SAP Master Data Governance on SAP S/4HANA V18_Part 4 PDF

UNIT 1 Introduction to SAP Master Data Governance (MDG) Lesson 1 Explaining the Enterprise Information Management (EIM) Product Portfolio 3 Lesson 2 Introducing MDG...

UNIT 1 Introduction to SAP Master Data Governance (MDG) Lesson 1 Explaining the Enterprise Information Management (EIM) Product Portfolio 3 Lesson 2 Introducing MDG 12 Exercise 1: Log on to the Training Environment 25 Lesson 3 Introducing SAP Fiori Launchpad for SAP MDG 35 Lesson 4 Describing SAP Certified MDG Partner Offerings 39 Lesson 5 Explaining Master Data Integration and Master Data Management 43 UNIT OBJECTIVES Explain the Enterprise Information Management (EIM) product portfolio Explain the domains covered by the solution Explain the MDG setup and configuration Explain SAP Fiori in an overview Know the master data domains and services for which a SAP-certified partner offering is available Explain master data integration and master data management © Copyright. All rights reserved. 1 Unit 1: Introduction to SAP Master Data Governance (MDG) 2 © Copyright. All rights reserved.  Unit 1 Lesson 1 Explaining the Enterprise Information Management (EIM) Product Portfolio LESSON OBJECTIVES After completing this lesson, you will be able to: Explain the Enterprise Information Management (EIM) product portfolio What is MDG? SAP Master Data Governance (MDG) is a state-of-the-art master data management solution. It provides out-of-the-box, domain-specific master data governance to centrally create, change, and distribute, or consolidate master data across your complete enterprise system landscape In this context, MDG can either run as a separate master data hub or be co-deployed on an operational system. In both cases MDG can run on: - ERP on HANA or any other DB - SAP S/4HANA From a functional perspective, SAP MDG on SAP S/4HANA 1809 correlates to the SAP MDG 9.2 release based on ERP 6.0 Note that although no correlating SAP MDG on ERP release exists for the subsequent SAP S/4HANA 1909 release, many 1909 innovations have also been down-ported to earlier SAP MDG releases. You can find SAP Notes relating to this in the appendix © Copyright. All rights reserved. 3 Unit 1: Introduction to SAP Master Data Governance (MDG) The Enterprise Information Management (EIM) Product Portfolio Figure 1: Information Excellence at a Glance… Animation: Information Excellence at a Glance... For more information on Information Excellence at a Glance..., please view the animation in the lesson Explaining the Enterprise Information Management (EIM) Product Portfolio, online in the SAP Learning Hub. What you see here is a list of six very important categories that surround SAP's vision for information excellence around the digital core. Understanding the products within these categories will come with time, but I encourage you to master the categories as each of them will resonate with your customers, speaking directly to their needs. Think of these as topics you can double click on in conversation with them: Integrate is all about the auditable and efficient flow of information in their business, and according to Gartner and Forrester, SAP is an industry leader. Cleanse & Monitor is about creating a rock-solid firewall of quality-ensuring disciplines around all enterprise data for any use. Data Management is related to the governance topic and the ways in which we can help our customers centrally govern their master data. Important to know here is that SAP, through our solutions and partnership with Utopia is the only vendor that can sync and govern master data and its digital twins among other systems of record in your customer base that run SAP EAM or Plant Maintenance. This a key differentiator among the competition. Profiling data across the enterprise 4 © Copyright. All rights reserved.  Lesson: Explaining the Enterprise Information Management (EIM) Product Portfolio is essential to success. Tools for the a company's data stewards that own the success of certain data domains must ensure they have a finger on the pulse on that data and can understand the various paths it assumes in its lifespan in the organization. Archiving is the discipline of effectively managing the lifecycle of information from birth to retirement across the enterprise. Understanding all the aspects of a company's data, documenting the enterprise architecture, and providing the a level of confidence in the data helps organizations make the best decisions with respect to their data assets. And so now, we see the industry leading information excellence portfolio from SAP. As a company, we are always on the precipice of innovation and we have taken the power and reach of this portfolio into new and innovative places through SAP Data Hub. SAP Data Hub solution simplifies the orchestration of complex data processes with governance across our customers' modern and diverse landscapes. It brings EIM capabilities and big data insight to their enterprise through distributed data processing and management of data pipelines from a central cockpit in an efficient and scalable manner. Figure 3: All Lines of Business are Impacted by Master Data Quality Issues The figure illustrates the business drivers for information governance: Information governance comes into play whenever the quality of information, including master data, is critical for running successful business. Business drivers are, for example: Company identifies data quality as a pain point. Company runs a process efficiency initiative. Company plans a strategic business transformation initiative. Company targets a strategic IT initiative. All lines of business are impacted by poor master data quality: CFO Inconsistent financial master data across the enterprise Manual efforts to update financial master data in local financial systems Risk of non-compliance to IFRS, SOX etc. © Copyright. All rights reserved. 