple object types
MDM Import Manager MDM Data Manager MDM Syndicator
SAP Enterprise Portal
MDM Thin Client•
iViews for search and read accessMDM Components
MDM Rich Clients•
MDM Console•
MDM Data Manager•
MDM Import Manager•
MDM SyndicatorMaster Data Server
RDBMS
SAP R/3 Systems and Legacy Systems
Predefined content for R/3 objects:Material, Vendor, Supplier, Employee
BI - Business Information Warehouse
ReportingExchange Infrastructure (SAP NetWeaver XI)
Connectivity to SAP and non-SAP systems6
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Master Data Consolidation: Scenario Variant
Consolidating Master-Data from client systems
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Master Data Consolidation: Scenario Variant
Consolidating BI Master-Data
Master Data Consolidation - Benefits
From master-data consolidation, companies gain the
following benefits:
• Helps companies to leverage IT investments already
made since it complements and integrates with their
existing IT landscape
• Provides a starting point for subsequent master-data
Harmonization or central master data management
• Helps companies in major decision-making processes
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IT Scenario:
IT Scenario:
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Master Data Harmonization - Benefits
From master-data harmonization, companies gain
the following benefits:
• Incorporates all benefits of
master-data
consolidation
• Adds value through sustained improvements of
master-data quality in heterogeneous landscapes
• Allow client-specific control on master data
• Offers interactive consolidation and syndication
with fast access
IT Scenario:
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IT Scenario:
IT Scenario:
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Central Master-Data Management - Benefits
From central master-data management, companies
gain the following benefits:
• Incorporates all benefits of
master-data
consolidation
• Enables central ownership resulting in substantial
quality improvements
• Allows companies to set own company standards
in managing master data
IT Scenarios - Demo
• Consolidation
– Import Manager
• Harmonization
– Import Manager
– Data Manager
– Syndicator
6/9/2006
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Scenarios
Business Scenario:
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Business Scenario:
Business Scenario:
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Rich Product-Content Management - Benefits
Using rich product-content management, companies
can manage and exchange product data locally
and globally:
• Manage internal content
• Search electronic catalogs
• Print customized catalogs
• Syndicate product catalog content via multiple
channels
Business Scenario:
Global Data Synchronization
Comprehensive solution for Global Data Synchronization for consumer product companies Enables consumer product companies to publish enriched product data to UCCNet data pools
and reduce supply chain costs
Seamless and permanent integration with mySAP ERP backend Flexible end-to-end solution
"SAP's comprehensive SAP NetWeaver MDM solution seamlessly integrates with our existing investments in solutions such as mySAP™ ERP. SAP NetWeaver MDM has enabled us to bring new products to market faster and significantly reduce the time spent maintaining trade partners and items. By improving processes such as collaborative planning, forecasting and
replenishment, it is helping us to reduce costs and to optimize our supply chain operations."
Dave Cosgrove, Director, North American eBusiness, Whirlpool Corporation
Global Data Synchronization
Manufacturers Retailers
UCCnet/
Transora Data Pool
Global Registry Synchronization
Manufacturers Retailers
UCCnet/
Transora Data Pool
Global Registry Synchronization
Manufacturers Retailers
UCCnet/
Transora Data Pool
Global Registry Synchronization
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Business Scenario:
IT Scenarios - Demo
• Rich Product Content Management
– Image Manager
– Data Manager
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Enterprise Portal Enablement
Enterprise Portal Enablement
Pick list search
Hierarchy
search
Attribute
search
Search state
Result set
Item details
Text search
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SAP NetWeaver MDM – The Big Picture 2005
-2008
• Extended Data Modeling Capabilities enable deeply structured objects
• Full Product and Business Partner object model coverage
• Full Retail article • GDS Product • Full ESA support • Fully automated
de-duplication process • Automation of
inbound/outbound processing including exception handling
• Central creation of objects with immediate distribution • Further Infrastructure
enhancements including improved monitoring capabilities
• Integration with BPM • Integration with Visual
Composer • Enhanced de-duplication,
extended matching and merging capabilities
• Semi-automated matching • Enhanced validations • Extended Product and
Business Partner consolidation
• Global Spend enablement • Open Interface to third
party address enrichment/ validation solutions
• Lean Business Partner and Product object model
• Initial set of Web Services • Core integration to BPM
MDM 5.5 SP3
MDM – Q3’06
MDM - 2007
MDM - 2008
Extended Business
Scenarios and
Performance
Enhanced
Consolidation
Capabilities
Improved
Distribution
Capabilities
Meta Model
Enhancements/
full ESA support
• New server components for inbound/outbound automation and
monitoring
• Optimized ID mapping handling for BI reports • Portal content for data
maintenance
• MDM Publisher enables complex layouts
• Multi-lingual trade item data (GDS)
• OCI interface
• New Matrix Product integrated into IS Retail • Improved inbound
performance
• Add. Platform support: AIX and Linux on Power
This document contains intended strategies, developments and/or functionality and is not intended to be binding upon SAP to any particular course of business, product strategy and/or development. Please note that this document is subject to change and may be changed by SAP at any time without notice.
