Centralized Master Data Management

[Former Member]

Hi,

I would like to understand your point of view on going for a centralized master data management rather than have the data in disparate systems.. example vendor master in SRM system, customer master in CRM etc.

thanks

anantharam

[Former Member]

Hi Anantharam,

Master data is a company asset. The better the data, the better business operation (and the lower the costs)

central master-data management provides a single source of record by creating/updating master data centrally on MDM, supported by workflow-controlled approvals and periodic distribution to client systems.

With SAP NetWeaver MDM, a central comprehensive repository can be created with enriched content that can be used as the single source of truth for all enterprise master data on an inter and intra-enterprise scale.

We can maintain Vendor master in SRM system & Customer Master in CRM, in these systems we are not having cleansing & Search functionalities e.t.c., SAP NetWeaver MDM enables centralized maintenance and storage of globally relevant master data information and allows subsequent distribution to client systems.

Hope this may help you,

Thanks,

srinivas