Difference between Consolidation, Harmonization and Central master data man

[#1]

Hi ..Expertise

Consolidation is use to identify duplicate records and merge them into one record.

Harmonization is the process of pushing the new cleansed data back out to your partner systems.

Central master data management means you create records within MDM and then you distribute (Syndicate) this centrally created data to your Remote Systems.

My Question is her after Consolidation both Harmonization and Central master data management is doing the same thing i.e. sending the clean data to the other system. What is the difference between these two? Please explain me with an example or scenario..

[Former Member]

Hi Yugandhar,

Data consolidation , harmonization and central master data management are the key capabilities/functionalities of MDM.

Master Data Consolidation u2013 In this scenario, SAP NetWeaver MDM collect master data from several systems at a central location (REPOSITORY), detect and clean up duplicate and identical objects, and manage the local object keys for cross-system communication.(Using import manager we upload/import data from different system to MDM repository Here we use field and value mapping etc. Using matching, merging and validation we can validate and discard duplicate data)

Master Data Harmonization u2013 This scenario enhances the Master Data Consolidation scenario by forwarding the consolidated master data information to all connected, remote systems, thus depositing unified, high-quality data in heterogeneous system landscapes. With this scenario, we can synchronize globally relevant data across your system landscape. For example, we can assign the same address to all occurrences of a particular customer.

Central Master Data Management u2013the Central Master Data Management scenario focuses on creation and maintenance of data in the central data repository. It then distributes the newly created data to the connected application systems where it can be complemented with locally relevant information.In this scenario we don't need to collect the data or import the data from different heterogenious sytem to MDM repository. Using Data Manager we can create records centrally.

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