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MDM Vs MDG

Former Member
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Hi all,

Could anyone pls explain

compare MDM Vs MDG(Master data governance)

what is MDG

Any links to get more info on MDG, any docs?

Rgds,

Venu.

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Mark63
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SAP Master Data Management has evolved from a single product to a holistic solution suite facilitating multiple master data scenarios and use cases, both in SAP Business Suite-centric environments and heterogeneous multi-system landscapes. In this context, SAP Master Data Governance and SAP NetWeaver MDM are complementary solutions. There is an SDN Webinar, scheduled October 5th, 2010, covering the complementary nature of SAP NetWeaver MDM and SAP Master Data Governance. See the [SDN Webinar announcement|/people/markus.ganser/blog/2010/09/27/sap-master-data-management--info-update] on the [MDM home page|].

Mark63
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Block your calendars. The [MDM Webinar|/people/markus.ganser/blog/2010/09/27/sap-master-data-management--info-update] is planned today, 5-6 pm CEST.

Former Member
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Hi Markus,

Thank you very much.

was a nice session, very helpful..... Thanks a lot.

Also, when is this session available offline & when is the next session

Could you pls link me with a document, which explains the basic process steps of

MDG implimentation.

regards,

Venu

Mark63
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Please check the [MDM home page|] regularly for updates. There, you can find info about [SAP Master Data Governance for Financial Data|/people/andreas.seifried/blog/2010/05/05/governance-for-financial-master-data].

Mark63
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Webinar recording and associated presentation about MDM Positioning are available now on SDN/BPX. For more info, See [my blog|/people/markus.ganser/blog/2010/10/19/mdm-for-sap-business-suite-and-for-application-agnostic-use].

A fruitful discussion has also been going on in the comments of my [announcement blog for the MDM Positioning Turorial|/people/markus.ganser/blog/2010/09/27/sap-master-data-management--info-update]

Thanks, Markus

Edited by: Markus Ganser on Nov 4, 2010 1:27 PM

Former Member
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Hi Markus

Can you please help me answering my following queriers:

1. When MDM is in Scope, How feasible is to opt MDG also.I mean what points we can raise so as to convience the client that we wud also need MDG.

2.How is MDG different in Standalone or with ECC Suite.

3. If both are in scope How is the integration between MDM and MDG happens.

Regards

Lakshmi

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Former Member
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SAP MDM (Master Data Management) and SAP MDG (Master Data Governance)

In most businesses benefits can be acquired in the area of master data. An efficient master data maintenance, which is implemented across systems and applications, avoids conflicts and reduces costs.


For an area-wide generation of consistent master data, which is comprehensive and valid along the supply chains, SAP provides the Master Data Management (MDM) and Master Data Governance (MDG) tools.

Initially the approach of Master Data Management (MDM) and Master Data Governance (MDG) is similar.


The master data of individual systems are consolidated with the SAP Business Objects Data Services and a keymapping is established. In the latter the master data and the respective source system are listed in a table. Same master data from different systems is provided with a global ID in order to combine them.

The difference between Master Data Management (MDM) and Master Data Governance (MDG) lies in the distribution of data.


Master Data Management (MDM): In the MDM solution the master data is directly distributed to the ERP systems via the Process Integration (PI). Master data changes are purely undertaken from the MDM and updated in the ERP system from there.


Master Data Governance (MDG): In the MDG data circulates in a circuit. The data comes from the ERP system and is adjusted and consolidated with the MDG. The addition and change of data takes place purely here and is still distributed via the Process Integration (PI).


Which of those solutions is better suited for individual business applications depends on technical and process oriented criteria.


MDM uses own flexible data models and is basically usable for all master data objects, whether or not they are coming from SAP system environments.
MDG allows a centralized master data management within the SAP Business Suite and uses ERP data models (prerequisite is the application of ERP 6.0 and the enhancement package 5). Those master data management tools are preferable when SAP uses ERP as master data server and proprietary development is integrated

former_member182007
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Hello

Actually you can achive governance in MDM by

Data Modelling of repository as in with respect to design, Validation , assignments, workflows and all that process.

But for ground level

For common question on Data Governance you can follow below link

http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/elearn?rid=/library/uuid/808ed9d7-7f89-2c10-cda1-8410cd4c0d2e

More Insight on Data Governance in MDM

http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/60022998-5d17-2b10-dbaa-8e3ab357f...

Below is also a beautiful information on MDM and MDG

Hope it helps you.

Rgds

Deep