Introduction
The SAP Master Data Governance product portfolio provides various deployment options to flexibly support given business needs and system landscapes. This page provides links to how-to guides and process videos (marked with 📹). It is broken down into sections according to MDG key capabilities, master data domains, solution extensions, and other technical set-up topics. The linked guides inform about how to add fields or capabilities to your solution, reconfigure your solution, or integrate your solution within your software landscape. The documents are typically enriched with screenshots, instructions, and – where necessary – sample code. Generally, the information assets relate to SAP MDG on SAP S/4HANA or on ERP. You can find how-to information related to SAP Master Data Governance, cloud edition in a separate section on this page.
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Central Governance of Material Data
| Document Title | Sub-Category | Description | Validity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Innovations with SAP MDG on S/4HANA 2020 in the area of material data | General (📹) | Video tutorial featuring Enhanced material search and Improved messages in master data governance for materials | SAP MDG on S/4HANA 2020 or higher |
| Various enhancements with SAP MDG on S/4HANA 1909 | General (📹) | Video tutorial featuring preferred language for Material description in Search Result List, Production Resource/Tool (PRT), editable Price Unit | SAP MDG on S/4HANA 1909 or higher |
| Copying of Materials in Multi-Record Processing | General (📹) | Video tutorial showing the process of copying materials in SAP MDG for Material using a new function in multi-record processing. | SAP MDG 8.0 or higher |
| Data Model MM Metadata | Data Model | SAP Note 3134600 contains a spreadsheet for fields supported in data model MM. | All |
| Maintain Check and Derivation Rules | Validation & Derivation | This how-to guide gives an overview of the checks (validation) and derivations used in MDG-M, as well as examples. | EHP5 for SAP ERP or higher |
| Set Up Central Governance to Use Data Quality Management Derivation Scenarios | Validation & Derivation | Derivation scenarios are used to deduce master data in MDG, central governance as well as consolidation and mass processing. This document guides through setting up central governance to use DQM derivation scenarios. In addition, it contains tips and tricks for implementing more complex derivation scenarios. | SAP S/4HANA 2022 or higher |
| Best Practice for Maintenance Status | Extensibility | This guide provides background information about the maintenance statuses for the material master and the use of the maintenance statuses in MDG for Material. | All |
| Maintain Multiple Materials | Extensibility | The guide provides some insights on the applicability of the features to create or change multiple materials, also with respect of boundary conditions and limitations. | All |
| Set Up Parallel Change Requests for Material | Extensibility | Change Request in parallel for a single Business Object enables you to activate or reject a change request independently from the processing results of other change requests for the same business object. This guide gives some background information and explanation for setting up Parallel Change Requests for the Business Object Material. | SAP MDG 7.0 or higher |
| Create New User Interfaces for Multiple Record Processing | Extensibility | Multiple-Record Processing offers a streamlined process, with a UI that enables you to create change requests for multiple records with greater efficiency. This guide shows how to create new configurations for material. | SAP MDG 7.0 or higher |
| Extend the Master Data Governance for Material by a Custom Defined Field for a Reuse Entity Type | Extensibility | This guide describes how to extend the MDG-Material data model by a custom defined field for a reuse entity type which is already available at backend table MARA. | EHP6 for SAP ERP or higher |
| Extend Master Data Governance for Material by a New Entity Type (ERP Table, Reuse Option) | Extensibility | You can use this guide to extend MDG-M by a new entity type. The attribute values of the new entity type are coupied to the corresponding standard ERP tables (reuse) after activation of the change request (YMARC example). For additional information about how to extend the UI, see: How To... Master Data Governance for Material Extend MDG-M User Interface | EHP6 for SAP ERP or higher |
| Extend MDG-M by a New Entity Type for custom Z-tables (Reuse) | Extensibility | You can use this guide to extend MDG-M by a new entity type. The attribute values of the new entity type are copied to the corresponding Z-backend tables after activation of the change request (YBUPA example). | EHP6 for SAP ERP or higher |
| Extend MDG-M by a New Entity Type (Flex) | Extensibility | You can use this guide to extend MDG-M with a new entity type, where records stay in the generated tables (flex option). Here the active area and the staging area are identical and generated by MDG. | EHP6 for SAP ERP or higher |
| Extend MDG-M User Interface | Extensibility | This guide describes how to extend the UI of Master Data Governance for Material to display additional data. | EHP6 for SAP ERP or higher |
| Adjust MDG-M Homepage | Extensibility | This guide describes how to extend the Homepage of Master Data Governance for Material to display additional links | EHP6 for SAP ERP or higher |
| Create Custom Print Forms | Extensibility | This guide shows you how to create a custom print form to support different layouts and custom fields. | SAP MDG 7.0 or higher |
| Set Up and Enhance the SAP HANA-based Search for Material | Search | This guide provides background information about the SAP HANA-based search and describes how to configure it if you have extended the data model. | SAP MDG 7.0 or higher |
| Enterprise Search in MDG | Search | This guide describes Enterprise Search in general and its use in Master Data Governance for Material (MDG-M). Links to the most important Enterprise Search documentation are provided here, based on SAP NetWeaver 7.5. | All |
| Enhance the Enterprise Search for Material | Search | With MDG for Material master data it is possible to extend the data model MM. If you want to search also with these new fields you have to extend the search too. | EHP6 for SAP ERP or higher |
| Replace Enterprise Search by DB or Alternative Search Provider | Search | This guide describes how to adapt MDG-M so that another search provider can be used. The example focuses on integrating a Database base search (DB search), but other search providers can be supported in a similar way. | SAP MDG 6.1 or higher |
| Performance Tweaks | Performance | Besides the official sizing guide for customer system landscapes, this guide focuses on the MDGM application and how it can be accelerated. The findings are based on the “Create Material” scenario but can also be applied to the “Change Material” scenario. | SAP MDG 6.1 or higher |
| Using Data Import Framework (DIF) | Data Import/Data Replication | You can use the Import Master Data service to import files containing material and classification data to the MDG system. This guide provides background information about the Data Import Framework (DIF) and describes how to use the DIF to upload material data from a CSV file using a BAdI for the file conversion. | EHP6 for SAP ERP or higher |
