Podcast: SAP master data management demo and trends

SAP MDM demo

4:50: User welcome screen

Welcome screen -- click to enlarge

This slide shows the portal welcome screen for a hypothetical user named Jessica Gould. This view of her Universal Worklist shows a list of tasks. Other views could show personal documents or favorite sites.

5:33: Product information record

Product information record -- click to enlarge

This screen shows the product information record for a laptop computer. There is a text search box in the upper right and taxonomy search on the left about halfway down. The circled table shows the different systems where the notebook data resides.

9:15: Create business partner

Create business partner -- click to enlarge

Jessica enters data into this screen to kick off the process of creating a new business partner.

10:19: Check partner data

Check partner data -- click to enlarge

When Jessica clicks the "check address" button on the previous screen (button is not shown but is on the bottom of the data entry page), the address check page is displayed. The system automatically corrects a number of data entry errors. Jessica then submits the record to her supervisor, Sarah Price.

11:30: Supervisor approval

Supervisor approval -- click to enlarge

Sarah Price logs on and navigates to Jessica's request. Sarah's welcome screen is not shown but looks similar to Jessica's, with a task list that includes this request. Sarah adds accounting data and routes the request to Michael Adcock for final approval.

Final approval

Final approval -- click to enlarge

This step is not discussed in the podcast. Michael Adcock, the master data administrator, reviews the information and approves the new business partner. This is the top half of the screen, showing the data entered by Jessica and Sarah and the actions Michael can take.

Final approval II

Final approval II -- click to enlarge

This step is not discussed in the podcast. Michael Adcock reviews the information and approves the new business partner. This screen shows where each person in the process can enter comments and the options the approver has, including "Approve and Create" and "Reject."

Business partner created

Business partner created -- click to enlarge

This step is not discussed in the podcast. Jessica Gould logs in and navigates via the tabs at the top of the screen to search for vendors. The search criteria are visible on the left side of the screen, and the new vendor is now in the system.

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