Effective Master Data Management with SAP NetWeaver MDM

Effective Master Data Management with SAP NetWeaver MDM
Author: Andy N. Walker
Publisher: SAP PRESS
Total Pages: 403
Release: 2009
Genre: Management information systems
ISBN: 9781592292233

This must-have reference for Master Data Management teaches you why and how to successfully integrate SAP NetWeaver MDM into your organization. Discover the key business reasons and benefits of implementing business partner master data processes with SAP NetWeaver MDM. You'll learn the business drivers for MDM, as well as the value of integrating with the Dun & Bradstreet services. From there, you'll travel through the complete process of planning for and implementing an MDM program. This is the complete guide for understanding what MDM is and what it can do for your business, teaching you how to develop the practical skills necessary to integrate SAP NetWeaver MDM into your systems landscape. Throughout the book, you'll find useful case studies and solution examples for implementing your MDM processes in SAP NetWeaver MDM 5.5 SP 06.

Enterprise Master Data Management

Enterprise Master Data Management
Author: Allen Dreibelbis
Publisher: Pearson Education
Total Pages: 833
Release: 2008-06-05
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0132704277

The Only Complete Technical Primer for MDM Planners, Architects, and Implementers Companies moving toward flexible SOA architectures often face difficult information management and integration challenges. The master data they rely on is often stored and managed in ways that are redundant, inconsistent, inaccessible, non-standardized, and poorly governed. Using Master Data Management (MDM), organizations can regain control of their master data, improve corresponding business processes, and maximize its value in SOA environments. Enterprise Master Data Management provides an authoritative, vendor-independent MDM technical reference for practitioners: architects, technical analysts, consultants, solution designers, and senior IT decisionmakers. Written by the IBM ® data management innovators who are pioneering MDM, this book systematically introduces MDM’s key concepts and technical themes, explains its business case, and illuminates how it interrelates with and enables SOA. Drawing on their experience with cutting-edge projects, the authors introduce MDM patterns, blueprints, solutions, and best practices published nowhere else—everything you need to establish a consistent, manageable set of master data, and use it for competitive advantage. Coverage includes How MDM and SOA complement each other Using the MDM Reference Architecture to position and design MDM solutions within an enterprise Assessing the value and risks to master data and applying the right security controls Using PIM-MDM and CDI-MDM Solution Blueprints to address industry-specific information management challenges Explaining MDM patterns as enablers to accelerate consistent MDM deployments Incorporating MDM solutions into existing IT landscapes via MDM Integration Blueprints Leveraging master data as an enterprise asset—bringing people, processes, and technology together with MDM and data governance Best practices in MDM deployment, including data warehouse and SAP integration

Enterprise Data Management with SAP NetWeaver MDM

Enterprise Data Management with SAP NetWeaver MDM
Author: Andrew LeBlanc
Publisher: SAP PRESS
Total Pages: 584
Release: 2008
Genre:
ISBN: 9781592291151

Learn how to effectively manage your enterprise's master data with SAP NetWeaver Master Data Management (MDM). With this book, you'll find out how to develop and implement your own comprehensive master data strategy to meet your organization's unique requirements. Written by an SAP insider, the book explains the importance of an enterprise data management (EDM) strategy, and how to integrate the best one for your company. It then teaches you key master data and data management concepts, including quality management, architecture and standards, governance organization and processes, and deployment and technology. You'll also explore case studies illustrating EDM at work, and learn advanced topics, such as how to incorporate an EDM project into a large ERP project, and the issues around globalization and EDM. This is the one resource you need to get your EDM strategy in place. Highlights Include: * SAP NetWeaver MDM 5.5 SP04 * EDM Framework * As-Is Assessment Scorecard * Best Practices * Integration with SAP PI (formerly XI), and SAP NetWeaver BI * Interfacing with SAP Solution Manager, and ARIS

SAP NetWeaver For Dummies

SAP NetWeaver For Dummies
Author: Dan Woods
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 437
Release: 2011-05-09
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1118085302