| Using Data Replication Framework (DRF) | Data Import/Data Replication | This guide provides background information about the Data Replication Framework (DRF). The guide also describes how to set up the system to enable immediate distribution of changes in the material master during activation of the material (SAP Note 1764329). | EHP6 for SAP ERP or higher |
| Integration of Material and BOM Maintenance in SAP Master Data Governance, Central Governance | Integration | This presentation shows possible solutions for integration material and BOM maintenance in MDG, central governance. | see document |
| How to Create Material Master Sub-Screens in ECC Backend for Industry extensions like DIMP/DFPS | Integration | Some improvements of MDG in the area of material master maintenance may require changes in the backend system, such as moving or copying fields onto other views. This guide describes how to do this with focus on released industry extensions used together with MDG (here: DIMP and DFPS). | EHP5 for SAP ERP or higher |
| How To Govern DFPS industry-specific fields for Master Data Governance for Material | Integration | This guide describes how to extend the standard MDG Material data model in order to bring some DFPS industry-specific fields under governance. | SAP MDG 7.0 or higher |
| Run Master Data Governance Together With IS-OIL | Integration | This guide describes how to extend the standard MDG data model to include Oil and Gas industry-specific fields. | SAP MDG 8.0 EHP 8 or higher |
Central Governance of Customer, Supplier, and Business Partner Data plus FI Contract Account Data
| Document Title | Sub-Category | Description | Validity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Innovations with SAP MDG on S/4HANA 2020 in the area of business partner data and general MDG framework | General (📹) | Video tutorial featuring Improved handling for central deletion and for blocking messages and Enhanced change-request list with object data | SAP MDG on S/4HANA 2020 or higher |
| Create Business Partner with Hierarchy Assignment | General (📹) | Video tutorial showing the process of creating a new business partner and assigning it to an existing hierarchy in SAP MDG. | SAP MDG 9.0 or higher |
| Innovations with SAP MDG on S/4HANA 2022 in the area of business partner | General (📹) | Video tutorial featuring: 1. Display the Number of Search Record Results 2. Time Dependency for Specific Business Partner Data 3. Data Model Aligned with SOAP Service 4. Perform Duplicate Check on Demand 5. Change Request Tracker Improved for Parallel Workflow Steps | SAP MDG on S/4HANA 2022 or higher |
| Data Model BP Metadata | Data Model | SAP Note 2221398 contains separate spreadsheets for Business Partners, Customers, and Suppliers of data model BP. | EHP6 for SAP ERP 6.0 or higher |
| Implementing Custom Validations | Validation & Derivation | SAP Note 2308424 (MDG-BP/C/S: Implementing Custom Validations) gives an overview of how to implement custom validations. | EHP5 for SAP ERP 6.0 or higher |
| Set Up Central Governance to Use Data Quality Management Derivation Scenarios | Validation & Derivation | Derivation scenarios are used to deduce master data in MDG, central governance as well as consolidation and mass processing. This document guides through setting up central governance to use DQM derivation scenarios. In addition, it contains tips and tricks for implementing more complex derivation scenarios. | SAP S/4HANA 2022 or higher |
| Overview of MDG-BP/C/S | Extensibility | This guide provides you with foundation knowledge about business partner, customer and supplier data and its related governance solutions business partner governance (MDG-BP), customer governance (MDG-C) and supplier governance (MDG-S). | EHP6 for SAP ERP 6.0 or higher |
| MDG Tools and Processes | Extensibility | SAP Note 2847807 (MDG-BP/C/S/CA: Usage of MDG Tools and Processes) explains functional scope differences between Business Partners, Customers, Suppliers, and Contract Accounts. It also provides additional information and useful links to other SAP Notes. | EHP5 for SAP ERP 6.0 or higher |
| Copying of Business Partners, Customers and Suppliers | Extensibility | SAP Note 2714704 provide new functionality: the BOL Entity Cloner. The tool allows you to clone almost arbitrary BOL entities visible on a UI. | All |
| Create a Custom Handler Class | Extensibility | This guide shows how to extend the MDG Business Partner / Customer / Supplier by creating and registering a custom handler class. This guide also includes an example that describes how to change the behavior of the existing MDG-S UI so that it always creates the ERP vendor record. | EHP6 for SAP ERP 6.0 or higher |
| Extend the MDG Business Partner - Create or Redefine a UI Feeder Class | Extensibility | You can use this guide to extend the MDG Business Partner by creating or redefining a feeder class for the user interface. | EHP6 for SAP ERP 6.0 or higher |
| Extend MDG-S/MDG-C by a New Field (Flex Option) | Extensibility | You can use this guide to extend the MDG-S /MDG-C data model by a new entity type. The attributes of the new entity type only exist in the MDG context and not in the ERP data models (flex option). | EHP6 for SAP ERP 6.0 or higher |
| Extend MDG-S/MDG-C by a New Field (Reuse Option) | Extensibility | You can use this guide to extend the MDG-S data model or the MDG-C data model by adding attributes that already exist as database fields in the appropriate customer include of the SAP Business Partner, Vendor, or Customer (MDG reuse option). | EHP6 for SAP ERP 6.0 or higher |
| Extend the MDG Business Partner – Node Extension (Reuse Option) | Extensibility | You can use this guide to extend the data model for supplier governance (MDG-S) or for customer governance (MDG-S) by creating a new node, using the reuse entity type. | EHP6 for SAP ERP 6.0 or higher |
| Extend the MDG Business Partner – Filter an Input Help for a Business System | Extensibility | You can use this guide to extend the customer governance and supplier governance so that MDG users who are only interested in the environment of their local business system only get to see entries for this local business system (such as company codes and payment terms). | EHP6 for SAP ERP 6.0 or higher |
| Extend MDG for FI Contract Account with Charges and Discounts | Extensibility | This guide describes how to create a new UI component in the MDG UI for charges and discounts in MDG for FI Contract Account. | SAP MDG 9.1 SP01 or higher |
| Extend MDG for FI Contract Account by a New Field | Extensibility | This guide describes how to create new fields for the MDG UI for FI Contract Account, and how to add existing fields to the MDG UI for FI Contract Account. | SAP MDG 9.1 SP01 or higher |
| Extend the Search Result List | Search | This guide shows how to extend the search result list for Business Partners with specific information of Customers and/or Suppliers. | EHP6 for SAP ERP 6.0 or higher |
| SAP S/4HANA Cookbook for Customer/Vendor Integration | Related Information | This guide describes how to deal with the topic of Customer/Vendor Integration (CVI), a key simplification in SAP S/4HANA that affects most SAP customers. | SAP MDG on S/4HANA 1511 or higher |
Central Governance of Financial Data
| Document Title | Sub-Category | Description | Validity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creating an Edition | General (📹) | Video tutorial showing how to create an edition. An edition is an obligatory container for creating or changing master data in SAP MDG for Financials. Editions are used to specify validity periods and schedule changes for specific master data objects | SAP MDG 7.0 (Feature Pack) or higher |
