Hello SAP Community,
we would like to automatically validate the email addresses in the master data (customer master) within an SAP system (using an embedded SAP MDG on top). This goes beyond a simple syntax check of the email addresses (e.g., ensuring an "@" is included, that it ends with a valid top-level domain like "sap.com," contains no special characters, etc.). We are also interested in verifying whether a functioning email account exists behind the address. Technically, this cannot of course always be determined with 100% certainty, as not all mail servers consistently return error messages when an email cannot be delivered to an account. However, we would view this as an additional heuristic data quality check, which, for example, could also be provided by third-party vendors (e.g. https://www.abstractapi.com/api/email-verification-validation-api). We are not aware of any standard functionality in the S/4HANA core and/or in SAP MDG, which is why our current approaches are based on extensibility and/or integration tools:
- SAP Integration Suite: call to such an API in an existing flow
- SAP Build Process Automation: via task automation and external action
- ABAP (on-stack)/RAP: external HTTPS API call
- Side-by-side app/middleware using an arbitrary programming language and/or framework (e.g. CAP)
Do you have any best practices, ideas, and/or experience to share in this topic? We would highly appreciate your feedback!
Best regards,
Nicolas
SAP S/4HANA SAP Master Data Governance SAP Business One Extensibility
Bluesky
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