5 Unit 1: Introduction to SAP Master Data Governance (MDG) Slow group closes Lack of transparency about changes (who, what, when, why) CIO High master data maintenance costs Need for multiple systems to manage master data in different domains Lack of flexibility in dynamic business environments Sales/Marketing SVPs Lack of consistent consolidated view of customer data across all channels Customer transactions are compromised due to a limited view of the facts VP of Supply Chain/Planning Lack of transparency relating to suppliers and products High costs due to insufficient supplier selection and rationalization Loss of potential for benefit realization (i.e. discounts, conditions, central contracts) Limited availability of up-to-date master data in broad business network Roadmap for Enterprise Data Management Figure 4: The Enterprise Information Management (EIM) Product Portfolio According to the level of awareness in companies that master data is a company asset, they can build an incremental roadmap for master data strategies to be implemented. 1. Data Readiness: This means that a company understands what data assets they have and how they are being used. 6 © Copyright. All rights reserved.  Lesson: Explaining the Enterprise Information Management (EIM) Product Portfolio 2. Data Integration & Cleansing: This means that a company is already able to deliver trusted information repeatable and reliably at the right form, to the right place at the right time (via running cleansing activities from time to time). 3. Data Consolidation: This means that a company is able to consolidate diverse master data landscapes and increase trust and reliability in information via ongoing de-duplication and best-record calculation and central storage of key mapping information. 4. Data Governance: This means that a company has the appropriate technology and processes that enable people to implement a repeatable process to manage the use, quality and lifecycle of information. Animation: The Enterprise Information Management (EIM) Product Portfolio For more information on The Enterprise Information Management (EIM) Product Portfolio, please view the animation in the lesson Explaining the Enterprise Information Management (EIM) Product Portfolio, online in the SAP Learning Hub. Dimensions of Master Data Management Figure 6: Overview: Dimensions of Master Data Management Applying master data management does not start with implementing a specific software. First of all, companies need to be aware that master data is a company asset that needs to be protected. Companies need to determine which master data objects are relevant, how the corresponding models and initial data quality standards need to be. Then there needs to be an alignment on general maintenance and distribution processes, and only after that comes the question of how this can be achieved and supported with software. Animation: Overview: Dimensions of Master Data Management For more information on Overview: Dimensions of Master Data Management, please view the animation in the lesson Explaining the Enterprise Information Management (EIM) Product Portfolio, online in the SAP Learning Hub. In the organization, there needs to be: © Copyright. All rights reserved. 7 Unit 1: Introduction to SAP Master Data Governance (MDG) Explicit ownership for data objects and processes. Assigned responsibility for data objects and for processes. Assigned responsibility for data quality. Defined communication and decision channels involving Business and IT. And above all, essential is management involvement and sponsorship to back and fuel processes of implementing a master data strategy. Structural Business Challenges Figure 8: Master Data Management is an Integral Part of the Solution Ongoing business dynamics and one-off events like M&A, divestitures or corporate restructuring inevitably trigger activities to improve and harmonize master data across the enterprise. Animation: Master Data Management is an Integral Part of the Solution For more information on Master Data Management is an Integral Part of the Solution, please view the animation in the lesson Explaining the Enterprise Information Management (EIM) Product Portfolio, online in the SAP Learning Hub. 8 © Copyright. All rights reserved.  Lesson: Explaining the Enterprise Information Management (EIM) Product Portfolio Business Process Challenges Figure 10: Master Data Management to Resolve Business Process Challenges Operational excellence across LoBs is always fueled by consistent master data helping to avoid process disruptions and unreliable analytics. Business process challenges can be seen within: Sales Effectiveness Consolidated customer view across all channels. Transactions driven by full picture of the facts. Collaborative sales and promotion planning. Supply Chain Efficiency Enabled real time collaboration with partners in supply chain and product development. Faster throughput of higher volumes through supply chain to the end customer. Procurement Decisions Transparent picture of suppliers and products. Cost savings due to fact-based supplier selection and rationalization. Optimized Asset Utilization. Ability to use technical assets to capacity. High product quality due to well-maintained production systems. Minimized safety risks for maintenance staff and operators. Readiness for change Readiness to cope with information needs from IoT and Big Data. Ability to exchange trusted master data with business partners. Ability to respond to mobile needs. Financial Effectiveness © Copyright. All rights reserved. 9 Unit 1: Introduction to SAP Master Data Governance (MDG) On-time group closes. Accurate IT resource planning. Business flexibility. Typical Approaches to Master Data Management Figure 11: Central Governance and Distribution / de-Central Ownership and Consolidation In companies' system landscapes we typical see two main patterns: First, there are systems that are not under central governance, in which master data is created and maintained de-centrally. And there are systems, that are under central governance, meaning that also master data is managed centrally. SAP Master Data Governance covers both approaches: Central Governance Companies are seeking at master data consistency at the point of master data creation and change (proactive master data management): This means that you put specific master data under central governance which means that this master data is created or changed by a defined expert team who complete the records in a staging area where business rules and validations along with the domain-expertise from subject matter experts are used to complete the data and make sure that it is consistent by the time of activation and replication to subscribing systems. Consolidation Is used to get master data clean in landscapes where master data is managed de- centrally. This means that you identify duplicate master data spreading across de-central systems, create the golden record out of these, and manage the key mapping information (reactive master data management). In addition, Data Quality Management Is used in both approaches to continuously monitor your master data quality to achieve and keep high standards. This means that you define business rules, put these into operation and actively monitor the quality of your master data and seamlessly remediate records if needed. 