SAP SAP master data management (MDM) tutorial:
SAP master data management (MDM) tutorial
Master data management refers to synchronizing "master data" -- a company's most important data about its customers, products or other assets -- for the enterprise. MDM systems manage master data from a central system, whose architecture can be a registry model, a repository or persistent model, or a hybrid approach. In this SAP MDM tutorial, explore master data management concepts, learn about SAP's MDM solution, and check out MDM best practices and SAP MDM case studies.
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Case studies of SAP MDM projects
SAP's MDM product includes content consolidation for organizing data, master data harmonization for cleansing data, and central master data management for a single enterprise repository for master information. In this section, learn more about SAP MDM projects and explore SAP case studies to see how some companies have used SAP MDM to solve critical data management issues.
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SAP MDM implementation and best practices
Master data management can help an enterprise reduce costs, and can result in clean and efficient data that better support business processes and key requirements, such as meeting compliance standards. But getting master data management software up and running can be a daunting task – not to mention managing data governance and associated change management issues. In this section, you'll find tips for a successful SAP MDM implementation, learn of MDM best practices for SAP MDM tools and read other data management advice and resources.
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What is master data management?
How do you define master data management? For starters, master data is data that is not connected to a particular transaction, but is used in many instances within an enterprise, such as customer information, product descriptions and vendor lists. If you're thinking about implementing an MDM initiative, and are looking for more MDM information, you might ask: What is SAP MDM? In this SAP MDM overview, learn master data management concepts, and find out how experts look at MDM, specifically in SAP environments.