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14. MDME roles

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13. "Required" in MDM

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12. NULL in MDM

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- Collaborative Master Data Management (CMDM)
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7. Resending from MDM

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1. SAP MDM Content Consolidation

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3. Master Data Server

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4. Integrating SAP MDM and other non-SAP applications

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6. MDM change records

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11. Parallel processing in Multiproviders

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8. ODS settings

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13. Navigational attributes

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6. Infosets and Multiproviders

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