SAP MDG (Master Data Governance) online training

Questions From the Manufacturing and Logistics LOB (Material Governance):

• How can I establish a “maintain once – use everywhere” best practice?

• How can I reduce cost by eliminating redundant effort to maintain master data, i.e. through avoiding duplicates?

• How can I increase the quality of my material master data (i.e. classifications etc.) through central management and

governance?

• How can I get consistent insight into sales, manufacturing, and procurement volumes?

•How can I accelerate availability of up-to-date master data in my business network?

• How can I get transparency on who has changed what, when and why?

• And … while accomplishing all that … how can I best leverage my investment in SAP?

SAP MDG (Master Data Governance) online training What is Master Data Governance for Material Data?

Master Data Governance for material data offers a central hub-based maintenance of material master data.

To address the key business issues related to such a governance solution for master data, MDG for material follows

some basic principles that are shared across the domains of MDG

Maintain once, use many

One standardized process to be used by everybody

One standardized user interface for everybody

One standardized set of business logic

SAP MDG (Master Data Governance) online training

In order to fulfill these principles, SAP has built a Master Data Governance solution that offers

Central hub-based maintenance of master data

Workflow-driven processes that are flexible while ensuring governance and standardization

Harmonized user interface, based upon Enterprise Portal or the Business Client

Data model and business logic follow the best practices of the SAP Business Suite and reuse existing data structures,

business validations and various services