| Creating a Profit Center | General (📹) | Video tutorial showing the process of creating a profit center in SAP MDG | SAP MDG 7.0 (Feature Pack) or higher |
| Creating a Profit Center Hierarchy | General (📹) | Video tutorial showing the process of creating a profit center hierarchy in SAP MDG | |
| Change Request Processing for Cost Centers and Cost Center Hierarchies | General (📹) | Video tutorial focusing on user interaction (and UIs) in processing cost centers and related hierarchies | SAP MDG 7.0 (Feature Pack) or higher |
| Creating a G/L Account | General (📹) | Video tutorial showing the process of creating a G/L account in SAP MDG | SAP MDG 7.0 (Feature Pack) or higher |
| Innovations with SAP MDG on S/4HANA 2022 in the area of financials | General (📹) | Video tutorial featuring: 1. File Upload and Download of Office Open XML File (.xlsx) 2. Replication of Cost Element Hierarchy Data Into Global Hierarchies | SAP MDG on S/4HANA 2022 or higher |
| Overview of MDG-F | General | This guide provides you with foundation knowledge about financial data and its related governance solution financial governance (MDG-F). | SAP MDG 7.0 or higher |
| How To Prepare, Execute and Complete Simplification of “Integrated Cost Element Maintenance” in MDG-F | General | This guide complements the available documentation about the conversion in S/4HANA for the integrated Cost Element maintenance for MDG. It describes the preparation and execution of the conversion and provides some hints on settings and tests. This guide focusses on the MDG part only. The S/4HANA back-end conversion is not part of this guide but a prerequisite that needs to be executed. | SAP S/4HANA 1809 or higher |
| Data Model Metadata | Data Model | SAP Note 2021246 contains spreadsheets for the Financials data model 0G. | SAP MDG 7.0 or higher |
| Enable Primary Cost Elements for Accounts in MDG-F | Extensibility | This guide provides you with expert knowledge for enabling the one-step creation of Primary Cost Elements for Accounts. It describes the key concepts and implementation details as well as possible enhancement options. | SAP MDG 7.0 SP02 (Feature Pack) to SAP MDG 9.2 |
| Extend Data Model 0G by New Fields in MDG-F | Extensibility | This guide provides you with expert knowledge for extending the MDG-F data model 0G by new fields. It describes the key concepts and implementation details as well as possible enhancement options. | SAP MDG 7.0 or higher |
| Cross-entity Derivation | Extensibility | This document explains how to implement a custom cross-entity derivation for Master Data Governance for Financials entity types. It covers the key concepts and implementation details in general and includes a real-life example of the Master Data Governance for Financials data model 0G. | SAP MDG 7.0 or higher |
| Read Approval Information via MDG APIs in MDG-F | Extensibility | This guide provides you with expert knowledge for reading approval information for MDG-F entities using the MDG APIs. It describes the key concepts and implementation details as well as possible enhancement options. | EHP6 for SAP ERP 6.0 or higher |
| Remote Where-Used List: Example Implementation | Extensibility | This guide demonstrates how to use the remote where-used-list in MDG. The standard delivery includes a generic user interface and an example Business Add-In (BAdI) implementation for the ACCOUNT entity type of the 0G data model. In this document, we use the default implementation as an example of all implementations. | EHP6 for SAP ERP 6.0 to SAP MDG 6.1 |
| Standard Validations | Checks and Derivations | SAP Note 2337685 contains a spreadsheet with an overview of SAP pre-defined validations that are executed by the system when validating data. | SAP MDG 7.0 or higher |
| Enable HANA Search in MDG-F | Search | This guide provides you with expert knowledge for enabling the HANA search for MDG-F. It describes the key concepts and implementation details as well as possible enhancement options. | SAP MDG 7.0 SP02 (Feature Pack) or higher |
| Use the Master Data Management Generic Extractor for Initial Load in MDG-F | Data Import | This guide provides you with foundation knowledge for performing an initial load of master data into the financial governance (MDG-F) data model. | SAP MDG 7.0 or higher |
Central Governance - Workflow
| Document Title | Sub-Category | Description | Validity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enhance Inbox to Process Multiple Work Items - Mass Approval | Extensibility | This guide describes how you can define a “Mass Approval Inbox” for the SAP MDG standard domains. | SAP MDG 8.0 or higher |
| Rule-Based Workflow Overview | Rule-Based Workflow | Presentation that shows how SAP MDG combines SAP Business Workflow with Business Rule Framework plus (BRFplus) into a powerful tool that puts flexibility into the hands of the business. Learn how rule-based workflows are constructed and build your own running governance process with this script. Note: Information on system access for live exercises, provided in the original script, is not applicable. | EHP5 for SAP ERP or higher |
| Enhancement for Flexible User Determination | Rule-Based Workflow | This guide addresses the requirement to have a more flexible user determination dependent on own coding in BAdI USMD_SSW_DYNAMIC_AGENT_SELECT. | EHP5 for SAP ERP or higher |
| Call System Method to Create a Follow-up Change Request | Rule-Based Workflow | This guide describes a solution to automatically create a new change request after the activation of a material create change request (follow-up change request). BAdI USMD_SSW_SYSTEM_METHOD_CALLER is used in combination with a rule-based workflow. | EHP5 for SAP ERP or higher |
| Enhance BRFplus Decision Tables | Rule-Based Workflow | This guide describes the solution using BAdI USMD_SSW_RULE_CONTEXT_PREPARE to add additional fields from the data model to the user agent decision table in Business Rule Framework plus (BRFplus). | EHP5 for SAP ERP or higher |
| Enhancement for Parallel Work Items | Rule-Based Workflow | This guide describes how to utilize BAdI USMD_SSW_PARA_RESULT_HANDLER to implement the result of a parallel workflow merge in the rule-based workflow. | EHP5 for SAP ERP or higher |
| Enable Dynamic Parallel Approval for Company Code Data | Rule-Based Workflow | This guide describes how to create parallel approval workflow steps using a rule-based workflow when the parallel number is determined dynamically. | SAP MDG 6.1 or higher |
| Send an Email Notification During the Governance Process | Rule-Based Workflow | This guide describes how to notify a person via email when the workflow is in a certain step or completed. Two solutions are described, one via configuration only whereas the second one incorporates coding but provides more flexibility for the email generation. Both solutions are based on the rule-based workflow. | EHP5 for SAP ERP 6.0 or higher |
| Sending an Email Notification During the Governance Process | Rule-Based Workflow | This guide describes how to trigger an email to all users involved once an MDG-F change request is approved. The email contains a protocol of the change request including changes and associated data. | EHP5 for SAP ERP 6.0 or higher |
| Follow-up Work Item to Maintain Material Related Objects | Rule-Based Workflow | This guide describes how to integrate follow-up work items for material related objects into the change request process. | SAP MDG 6.1 or higher |
Central Governance - Application Framework, Custom Objects, and Process Analytics
