Overview of SAP NetWeaver MDM 7.1 Features at a Glance · incorporated into a contract. SAP assumes...

SAP NetWeaver MDM 7.1

Features at a Glance

November, 2011

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Agenda 1.Core Components

2.Integration Aspects

3.Operations and Life Cycle


SAP NetWeaver MDM 7.1 – Core Components

Extended Flexibility for Data Modeling and Complex Objects

Support for multi-object repositories

Multiple business objects (=main tables) can reside in one and the same repository

E.g. supplier and product data can be stored in one repository

Records of different main tables can reference each other (new field type “Lookup [Main]”)

E.g. a supplier can be related to several products

Main tables can share the same customizing/lookup tables

E.g. the main tables “customers” and “suppliers” can be connected to the table “countries” in order to ensure consistent information about the country of origin of both business partners

Support for nested structures

New composite data type tuple allows modelling of nested structures

E.g. product capacity information depending on plant and location or multiple addresses of a business partner can hold multiple phone numbers



Further Improvements for Inbound and Outbound Processing

Inbound processing

Redesign of XML Import (enhanced usability and performance)

Support for parallel import processes for multiple repositories

Improved responsiveness during concurrent read and write actions

(Write lock optimization)

Outbound processing

Syndication performance enhancements e.g. in regards to parallel syndication

Functional enhancements such as

Syndication of multilingual attribute values (i.e. value and region)

Agenda 1. Core Components

2. Integration Aspects

3. Operations and Life Cycle


SAP NetWeaver MDM 7.1 – Integration Aspects Streamlining implementation in SAP environments

Predefined MDM business content dramatically reduces implementation

effort,in SAP Business Suite integration scenarios

Customer data model

Qualified lookup tables replaced by tuple data type

Enhanced matching content

Vendor data model

Additional data Company Code and Purchasing Organization

Material data model

Several model enhancements and extensions to cover SAP MDG

requirements

Customizing Extraction MDMGX

Covering company code, purchasing organization, sales area data

Optimized for MDM Lookup Hierarchy Tables

Web Dynpro configuration and enhanced validations

for vendor, material, and customer content (as of SP05)

Customer

Material Vendor

More information:

http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/mdm-business-content







SAP NetWeaver MDM 7.1 – Integration Aspects

Extended Integration with SAP NetWeaver

Native adapter for SAP NetWeaver Process Integration

Integrated monitoring with SAP NetWeaver PI Runtime Workbench

Available for SAP NetWeaver PI 7.0 and 7.1

Portal integration & iView enhancements

Support of multiple main table concept

Simplified user administration thru trusted connection

Additional functionality in regards to the UWL integration

(e.g. approval step comments)



Enhanced Programming Interfaces and Web Services

New API extensions

Introduction of .NET API*

Enhanced ABAP API

Additional object support (PDFs & images, masks & named searches, relationships)

Continuous extensions of Java API

Generator for Web services based on specific repository structure

Definition of exposed tables and fields through Web UI

CRUD operations can be defined per table

WSDL reflects data model of a repository

Replacement of existing non-typed Web services

* .NET API introduced with MDM 7.1 as additional offering, meant to replace COM API in future releases.


SAP NetWeaver MDM 7.1 – Integration Aspects Enhancements with SAP NetWeaver MDM 7.1 SP04 and SP05

New UI Components

Ready made

UI components (Web Dynpro

Java) for “Search”, “Result Set”

and “Item Details”

Specific UI components* for

Match

Compare

Merge

New Web Services

Check in/Check out Records

Update/Get Key Mapping

Execute Validations

Launch/Get Workflow Status

Execute Assignments

Matching

Syndication*

* as of SAP NetWeaver MDM 7.1 SP05



Collaborative data creation process

Multiple approval levels

e.g. different managers or

departments

Sustained data quality

checks and global

duplicate checks prior to

data creation ensure high

quality master data

MDM repository contains consolidated and reliable

master data fueling

enterprise business

processes

SAP NetWeaver BPM

MDM Create

and syndicate

Request

Search

Check Approve

Web Service calls


SBOP DS

non SAP

SAP MDM

SAP CRM

Process Layer: Based on SAP NW BPM, MDM Services can be consumed (generic services in SAP

NetWeaver MDM 7.1 (<=SP3), specific services in SAP NetWeaver MDM 7.1 SP04, SP05)

User Interface Layer: Java Web Dynpro components (delivered with SAP NetWeaver MDM 7.1 SP04,

SP05 or customer specific components based on SAP NetWeaver MDM 7.1)

User Interface Layer

Process Layer Workflow and Rules, Services

Role Based UI UI UI

SAP ERP

Generic MDM infrastructure with enhanced SOA and BPM Integration –

Architecture


SAP NetWeaver MDM 7.1 – Integration Aspects MDM Enrichment Architecture

MDM Enrichment Architecture is an integration framework for data quality

features from SAP BusinessObjects Data Services and 3rd party ISVs.

