Manage your SAP S/4HANA and SAP ERP master data with this hands-on guide! Walk through implementing, configuring, and using SAP Master Data Governance, both on-premise and in the cloud! Whether your organization requires custom applications or works with out-of-the-box central governance, consolidation, and mass processing, youll find detailed instructions for every step. From data modeling to data replication, this comprehensive guide will help you master your data!a. ModelingCreate and extend data models by mastering entity types, attributes, hierarchies, and other elements. Use the floorplan manager for UI modeling and explore the use of change requests and workflows in process modeling.b. Data Quality and ReplicationEnsure your organization is using quality data in its operations. Learn to remediate and your enrich data. Then, move that data to where it needs to be in your system using tools like the data export framework, data import frameworks, and entity-based upload/download.c. Integrations and ExtensionsPut SAP MDG to use in your entire landscape by integrating with SAP Integration Suite, Central Finance, SAP Product Lifecycle Management, SAP Ariba, and more. Explore SAP MDGs quick start options and complementary solutions from SolEx.Highlights Include:On-premise and cloud deploymentData modelingProcess modelingData qualityData replicationData migrationConsolidationOperationsMass processingIntegrationsExtensionsAnalytics Highlights: Onpremise and cloud deploymentData modelingProcess modelingData qualityData replicationData migrationConsolidationOperationsMass processingIntegrationsExtensionsAnalytics

Bikram Dogra is a principal architect at SAP America with the Data and Technology Services (DBS) team. He has been working in the SAP Master Data Governance consulting area for more than 10 years, helping customers with master data management strategy, architecture, and implementation. He has successfully led many large SAP Master Data Governance implementation projects for Fortune 500 companies. Bikram has more than 25 years of IT experience in enterprise software implementation, architecture design, and solution consulting. He has worked in many technology areas such as Microsoft, Java/J2EE, Oracle, SAP Portal, SAP Master Data Management, SAP Master Data Governance, and middleware technologies.

... Who This Book Is For ... 20 ... How This Book Is Organized ... 20 ... Acknowledgments ... 24 ... Conclusion ... 25 1.1 ... Stages of Enterprise Information Management Engagement ... 28 1.2 ... Organizational Drivers for Enterprise Information Management ... 29 1.3 ... Enterprise Information Management Capabilities ... 35 1.4 ... Key SAP Solutions for Enterprise Information Management ... 44 1.5 ... SAP Cloud Solutions for Information Management ... 50 1.6 ... SAP Master Data Governance ... 57 1.7 ... Summary ... 62 2.1 ... Use Cases ... 63 2.2 ... Architecture ... 66 2.3 ... Overview of Data Domains ... 73 2.4 ... Summary ... 94 3.1 ... Introduction ... 95 3.2 ... Overview of Processes in SAP Master Data Governance, Cloud Edition ... 99 3.3 ... Workflow Integration ... 116 3.4 ... Address Validation ... 117 3.5 ... Document Management Services ... 119 3.6 ... Summary ... 121 4.1 ... Deployment Options ... 124 4.2 ... Summary ... 146 5.1 ... Introduction to Data Modeling in SAP Master Data Governance ... 148 5.2 ... Configuring Data Models ... 161 5.3 ... Standard Data Models ... 171 5.4 ... Extending Standard Data Models ... 184 5.5 ... Summary ... 186 6.1 ... Floorplan Manager ... 187 6.2 ... User Interface Framework ... 191 6.3 ... Enhancing the SAP-Delivered User Interface ... 213 6.4 ... Summary ... 219 7.1 ... Governance Scope ... 221 7.2 ... Change Requests ... 223 7.3 ... Single-Record Processing ... 244 7.4 ... Multiple Object Processing ... 257 7.5 ... Workflow Process Modeling ... 270 7.6 ... Summary ... 288 8.1 ... Search Functionality ... 292 8.2 ... Duplicate Check ... 306 8.3 ... Business Rules in Central Governance ... 310 8.4 ... Data Enrichment ... 323 8.5 ... Managing Data Quality ... 333 8.6 ... Data Quality Remediation ... 353 8.7 ... SAP Master Data Governance: Data Quality Management Content for SAP Analytics Cloud ... 369 8.8 ... Summary ... 371 9.1 ... Use Cases ... 375 9.2 ... Setting Up the Environment for Consolidation and Mass Processing ... 377 9.3 ... SAP-Delivered Data Models ... 382 9.4 ... Process Steps Overview and Configuration ... 390 9.5 ... Designing and Configuring Process Templates ... 410 9.6 ... Loading Data into Source Tables ... 414 9.7 ... Operating and Running Consolidation and Mass Processing Applications ... 420 9.8 ... Technical Architecture ... 429 9.9 ... Backend Extensibility ... 456 9.10 ... Consolidation in SAP Master Data Governance, Cloud Edition ... 492 9.11 ... Summary ... 492 10.1 ... Process Analytics Overview and Analysis Drilldown ... 494 10.2 ... Change Request Analytics Using Master Data Attributes ... 499 10.3 ... Change Analytics for Master Data in Change Requests ... 503 10.4 ... Summary ... 505 11.1 ... Custom Data Models ... 508 11.2 ... Create a Custom Data Model ... 512 11.3 ... Create a Custom User Interface ... 536 11.4 ... Process Modeling ... 554 11.5 ... Security and Roles ... 561 11.6 ... Data Replication ... 572 11.7 ... Enabling Key Mapping ... 581 11.8 ... Enabling Value Mapping ... 582 11.9 ... Enabling Notifications ... 584 11.10 ... Summary ... 586 12.1 ... Building Blocks and Configuration Objects ... 588 12.2 ... Material Master Replication ... 619 12.3 ... Customer, Supplier, and Business Partner Replication ... 623 12.4 ... Financial Master Data Replication ... 624 12.5 ... Replication Options for Non-SAP Systems ... 629 12.6 ... Operations ... 630 12.7 ... Summary ... 637 13.1 ... SAP Master Data Governance Application Programming ... 639 13.2 ... Integration with SAP Solutions ... 642 13.3 ... Integration with Third-Party Solutions ... 649 13.4 ... Summary ... 650 14.1 ... Data Migration Options ... 652 14.2 ... Data Migration Strategies ... 665 14.3 ... Summary ... 683 15.1 ... Edition Strategy ... 685 15.2 ... Ongoing Data Loads ... 692 15.3 ... Performance Optimization ... 697 15.4 ... Data Archiving ... 698 15.5 ... Data Read Access Logging ... 699 15.6 ... Troubleshooting ... 701 15.7 ... Summary ... 703 16.1 ... Introduction to SAP Fiori ... 705 16.2 ... SAP Fiori Applications for SAP Master Data Governance ... 707 16.3 ... Extensibility Options ... 719 16.4 ... Summary ... 730 17.1 ... SAP Solution Extensions Partner Solutions ... 731 17.2 ... Quick-Start for SAP Master Data Governance ... 735 17.3 ... Summary ... 743