| Document Title | Sub-Category | Description | Validity |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAP Master Data Governance on S/4HANA 1909: Enhancements in central functions part 1 | General (📹) | Video tutorial featuring Enterprise Search in MDG, auto-resize of duplicate pop-up, change-request tracker, additional steps after activation, follow-up Change Request | SAP MDG on S/4HANA 1909 or higher |
| SAP Master Data Governance on S/4HANA 1909: Enhancements in central functions part 2 | General (📹) | Video tutorial featuring search of change requests by business data, improved error message handling in central governance of Business Partner/Customer/Supplier data, change request tracker | SAP MDG on S/4HANA 1909 or higher |
| How to Handle Snapshot Differences | General | A snapshot difference exists in the data if the active area (backend) differs from the snapshot of the active data that was taken during the creation of the change request. This guide describes options on how to handle snapshot differences. | All |
| SAP HANA-based Search-Implementation of the Access Class Interface for the Reuse Model | Search | You can use this document to implement the access class interface for your reuse model so that the HANA-based search of master data can retrieve both active data and inactive data. | SAP MDG 7.0 or higher |
| Joining Text Tables to Replace Technical Names with Descriptions in the HANA View for Drilldown Search | Search | The SAP HANA-based search of master data is one of several ways of searching master data that reside in SAP HANA. You can create a HANA view and configure it to explore the master data or to perform a drilldown search. If the HANA view contains attributes with technical keys (such as Country Keys or Region Codes), the drilldown search results display technical keys instead of text descriptions. To ensure that text descriptions display in the browser panes and result sets of the drilldown search, you must manually modify your generated SAP HANA views in SAP HANA Studio by adding text joins to the corresponding text tables. | SAP MDG 7.0 or higher |
| How To Integrate the BCV Side Panel into a Web Dynpro Application | User Interface | This guide describes how to integrate the BCV side panel with your Web Dynpro application (also known as a “hosting application”, as it hosts the side panel). There are different ways to integrate the BCV side panel, depending on whether the application uses Floor Plan Manager (FPM) or not. | EHP5 for SAP ERP 6.0 or higher |
| Customizing Navigation for Change Request Steps in the User Interface for Single-Object Processing | User Interface | During Single Object Processing, you want to define different User Interfaces for individual Change Request steps. For example, in a Supplier Scenario you might want one step to make the general data visible, and, in another step you might want only the purchasing organization data to be visible. | SAP MDG 6.1 or higher |
| How to Add Fields to the Change Request UI (MDG EhP6) | User Interface | This article describes how you can do this with the new UI technologies that are used by the domain specific Web Dynpro applications for material and supplier with enhancement package 6. | EHP6 for SAP ERP 6.0 or higher |
| Enhancement of the User Interface Building Block for Change Requests | User Interface | In this example, you require an extra parameter to control the process and the workflow for change requests - Requesting Business Area. You do not model this parameter as part of the MDG data model because it is not part of the business context. Instead, you store the parameter together with the change request number in a Z-table. In addition, you place the parameter on the change request UIBB on the tab for the general data. The user can select from business areas defined in Customizing. (The relevant data element is GSBER and the relevant table is TGSB). When a user opens the change request for display, the Requesting Business Area parameter is displayed and cannot be changed. | EHP6 for SAP ERP 6.0 or higher |
| Default Values in MDG Single Object Maintenance UIs based on FPM BOL Feeder Classes | User Interface | This document describes how to initialize fields of the Single Object Maintenance UI with default values. Different techniques for custom UIs and SAP-owned UIs are discussed. | SAP MDG 7.0 (Feature Pack) or higher |
| Application Programming Interface Customizing Guide | API | Depending on the software release, MDG offers different APIs for consumption with different functional scopes. This guide describes the Application Programming Interfaces for each release. | EHP5 for SAP ERP 6.0 or higher |
| How to Read Approval Info for Master Data by Calling MDG API | API | This document applies for all MDG master data. It is especially useful for the G/L Account because of the SOX (Sarbanes-Oxley Act) compliance. In the G/L Account area, MDG-F is also known for its SOX compliance. SOX requires thorough tracking of changes with approval processes. This document shows you how to get relevant approval information for the G/L Account by calling all MDG APIs. | EHP5 for SAP ERP 6.0 or higher |
| How to Check or Derive an Attribute Value in MDG Using BRFplus | Validation & Derivation | With SAP Master Data Governance you can use BRFplus to define rules for checking attribute values or to derive them. This step-by-step guide shows you how to create such a rule. This procedure can be applied to any MDG application or data model. The MDG for Custom Objects Example Scenario is used as an easy to understand basis for this how to document. | EHP5 for SAP ERP 6.0 or higher |
| Enrichment of Master Data in MDG – Generic Guide and Sample Implementation | Extensibility | You can use the enrichment framework to enrich the MDG data with external services or with internal logic. The enrichment framework also supports embedding of specific UIs for enrichment. The first section of this guide provides a generic overview of how enrichment works. The second section provides an example of address validation. | SAP MDG 7.0 (Feature Pack) or higher |
| Develop a Custom Master Data Object | Custom Object | Many companies want to manage custom object in a central Master data system to be able to harmonize this information across the landscape. Custom objects can be individual defined object such as assets or locations. Custom objects are typically less complex master data object with a small and simple data model. | SAP MDG 7.0 or higher |
| Building Processes for Your Own Master Data with SAP Master Data Governance | Custom Object | Recording: Introduction on how to build your own data model and user interfaces with SAP MDG and how to create a running governance process for your model. (Duration: 13:47 mins) | SAP MDG 7.0 or higher |
| Create a Custom Data Model for a WBS | Custom Object | This How To Guide describes to build a custom data model for work breakdown structures. | All |
| Reference Data for MDG Custom Objects | Custom Objects | Reference data in Master Data Governance. | All |
| Governing Reference Data in SAP System Landscapes | Custom Objects | SAP Community blog covering the governance of Reference Data in SAP System Landscapes. | All |
| Configure Change Analytics for Master Data in Change Requests | Process Analytics | Enables master data specialists to get real time insight of master data changes in change request by master data attributes and organizations. This document covers change analytics on master attributes in change requests. | SAP S/4HANA 2021 or higher |