SAP Business Objects’ Enrichment Adapter allows data cleansing and enrichment

of business partner master data using postal address directories

Enhanced Enrichment Controller functionality

Support of asynchronous communication between SAP NetWeaver MDM and data

quality providers

Support data quality services that return the results in multiple batches

Continuous improvement in regards to the EC monitoring and administration tool

Support for adapters that were implemented based on PI Adapter framework


SAP NetWeaver MDM 7.1 – Integration Aspects SAP BusinessObjects Data Services

Enrichment Architecture

Provides an infrastructure supporting

integration with third-party data enrichment

services that support and extend the core

data quality process as well as data

enrichment services and processes

SAP BusinessObjects Data Services

has an Enrichment Adapter for address

cleansing

Predefined blueprints for MDM

(dataflows for address and

firm/individuals cleansing as standard

content within SAP BusinessObjects

Data Services 3.2*

Additionally DB Views or MDM Web

Services can be used to implement a

cleansing/matching/validation scenario

Other 3rd

Parties

SAP

BusinessObjects

Data Services

* as of SAP NetWeaver MDM 7.1 SP05


DB Views

RDBMS RDBMS

Master Data Server

SAP NetWeaver


Use Cases for DB Views


External Matching

Data Quality Assessment /

Reporting

DB Views are an optimized

connectivity option

Read-only

Tight integration

High Performance

Directly Connect SAP NetWeaver MDM with SAP BusinessObjects Data Services using DB Views




MDM stores its repository data in DB tables with an optimized structure

Generate a read-only database view of an MDM repository’s underlying database

schema by using join operations

Each view represents a single MDM table

Stored as a saved query of the database

Data is presented in a comprehensive manner, similar to the MDM Data Manager

Get a consistent representation across different DB Vendors by using a set of

presentation rules for each MDM field type

Generate DB Views via:

Standard DB Tools

MDM DB Views utility on a pilot basis

Planned is an integration with MDM standard components

Directly Connect SAP NetWeaver MDM with SAP BusinessObjects Data Services using DB Views

Agenda 1. Core Components

2. Integration Aspects

3. Operations and Life Cycle


SAP NetWeaver MDM 7.1 –

Operations and Life Cycle

Change and Transport Management for Data Model and

Integration Content

Transport support for additional content elements such as

Expressions (validations and assignments), Matching strategies

Workflows, Import and syndication maps

Integration into CTS+ (Change and Transport System)

to ensure consistent transport of repository schema changes

Increased Compliance and Auditing Support

Changes tracking for qualified lookup fields

General security enhancements

Newly created user will receive initial password he needs to change

Password change can be performed in MDM Data Manager

Automatic locking of user accounts after failed logon attempts




Improved Administration and Life-Cycle Management

Reduced planned repository downtime

Optimized load process

More changes can be applied online

MDM Console provides access to an overview of the requests currently active in the

MDM Server (e.g. requesting user, type of connection etc.)

MDM Import and Syndication Server can be administrated via the MDM Console

Server start/stop

View log files

Property settings




Improved Administration and Life-Cycle Management

Enhanced SLD registration through supply of additional information (SID, DB name,

installation number etc.)

Additional functions to administrate MDM through the SAP Solution Manager

Integration of MDM server into SAP Startup Framework supporting homogenous runtime

environment across all platforms

Unified installer (SAPinst) covering all operating systems


SAP NetWeaver MDM 7.1

Scope of Support Packages (Highlights as of SP05)

Support Package 5

Enhanced integration with SBOP Data

Services for enhanced data quality

capabilities

Enhanced integration with BPM for

master data processes

More at SP05 Blog on SAP SCN

Support Package 6

Optimization in performance,

manageability, robustness


Support Package 7

Security enhancements


Support Package 8

Enhanced hierarchy management

and tuple handling


http://weblogs.sdn.sap.com/pub/wlg/19840



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SAP NetWeaver MDM

Summary

SAP NetWeaver MDM 7.1 SP08 generally available

Where to find further information about EIM and MDM?

Go to SDN: http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/nw-informationmanagement

> General MDM information: https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/mdm

> MDM Business Content: http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/mdm-business-content

> MDM-SRM: http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/mdm-procurement-catalog-management

> Global Data Synchronizaton:

http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/mdm-global-data-synchronization

> Release-specific info: https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/nw-masterdatamanagement

Where to download MDM 7.1 SP08?

http://service.sap.com/swdc

> SAP Software Distribution Center

> Download

> Installations and Upgrades

> Entry by Application Group

> SAP NetWeaver > SAP MDM > SAP NetWeaver MDM 7.1

http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/nw-informationmanagement



https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/mdm






http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/mdm-procurement-catalog-management














https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/nw-masterdatamanagement



http://service.sap.com/swdc

Thank You!

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