2007 2008
Q3’06 Q4’05
SAP NetWeaver MDM 5.5 SP3 – available Q4
2005
Extended Business Scenarios and Performance
IT Scenario
enhancements
Master-Data Consolidation • New server component for import automation and monitoring* • Improved performance for data import• Optimized ID mapping handling for BI reporting and Matrix Products Master-Data Harmonization & Central Master-Data Management • New server component for outbound automation and monitoring*
• New Portal iView for data maintenance (create, read, update and delete)
Business Scenario
enhancements
Object Types
• New Matrix Product including integration to IS RetailArchitecture &
Platforms
• Improved Performance for data import and system startup • Additional Unix Platforms: AIX on Power, Linux on Power
Rich Product-Content Management
• New MDM Publisher component enables complex layout definitions within MDM • Usage of MDM as integrated buy/sales-side catalogue through OCI interface Global Data Synchronization
• Trade item data can be maintained and provided in multiple languages • Based on MDM 5.5
Further extensions
• Retail Product Data Management (Matrix Product)
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SAP NetWeaver MDM – available Q3 2006
Enhanced Consolidation Capabilities
IT Scenario
enhancements
Master-Data Consolidation • Enhanced de-duplication with extended matching and merging capabilities • Freely definable matching rules• Freely definable matching strategies as compositions of matching rules • Semi-automated calculation of matching results
• Extended merging capabilities with optional record binding (preserves original records) Master-Data Harmonization & Central Master-Data Management
• Enhanced validations including aggregate functions and validations on qualified links • Extended Object maintenance via SAP Enterprise Portal
Extended capabilities for Product and Business Partner consolidation
• New inner node linking functionality (records to be linked at any level of hierarchies) enables Global Spend scenarios
• Improved address support by new open interface to third party address enrichment/validation solutions
Further industry specific or generic business scenarios to be defined
Business Scenario
enhancements
Object Types
• New Business Partner object (subset of SAP Business Partner) • New Product object (subset of SAP Product)Architecture &
Platforms
• Extended CCMS monitoring• Core set of Web Services• Core integration to BPM (Business Process Management) ties into XI based business process modeling
This document contains intended strategies, developments and/or functionality and is not intended to be binding upon SAP to any particular course of business, product strategy and/or development. Please note that this document is subject to change and may be changed by SAP at any time without notice.
SAP NetWeaver MDM – available 2007
Improved Distribution Capabilities
IT Scenario
enhancements
Master-Data Consolidation • Fully automated de-duplication processMaster-Data Harmonization & Central Master-Data Management
• Automation of distribution with exception handling that permits continuous inbound/ outbound processing
• Ability to offload objects and still continue data processing (e.g. if particular objects do not match data validations within MDM or at client systems)
• Central creation of objects with immediate distribution of data
• Extended capabilities for Product and Business Partner harmonization • Further industry specific or generic business scenarios to be defined
Business Scenario
enhancements
Object Types
• Further industry specific or generic object types to be definedArchitecture &
Platforms
• Further Performance improvements• Comprehensive Solution Manager based application monitoring • Further Security enhancements• Full integration to BPM (Business Process Management) • Integration with Visual Composer
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MDM vs R/3
R/3-centric data models
Comprehensive data validations
Change management capabilities for selected object types Optimized processes –
provision of up-to-date and unified master data to be used in business processes
Cost savings in data maintenance, data management and error correction processes due to standardized
processes and central management
Prerequisite for the implementation of an enterprise services architecture
Pre-defined scenarios
Integrated capabilities continuously improve the quality of master data (e.g. duplicate mitigation)
Significantly improved transparency of customers, suppliers and product by consolidated master data
Reduction of manual processes to consolidate and update master data Integrated workflow designed to support master data maintenance
processes
Fast access to data with multi-dimensional search based on latest in-memory technology
Simplified data manipulation, e.g. mass maintenance operations Free definition of validation rules and complex authorities
Management of cross-reference information (ID-mapping)
In-line with SAP development strategy for master data management
Why Master Data
Management?
Benefits SAP NetWeaver MDM
R/3-centric data models
Comprehensive data validations
Change management capabilities for selected object types Optimized processes –
provision of up-to-date and unified master data to be used in business processes
Cost savings in data maintenance, data management and error correction processes due to standardized
processes and central management
Prerequisite for the implementation of an enterprise services architecture
Pre-defined scenarios
Integrated capabilities continuously improve the quality of master data (e.g. duplicate mitigation)
Significantly improved transparency of customers, suppliers and product by consolidated master data
Reduction of manual processes to consolidate and update master data Integrated workflow designed to support master data maintenance
processes
Fast access to data with multi-dimensional search based on latest in-memory technology
Simplified data manipulation, e.g. mass maintenance operations Free definition of validation rules and complex authorities
Management of cross-reference information (ID-mapping)
In-line with SAP development strategy for master data management