| Configure MDG Change Request Analytics Using Master Data Attributes | Process Analytics | This document covers process analytics on change requests based on master data attributes. | SAP S/4HANA 2020 or higher |
| MDG Change Request Overview and Drill-Down to Step Details by Master Data Attribute and Workflow Information | Process Analytics | This document covers process analytics on change requests based on master data attributes and workflow information (overview and further drill-down). | SAP S/4HANA 2020 or higher |
| SAP HANA-based Analytics for SAP Master Data Governance 9.0 | Process Analytics | This guide explains how the change analysis of critical attributes of master data objects can be used for analytical scenarios in the master data governance process. | SAP MDG 9.0 or higher |
| Extending SAP HANA-based Analytics for SAP Master Data Governance - Integrating Object Counters | Process Analytics | This guide shows how you can analyze change request data as well as additional data that is directly linked to the change request data. | SAP MDG 7.0 SP05 or higher (Only available in ECC) |
| Create HANA-based Analytics for Data Replication | Process Analytics | This document explains how to build HANA-based calculation views that can be used to analyze whether data replication occurs in accordance with agreed KPIs. | SAP MDG 7.0 (Feature Pack) or higher |
| Maintain Value Mapping via File Export/Import | Value Mapping | You want to maintain mass value mapping (customizing mapping) via file export/import. | EHP5 for SAP ERP 6.0 or higher |
Consolidation and Mass Processing
| Document Title | Sub-Category | Description | Validity |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAP Master Data Governance - Consolidation and Master Data Quality Management | General (📹) | Video tutorial showing how to increase the quality of your master data and guarantee data consistency across your enterprise in this brief insight into the consolidation and data quality management capabilities of SAP MDG. | SAP MDG on S/4HANA 1909 or higher |
| Best Record Calculation | General (📹) | Video tutorial showing the best record calculation process in SAP MDG, Consolidation | SAP MDG 8.0 or higher SAP S/4 HANA 1610 or higher |
| How to make a mass change using the MDG Mass Processing or Mass Maintenance Fiori app | General (📹) | Video tutorial showing how to set a payment block for a selected number of suppliers (no sound, screen recording only). | SAP MDG 9.0 or higher SAP S/4 HANA 1610 or higher |
| How to add additional data using the MDG Mass Processing or Mass Maintenance Fiori app | General (📹) | Using storage locations as an example, this video tutorial shows how to add additional data in the MDG Mass Processing and MDG Mass Maintenance Fiori apps (no sound, screen recording only). | SAP MDG 9.0 or higher SAP S/4 HANA 1610 or higher |
| Customer/Vendor Consolidation – M&A Example | General (📹) | This video tutorial shows a consolidation process after M&A | |
| SAP How-To Guide: Node (Table) Extension for Business Partner in MDG Consolidation and Mass Processing | Extensibility | This guide explains how to extend the data model for Business Partner data model by creating a new node (table). | SAP MDG 8.0 or higher SAP S/4 HANA 1610 or higher |
| SAP How-To Guide: Node (Table) Extension for Material/Product in MDG Consolidation and Mass Processing | Extensibility | This guide explains how to extend the data model for Material data model by creating a new node (table). | SAP MDG 9.0 or higher SAP S/4 HANA 1610 – S/4HANA 1909 |
| SAP How-To Guide: Node (Table) Extension for Material/Product in MDG Consolidation and Mass Processing | Extensibility | This guide explains how to extend the data model for Material data model by creating a new node (table). | S/4HANA 2020 or higher |
| SAP How-To Guide: Field Extension for Material/Product in MDG Consolidation and Mass Processing | Extensibility | This guide explains how to extend the data model for Material data model by creating a new field. | SAP MDG 9.0 or higher SAP S/4 HANA 1610 or higher |
| SAP How-To Guide: Field Extension for Business Partner/Supplier/Customer in MDG Consolidation and Mass Processing | Extensibility | This guide explains how to extend the data model for Business Partner data model by creating a new field. | SAP MDG 8.0 or higher SAP S/4 HANA 1610 or higher |
| SAP Note 2755336 - CMP: Using Custom Namespaces in Enhancements | Extensibility | SAP Note containing additional information about using custom namespaces for CMP enhancements. | SAP MDG 8.0 or higher SAP S/4 HANA 1610 or higher |
Data Quality Management
| Document Title | Sub-Category | Description | Validity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Introduction to data quality management in MDG (Part 1) | General (📹) | Video tutorial: SAP MDG on SAP S/4HANA includes Data Quality Management. Users can define data quality rules, detect master data that doesn't comply with the rules, and correct the master data using mass processing. This is Part 1 of a set of 2 videos. This video shows the rules, the evaluation process, and the data quality scorecard. | SAP MDG on S/4HANA 1809 or higher |
| Introduction to data quality management in MDG (Part 2) | General (📹) | This is part 2 of a set of 2 videos (see above). This video shows the data quality scorecard, drilldown into specific errors, and correction of master data records with mass processing. | SAP MDG on S/4HANA 1809 or higher |
| Improve Master Data Quality with SAP MDG on SAP S/4HANA | General (📹) | Video tutorial on how to improve master data quality for streamlined business processes. | SAP MDG on S/4HANA 1909 or higher |
| Creation of Data Quality Rules, Quality Evaluation and Remediation | General (📹) | Video tutorial on how to create and use data validation rules | SAP MDG on S/4HANA 1909 or higher |
| Consolidation and Master Data Quality Management | General (📹) | Video tutorial on how to increase the quality of your master data and guarantee data consistency across your enterprise in this brief insight into the consolidation and data quality management capabilities of SAP MDG. | SAP MDG on S/4HANA 1909 or higher |
| Define Derivation Scenarios | Derivation Scenarios (📹) | Video tutorial: With the SAP MDG Define Derivation Scenarios apps, you can create and edit derivation scenarios for your product and business partner data. This video provides an overview of derivation scenarios and shows how you can use derivation rules as part of a business process. | SAP S/4HANA 2021 FPS01 or higher |
| Set Up Central Governance to Use Data Quality Management Derivation Scenarios | Derivation Scenarios | Derivation scenarios are used to deduce master data in MDG, central governance as well as consolidation and mass processing. This document guides through setting up central governance to use DQM derivation scenarios. In addition, it contains tips and tricks for implementing more complex derivation scenarios. | SAP S/4HANA 2022 or higher |
| Use Derivations in Change Request for New Material | Derivation Scenarios (📹) | This video shows how to use a derivation scenario to derive values in a change request when creating a new material. | SAP S/4HANA 2022 or higher |
| Enable Data Quality Management for Custom Attributes | Extensibility | In the SAP S/4HANA environment, key users can use the Custom Field and Logic app to add custom fields to their master data. This document explains how to enable Data Quality Management for these custom fields. | SAP S/4HANA 2020 or higher |