Imagine that it’s the 1950s, and you are in charge of developing the U. S. interstate system. There are countless roads already in use. The system can go in numerous different directions. Where do you begin? Starting to transform your business with SAP NetWeaver is that daunting. NetWeaver is both an application platform and an integration platform. It integrates your current IT systems to enable portals, collaboration, data management, and development environments. To grasp the complexities and possibilities of SAP ASAP, dig in with SAP NetWeaver For Dummies and explore: MySAP Business Suite SAP Enterprise Planning Resource (ERP), Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Supply Chain Management (SCM), Human Capital Management (HCM), Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), Supplier Relationship Management (SRM), and more Mobile Infrastructure that performs like a universal translator for mobile interfaces, including laptops, wireless phones, and PDAs Master Data Management, including using the content consolidation technique to “clean up” data, master data harmonization to distribute it, and central master data management to maintain a data repository Web Application Service and NetWeaver Developer Studio—tools that let you integrate and create your own customized applications Written by Dan Woods, former CTO of The Street.com and CapitalThinking, and Jeffrey Word, the Director of Technology Strategy for SAP, this guide features real-life stories from businesses and examples of typical uses to help you cut through the complexities and get up and running. It includes a CD-ROM with: Detailed white papers and product overviews Stores from customers using SAP NetWeaver today Demos that show SAP NetWeaver in action A directory of resources for additional information Like that interstate system, SAP NetWeaver doesn’t have to be integrated all at once. You choose the applications that have the most potential to benefit your company’s operations and bottom line. SAP NetWeaver For Dummies even gives you recommendations for rolling it out and suggests practical ways to get started and get quick returns on your SAP investment. Then you’re going full-speed ahead on the road to success!

SAP NetWeaver MDM 7.1 Administrator's Guide

SAP NetWeaver MDM 7.1 Administrator's Guide
Author: Uday Rao
Publisher: Packt Publishing Ltd
Total Pages: 434
Release: 2011-09-21
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1849682151

Don't just manage? Excel at managing your master data with SAP NetWeaver MDM 7.1 using this book and eBook.

SAP Data Services 4.x Cookbook

SAP Data Services 4.x Cookbook
Author: Ivan Shomnikov
Publisher: Packt Publishing Ltd
Total Pages: 430
Release: 2015-12-03
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1782176578

Delve into the SAP Data Services environment to efficiently prepare, implement, and develop ETL processes About This Book Install and configure the SAP Data Services environment Develop ETL techniques in the Data Services environment Implement real-life examples of Data Services uses through step-by-step instructions to perform specific ETL development tasks Who This Book Is For This book is for IT technical engineers who want to get familiar with the EIM solutions provided by SAP for ETL development and data quality management. The book requires familiarity with basic programming concepts and basic knowledge of the SQL language. What You Will Learn Install, configure, and administer the SAP Data Services components Run through the ETL design basics Maximize the performance of your ETL with the advanced patterns in Data Services Extract methods from various databases and systems Get familiar with the transformation methods available in SAP Data Services Load methods into various databases and systems Code with the Data Services scripting language Validate and cleanse your data, applying the Data quality methods of the Information Steward In Detail Want to cost effectively deliver trusted information to all of your crucial business functions? SAP Data Services delivers one enterprise-class solution for data integration, data quality, data profiling, and text data processing. It boosts productivity with a single solution for data quality and data integration. SAP Data Services also enables you to move, improve, govern, and unlock big data. This book will lead you through the SAP Data Services environment to efficiently develop ETL processes. To begin with, you'll learn to install, configure, and prepare the ETL development environment. You will get familiarized with the concepts of developing ETL processes with SAP Data Services. Starting from smallest unit of work- the data flow, the chapters will lead you to the highest organizational unit—the Data Services job, revealing the advanced techniques of ETL design. You will learn to import XML files by creating and implementing real-time jobs. It will then guide you through the ETL development patterns that enable the most effective performance when extracting, transforming, and loading data. You will also find out how to create validation functions and transforms. Finally, the book will show you the benefits of data quality management with the help of another SAP solution—Information Steward. Style and approach This book is an easy-to-follow guide with step-by-step instructions to perform specific ETL development tasks.

mySAP ERP For Dummies

mySAP ERP For Dummies
Author: Andreas Vogel
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 287
Release: 2011-02-25
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1118054814

SAP is the world's leading provider of ERP software and services, with worldwide revenue in 2004 of $9.7 billion and a 57 percent market share among major business application providers; it is one of the world's largest software companies overall ERP is a flexible, open technology platform that helps businesses run more efficiently (and profitably) by providing integrated management of key operations and supply chains Written for IT professionals who find it hard to get through SAP's complex documentation, our book demonstrates how ERP can cut costs, provides a clear overview of how the ESA (enterprise service architecture) model affects ERP, and shows how to implement the new ERP in the real world Topics covered include reducing the cost of an existing IT backbone, using the new ERP to address a company's "pain points" and challenges, and proving the value of ERP through ROI (return on investment) and TCO (total cost of ownership) studies

SAP Master Data Governance

SAP Master Data Governance
Author: Homiar Kalwachwala
Publisher: SAP PRESS
Total Pages: 772
Release: 2019
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9781493218356

Ready to improve the handling of your master data? Walk through implementing, configuring, and using SAP Master Data Governance (SAP MDG)! Whether your organization requires custom applications or works with out-of-the-box central governance, consolidation, and mass processing, you'll find detailed instructions for every step. From data, process, and UI modeling to data replication, master your data! Highlights include: 1) Deployment 2) Data modeling 3) Process modeling 4) Data quality 5) Data replication 6) Data migration 7) Consolidation 8) Operations 9) Mass processing 10) Integrations 11) Extensions 12) Analytics

Enterprise SOA

Enterprise SOA
Author: Dan Woods
Publisher: "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
Total Pages: 455
Release: 2006-04-28
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 0596553811

Information Technology professionals can use this book to move beyond the excitement of web services and service oriented architecture (SOA) and begin the process of finding actionable ideas to innovate and create business value. In Enterprise SOA: Designing IT for Business Innovation, SAP's blueprint for putting SOA to work is analyzed from top to bottom. In addition to design, development, and architecture, vital contextual issues such as governance, security, change management, and culture are also explored. This comprehensive perspective reduces risk as IT departments implement ESA, a sound, flexible architecture for adapting business processes in response to changing market conditions. This book answers the following questions: What forces created the need for Enterprise Services Architecture? How does ESA enable business process innovation? How is model-driven development used at all levels of design, configuration, and deployment? How do all the layers of technology that support ESA work together? How will composite applications extend business process automation? How does ESA create new models for IT governance? How can companies manage disruptive change? How can enterprise services be discovered and designed? How will the process of adapting applications be simplified? Based on extensive research with experts from the German software company SAP, this definitive book is ideal for architects, developers, and other IT professionals who want to understand the technology and business relevance of ESA in a detailed way--especially those who want to move on the technology now, rather than in the next year or two.

Logistic Core Operations with SAP

Logistic Core Operations with SAP
Author: Jens Kappauf
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 268
Release: 2011-09-15
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3642182046

“Logistic Core Operations with SAP” not only provides an overview of core logistics processes and functionality—it also shows how SAP’s Business Suite covers logistic core operations, what features are supported, and which systems can be used to implement end-to-end processes in the following logistic core disciplines: Procurement, Distribution, Transportation, Warehouse Logistics and Inventory Management, and Compliance and Reporting. In this context the authors not only explain their integration, the organizational set-up, and master data, but also which solution fits best for a particular business need. This book serves as a solid foundation for understanding SAP software. No matter whether you are a student or a manager involved in an SAP implementation, the authors go far beyond traditional function and feature descriptions, helping you ask the right questions, providing answers, and making recommendations. The book assists you in understanding SAP terminology, concepts and technological components as well as their closed-loop integration. Written in a clear, straight-forward style and using practical examples, it contains valuable tips, illustrative screenshots and flowcharts, as well as best practices—showing how business requirements are mapped into software functionality.