| Creating Data Quality Rules to Check Characteristics from Product Classification | Validation rules | This document explains how to create a data quality rule to check for characteristics from product classification. | SAP S/4HANA 2020 or higher |
| Creating Data Quality Rules and Triggering Data Quality Evaluations | Validation rules | This document explains how to create a data quality rule and evaluate data quality based on the previously defined data quality rule. The document also explains how to analyze data quality evaluation results and correct the data flaws detected as part of the data quality evaluation. | SAP S/4HANA 1909 or higher |
| Enabling Master Data Rule Mining with Classification Data | Rule mining | This document explains how to enable the rule mining for your master data including classification data (based on Product data as an example). | SAP S/4HANA 1909 or higher |
| Automation with SAP MDG Data Quality Management incl. Data Provider Integration | Automation (📹) | Expert session introducing key features in data quality management for increased automation in MDG (incl. management of validation rules, set-up of derivation scenarios, and data provider integration) | SAP MDG on S/4HANA 2022, except data provider Integration, which applies to SAP Master Data Governance, cloud edition 2302 |
Integration Scenarios (cross-capability)
| Document Title | Sub-Category | Description | Validity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Integration scenarios: Integration of MDG-S with SAP Ariba Supplier Lifecycle and Performance | System integration (📹) | Video tutorial incl. 10 videos showing integration scenarios for the integration of MDG-S with Ariba Supplier Lifecycle and Performance | SAP MDG on S/4HANA 1809 or higher |
| SAP Help Portal documentation about integration with SAP Ariba SLP: - Ariba Integration with MDG on ERP - Ariba Integration with MDG on S/4HANA - See also SAP Community blog post | System integration | When using SAP Ariba Supplier Lifecycle and Performance and Master Data Governance for Supplier (MDG-S), supplier master data needs to be exchanged between both solutions. In this documentation, best-practice integration scenarios are described ensuring that supplier master data is synchronized between SAP Ariba Supplier Lifecycle and Performance and MDG-S | SAP MDG 9.2 or SAP MDG on S/4HANA 1809 or higher |
| MDG – Ariba SLP – Integration without using Default Logical Port on S/4HANA | System integration | This document describes the steps required to setup the Business Partner integration from SAP MDG on S/4HANA to SAP Ariba Supplier Livecycle Performance (SLP) without using the Default Logical Port in the outbound services. The required configuration steps are solely done in SOAMANAGER. | SAP S/4HANA 1809 SP05 or higher |
| Integration scenarios: Integration of MDG-C with SAP Cloud for Customer (C4C) | System integration (📹) | Video tutorial incl. 7 videos showing recommended best-practice scenarios for the integration of MDG, C4C, and connected client systems | SAP MDG 9.1 or higher SAP MDG on S/4HANA 1809 or higher |
| SAP Help Portal documentation about integration with SAP Sales Cloud: - SAP Sales Cloud Integration with MDG on ERP - SAP Sales Cloud Integration with MDG on S/4HANA | System integration | SAP Master Data Governance for Customer (MDG-C) integration with SAP Sales Cloud enables the bi-directional replication of new or changed business partner records. | SAP MDG 9.1 and SAP MDG 9.2 (prerequisite is EHP 8 SP10) and SAP MDG on S/4HANA 1709 FPS2 and SAP MDG on S/4HANA 1809 or higher |
| Using Enhanced Integration of CRM with MDG for Customers in a CRM ERP Data Exchange Scenario; Integration of MDG with Provider Transactions | System integration | This guide describes how to use enhanced integration of CRM with MDG for Customers in a CRM/ERP Data Exchange Scenario. It includes a configuration guide for the integration of MDG with provider transactions, describing the configuration steps required in CRM to prevent the distribution of the objects provider contract, master agreement, and business agreement when the business partner has not yet been replicated by MDG. | SAP ECC 6.0 EHP6, MDG 6.1 or higher, and SAP MDG on S/4HANA |
Enterprise Asset Management & Asset Information Workbench extensions by Prometheus Group
| Document Title | Sub-Category | Description | Validity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Integration of material and bill of material in governance process | General (📹) | Video tutorial featuring integration of material and bill of material in governance process | SAP MDG on S/4HANA 1909 or higher |
| Data Protection and Privacy for SAP Master Data Governance-Enterprise Asset Management and Asset Information Workbench by Prometheus Group | General | Information on data protection and privacy related to SAP MDG-EAM and AIW by Prometheus Group | EAM 2020 or higher |
| Create Bill of Material Follow-Up Change Request | General | Information about how to create a material BOM follow-up change request from MDG for Material | EAM 1909 or higher |
| Reprocessing Failed IDocs | General | How-To Guide for Reprocessing Failed Idocs | EAM 7.30 or higher |
| Enable Key Mapping for Enterprise Asset Management Objects | General | How to enable key mapping for EAM objects | EAM 7.30 or higher |
| Enable Key Mapping for Service Master | General | How to enable key mapping for Service Master | EAM 7.30 or higher |
| Enterprise Asset Management and Service Master Analytics - Change Request Analysis, Change Process Analysis and Master Data Process Overview | General | How to use Analytics to get an overview of different processes in Master Data Governance (MDG) and Master Data Consolidation and Mass Processing (MDG) | EAM 2020 or higher |
| Master Data Governance-Enterprise Asset Management Customizing Objects | General | SAP Note 3136122 contains information on Master Data Governance-Enterprise Asset Management Customizing Objects and Tables | EAM 7.30 or higher |
| Parallel and Hybrid Workflow for Multi-Object Change Requests in Asset Information Workbench | General | Configuration and best practice to set up parallel and hybrid workflow process for the multi-object change request (MOCR) in AIW | AIW 1.0 or higher |
| Serial Workflow for Multi-Object Change Requests in Asset Information Workbench | General | Configuration and best practice to set up serial workflow process for the multi-object change request (MOCR) in AIW | AIW 1.0 or higher |
| Email Notifications | General | Set up and configure mail notifications | AIW 1.0 or higher |
| Data Replication Framework using IDocs for IS-Utilities | General | How-To Guide: Data Replication Framework (DRF) via IDoc for IS-U Industry Solution | EAM 1909 or higher |
| Setup and Configure Document Management | General | Set up and configure the Document Management System (DMS), and for Document Info Record (DIR) number range configuration and replication of DIR | EAM 7.30 or higher |
| Setup and Configure Business Context Viewer | General | Set up and configure the Business Configuration Viewer (BCV) and add your own content | EAM 7.30 or higher and AIW 1.0 or higher |
| Master Data Consolidation and Mass Processing for Equipment | General | Set up, configure and process Master Data Consolidation and Mass Processing for Equipment | EAM 1909 or higher |
| Master Data Consolidation and Mass Processing for Functional Location | General | Set up, configure and process Master Data Consolidation and Mass Processing for Functional Locations | EAM 1909 or higher |
| Master Data Consolidation and Mass Processing for Bill of Material | General | Set up, configure and process Master Data Consolidation and Mass Processing for Bill of Materials | EAM 1909 or higher |
| Enterprise Asset Management Equipment Material Serialization | General | How-To Guide for EAM Equipment Material Serialization | EAM 1909 or higher |
| Integration of Master Data Governance Enterprise Asset Management and Asset Information Workbench Bill of Material and SAP Master Data Governance for Material | General | Information on integration of MDG EAM & AIW Material BOM and SAP MDGM | EAM 2020 or higher |
| Configuration Steps for Enabling the Database Search for all Enterprise Asset Management Objects | General | How-to guide for the necessary configuration steps for enabling the database search (DB Search) for all EAM objects | EAM 2021 or higher |
| Configuring IDoc Inbound Function Modules at Target Systems in Master Data Governance - Enterprise Asset Management | General | This guide describes the procedure to configure the IDoc Inbound function module for MDG-EAM | EAM 2021 or higher |
| Enable or Disable Classic Classification for Enterprise Asset Management | General | How-to-guide that helps to adopt classic classification of EAM object. | EAM 2021 or higher |
| Enable or Disable Classic Classification for Asset Information Workbench | General | How-to-guide that helps to adopt classic classification for AIW. | AIW 2021 or higher |
| Impact Analyzer - SAP Asset Information Workbench by Prometheus Group | General | How-to-Guide that provides configuration table details and functionality of Impact Analyzer. | AIW 2021 or higher |
| Move to Multiple Object Change Request - SAP Asset Information Workbench by Prometheus Group | General | How-to-Guide for new functionality of "Move to MOCR". | AIW 2021 or higher |
| SAP Asset Information Workbench and Asset Information Workbench Integration | General | How-to-Guide provides configuration and integration steps od SAP AIN and MDG AIW. | AIW 1909 SP01 or higher |
| Extend Master Data Governance Equipment | Extensibility | How-To Guide: Extend MDG-Equipment Data Model by a New Attribute (ERP Table Reuse Option) | EAM 7.30 or higher |
| Extend Master Data Governance Functional Location | Extensibility | How-To Guide: Extend MDG-Functional Location Data Model by a New Attribute (ERP Table Reuse Option) | EAM 7.30 or higher |
| Extend Master Data Governance Task List | Extensibility | How-To Guide: Extend MDG Task List | EAM 7.30 or higher |
| Extend Master Data Governance Bill of Materials | Extensibility | How-To Guide: Extend MDG BOM Data Model by a New Attribute (ERP Table Reuse Option) | EAM 7.30 or higher |
| Extend Master Data Governance Maintenance Plan and Item | Extensibility | How-To Guide: Extend MDG-Maintenance plan and item Data Model by a New Attribute (ERP Table Reuse Option) | EAM 7.30 or higher |
| Extend Master Data Governance Measuring Point | Extensibility | How-To Guide: Extend MDG-Measuring Point Data Model by a New Attribute (ERP Table Reuse Option) | EAM 7.30 or higher |
| Extend Master Data Governance Object Links | Extensibility | How-To Guide: Extend MDG Object Links Data Model with new Attributes (ERP Table Reuse Option) | EAM 7.30 or higher |
| Extend IS-Utilities Objects | Extensibility | How-To Guide: Extend MDG IS-Utilities Data Model (Device, Device Location, Connection Object) with new Attributes (ERP Table Reuse Option) | EAM 1909 or higher |
| Extend Master Data Governance Service Master | Extensibility | How-To Guide: Extend MDG Service Master Data Model U2 with new Attributes (ERP Table Reuse Option) | EAM 7.30 or higher |
| Extend Master Data Governance Enterprise Asset Management and Asset Information Workbench | Extensibility | How-To Guide: Extend Data Model U1 of MDG-EAM and AIW with new Attributes (ERP Table Reuse Option) | AIW 1.0 or higher |
| Extend Master Data Consolidation and Mass Processing | Extensibility | How-To Guide: Extend Master Data Consolidation and Mass Processing (MDC) Data Model with new Attributes | EAM 1909 or higher |
| Extend Master Data Governance Catalog Code Groups and Codes in U1 Data Model | Extensibility | How-To Guide: Extend the MDG-U1 Data Model by a new entity type | EAM 2020 or higher |
| Data Model for Master Data Governance -Enterprise Asset Management Objects | Data Model | SAP Note 3136122 contains spreadsheet with information of the EAM U1 and U2 data models on field level for all relevant entity types incl. Equipment, Functional Location, BOM, Task List, Work Center, Measuring Point, Maintenance Plan, Object Link and Network, Utility industry specific objects and Service Master | EAM 7.30 or higher and AIW 1.0 or higher |
| Data Import Framework for Equipment | Data Import | How-To Guide for using the Data Import Framework to import Equipment master data into an MDG-EAM system | EAM 7.30 or higher |
| Data Import Framework for Functional Location | Data Import | How-To Guide for using the Data Import Framework to import Functional Location master data into an MDG-EAM system | EAM 7.30 or higher |
| Data Import Framework for Bills of Material | Data Import | How-To Guide for using the Data Import Framework to import BOM master data into an MDG-EAM system | EAM 7.30 or higher |
| Data Import Framework for Work Center | Data Import | How-To Guide for using the Data Import Framework to import Work Center master data into an MDG-EAM system | EAM 7.30 or higher |
| Data Import Framework for Maintenance Plan and Item | Data Import | How-To Guide for using Data Import Framework to import Maintenance Plan & Item master data to MDG-EAM system | EAM 7.30 or higher |
| Data Import Framework for Task List | Data Import | How-To Guide for using the Data Import Framework to import Task List master data into an MDG-EAM system | EAM 7.30 or higher |
| Data Import Framework for Measuring Point | Data Import | How-To Guide for using the Data Import Framework to import Measuring Point master data into an MDG-EAM system | EAM 7.30 or higher |
| Data Import Framework for Object Links | Data Import | How-To Guide for using the Data Import Framework to import Object Links master data into an MDG-EAM system | EAM 9.10 or higher |
| Data Import Framework for IS-Utilities | Data Import | How-To Guide for using the Data Import Framework to import IS-Utilities master data into an MDG-EAM system | EAM 1909 or higher |
| Data Import Framework for Service Master | Data Import | How-To Guide for using the Data Import Framework to import Service master data into an MDG-EAM system | EAM 7.30 or higher |
| Data Import Framework for Catalog Code Groups and Codes | Data Import | How-To Guide for using the Data Import Framework to import Service master data into an MDG-EAM system | EAM 2020 or higher |
| Master Data Consolidation and Mass Processing, Master Data Quality for Master Data Governance - Enterprise Asset Management | Data Import | How-To Guide for using Data Import Framework to import Maintenance Plan & Item master data to MDG-EAM system | EAM 2020 or higher |
Retail and Fashion Management Extension by Prometheus Group
| Document Title | Sub-Category | Description | Validity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master Data Consolidation and Mass Processing for RFM | General | This document provides the information you require to set up SAP MDG, Consolidation and Mass Processing and use it for mass creation of Article. It contains information about Customizing as well as information about additional activities that you need to execute. | MDG-RFM 1909 or higher |
| Process Analytics | General | This document provides an overview of the new SAP Fiori-based Process Analytics for Central Governance, Consolidation and Mass Processing. | MDG-RFM 1909 or higher |
| Data Protection and Privacy for SAP MDG-RFM by Prometheus Group | General | Information on Data Protection and Privacy related to SAP MDG-RFM by Prometheus Group | MDG-RFM 9.0 or higher |
| MDG-RFM Backend Customizing Tables | General | SAP Note 3146041 contains information on MDG-RFM Objects Customizing | MDG-RFM 2021 or higher |
| Configure Conditional Workflow | General | Configure conditional workflow and use BAdI for flexible user determination | MDG-RFM 9.1 or higher |
| Configure Parallel Workflow | General | Create new change request (parallel change request) type and set up a parallel approval workflow | MDG-RFM 9.0 or higher |
| Key Mapping Configuration and Generation | General | Configuration Guide of the Key and Value Mapping in Retail and Fashion Management | MDG-RFM 9.1 or higher |
| Configure Parallel Change Requests | General | Create new change request (parallel change request) type and set it up as a parallel change request | MDG-RFM 9.1 or higher |
| Setup and Configure Document Management System (DMS), Document Info Record (DIR), and Replication | General | Setup and configure Document Management System (DMS), Document Info Record (DIR), and replication | MDG-RFM 9.1 or higher |
| Data Replication Framework (DRF) Customer Configuration | General | Best practices on how to configure data replication framework (DRF) | MDG-RFM 9.1 or higher |
| Change Request Creation From External API | General | Change request API for article creation or article change process | MDG-RFM 2020 or higher |
| Extend MDG-RFM Data Model | Extensibility | Extend MDG Retail Article Data Model by a New Attribute (ERP Table Reuse Option) | MDG-RFM 9.0 or higher |
| Extend MDG Retail Article Data Model on Distribution Center (DC) Level | Extensibility | Extend MDG Retail Article Data Model on Distribution Center (DC) level | MDG-RFM 9.0 or higher |
| Extensibility of Master Data Consolidation and Mass Processing for RFM | Extensibility | How to extend and incorporate new fields into the processes | MDG-RFM 1909 or higher |
| Extend MDG-RFM User Interface Using CBA | Extensibility | Adjust MDG-RFM Web-Dynpro based User Interface using context-based adaption (CBA) | MDG-RFM 9.0 or higher |
| Data model AR for MDG-RFM objects | Data Model | SAP Note 3146041 contains spreadsheet with information of the AR data model on field level for all relevant entity types including Article, Info Record, Stores and Listing, etc. | |
| MDG Mass Import Solution for Article Master | Data Import | Using Data Import Framework to import Article master data to MDG-RFM application | MDG-RFM 9.0 or higher |
| MDG Mass Import Solution for Article Purchase Info Record | Data Import | Using Data Import Framework to import Article Purchase Info Record master data to MDG-RFM application. | MDG-RFM 9.0 or higher |
| MDG Mass Import Solution for RFM - Article Substitution | Data Import | Using Data Import Framework to import Article Substitution data to MDG-RFM application. | MDG-RFM 9.0 or higher |
| MDG Mass Import Solution for RFM - Additional Data | Data Import | Using Data Import Framework to import Article Additional Data to MDG-RFM application. | MDG-RFM 9.0 or higher |
| MDG Mass Import Solution for RFM - Vendor Characteristics | Data Import | Using Data Import Framework to import Article Vendor characteristics data to MDG-RFM application. | MDG-RFM 9.0 or higher |
| MDG Mass Import Solution for RFM - Article Replenishment Data | Data Import | Using Data Import Framework to import Article Replenishment data to MDG-RFM application. | MDG-RFM 1909 or higher |
| MDG Mass Import Solution for RFM - Source List | Data Import | Using Data Import Framework to import Source List data to MDG-RFM application. | MDG-RFM 2020 or higher |
Conversion, Upgrade, Deployment Recommendations, Customizing Synchronization
| Document Title | Sub-Category | Decription | Validity |
|---|---|---|---|
| How-To Get Information Around Upgrade | Upgrade | This How-To guide contains information about installation, setup, upgrade, conversion, and many other useful information for MDG. | see document |
| Deployment Recommendations for SAP Master DataGovernance | Deployment (on premise) | Presentation providing deployment recommendations for SAP Master Data Governance (related to SAP MDG on ERP and SAP MDG on S/4HANA | see document |
| Conversion of MDG Hub: From SAP Master Data Governance on ERP to SAP Master Data Governance on SAP S/4HANA - Basic considerations | Conversion | This paper concentrates on MDG-specific aspects and implications of converting an SAP ERP-based MDG hub system to SAP S/4HANA. As such, it complements the S/4HANA conversion guide | see document |
| Customizing Synchronization Between MDG and ERP | Customizing Synchronization | This guide shows general guidelines, templates and links to documentation that can be a basis for the customizing synchronization process | see document |
| Customizing Synchronization | Customizing Synchronization | Presentation summarizing aspects of synchronized Customizing | see document |
| Objects for Customizing Synchronization | Customizing Synchronization | Spreadsheet containing Customizing information which could be relevant for Customizing Synchronization (between SAP MDG and SAP ERP or SAP S/4HANA) | All |
Guidance for SAP Master Data Governance, cloud edition
| Document Title | Sub-Category | Description | Validity |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAP Master Data Governance, cloud edition - Create Business Partner | General (📹) | Video tutorial on how to create a business partner in SAP MDG, cloud edition 2102 | SAP MDG, ce 2102 or higher |
| SAP Master Data Governance, cloud edition - Import and Consolidate Master Data | General (📹) | Video tutorial on how to add new data records to your SAP MDG, cloud edition system by importing the records and consolidating them with your existing master data. | SAP MDG, ce 2102 or higher |
| SAP Master Data Governance, cloud edition - Analyze Data Quality and Remediate | General (📹) | Video tutorial on how to manage the quality of your master data based on data quality rules using the Data Quality Management capabilities of SAP MDG, cloud edition 2102. | SAP MDG, ce 2102 or higher |
| SAP Master Data Governance, cloud edition - Create Business Partner Relationships | General (📹) | Video tutorial showing how to create a new business partner with additional relationships. | SAP MDG, ce 2211 or higher |
| SAP Master Data Governance, cloud edition - Consolidate Business Partners (BP) and BP Relationships | General (📹) | Video tutorial on how to import business partners (BPs) and their BP relationships and consolidate the records in one process in SAP MDG, cloud edition. | SAP MDG, ce 2211 or higher |
| Federated Master Data Governance - Example: Creating a customer in SAP Sales Cloud | Federation concept (📹) | Video tutorial: With federated Master Data Governance, application-agnostic core master data of business partners is managed in SAP MDG, cloud edition, while application-specific data can be managed in the respective application where it is best understood. A master data management process can run across different applications for the governance of core data as well as various types of application data. Taking the creation of a new customer record in SAP Sales Cloud as an example, this video shows what such a federated process can look like. | n/a |