10 © Copyright. All rights reserved.  Lesson: Explaining the Enterprise Information Management (EIM) Product Portfolio SAP Master Data Governance on SAP S/4HANA supports all typical approaches: central governance with distribution, decentralized ownership with consolidation, data quality monitoring with remediation. Figure 12: SAP Master Data Governance, Overview The figure summarizes the capabilities of SAP Master Data Governance. LESSON SUMMARY You should now be able to: Explain the Enterprise Information Management (EIM) product portfolio © Copyright. All rights reserved. 11  Unit 1 Lesson 2 Introducing MDG LESSON OBJECTIVES After completing this lesson, you will be able to: Explain the domains covered by the solution Explain the MDG setup and configuration SAP Master Data Governance (MDG) Domains Figure 13: SAP MDG Domains SAP MDG has several domains. The figure, SAP MDG Domains, shows the domains and their relationships. The out-of-the-box domain solutions include: SAP MDG for financial data (financial accounting / consolidation data, companies, profit & cost centers). SAP MDG for supplier data (corporate, company, and purchasing related data, partner functions). SAP MDG for customer data (corporate, company, and sales related data, partner functions). SAP MDG for material data (corporate, sales org, plant, storage, warehouse, valuation & costing data). SAP MDG for enterprise asset management data* (equipment, functional location data, MRO bills of material,…). SAP MDG for retail and fashion management* (single & generic article, listings, hierarchies, characteristics for variants,…). 12 © Copyright. All rights reserved.  Lesson: Introducing MDG Note: The solution extensions are available as add-ons. They are not an integral part of the SAP S/4HANA shipment. However, the software license for the solution extension can be purchased directly from SAP and support is provided through the SAP support portal. In addition to this predefined content, customers can also use MDG as a platform to create "custom-defined objects" to cover many more domains, for example, so-called reference data. Animation: SAP MDG Domains For more information on SAP MDG Domains, please view the animation in the lesson Introducing MDG, online in the SAP Learning Hub. SAP MDG Integrated Object Model Figure 15: SAP MDG Integrated Object Model Here is an overview of the out-of-the box delivery of proven data models for operational and financial master data used in central governance with SAP Master Data Governance. As pointed out before, Financials, Material/Product and Supplier/Customer (based on the overarching Business Partner model) are delivered by SAP. Extensions for Enterprise Asset Management and for Retail&Fashion Management are partner offerings. Animation: SAP MDG Integrated Object Model For more information on SAP MDG Integrated Object Model, please view the animation in the lesson Introducing MDG, online in the SAP Learning Hub. © Copyright. All rights reserved. 13 Unit 1: Introduction to SAP Master Data Governance (MDG) SAP MDG Process Flow Figure 17: SAP MDG Process Flow Central Governance with SAP Master Data Governance allows domain-specific enterprise master data management to centrally govern creation, change, and distribution of master data across your complete enterprise system landscape. Central Governance enables you to: Provide central ownership of master data in line with a company’s business rules and processes. Work with out-of-the-box master domains or use the built-in framework to create your own master data domains. Put change request-based processing of master data in place in your enterprise with integrated workflow, staging, approval, activation, and distribution. Deploy MDG as a separate hub system, or co-deploy it with SAP S/4HANA. In both cases, MDG can use SAP and company-specific business logic to create master data ready to be used in a company’s business processes. The process flow is as follows: 1. For example, an LoB user requests the creation or change of a master data object by opening a Change Request. This starts the central maintenance of master data in a staging area. 2. Entered data is validated by business rules (also open for integrating third party data providers). 3. Domain experts give their approval until the data is complete and ready for final approval. 4. Only then, the data can get activated and replicated to subscribing systems. 5. In the local systems, information that is locally relevant, and therefore not under central governance can be added. 14 © Copyright. All rights reserved.  Lesson: Introducing MDG Solutions Figure 18: SAP MDG: Consolidation Consolidation is a highly effective capability for master data specialists seeking a single source of truth for customer, supplier, and product data. The process flow is as follows: Data Load: Load master data records from a variety of sources. Open to SAP HANA smart data integration, non-HANA-based SAP ETL mechanisms, non-SAP ETL options, or data import from file. Initial Check: View loaded data and check data quality based on back-end customizing. Optional Standardization: Validate and enrich address data. Use of BRF+ for standardization and enrichment. Option to connect to third party tools for standardization and enrichment. Match: Find duplicates based on customer-specific matching rules. Review match results. Calculate Best Record: Create “Best Records” based on approved match groups. BRF+ can be used for customer-specific Best Record Calculation. Review Best Record Calculation result. Validate: © Copyright. All rights reserved. 15 Unit 1: Introduction to SAP Master Data Governance (MDG) Validate best records against back-end customizing to verify whether records can be activated. Validate against control governance checks (BAdI, BRF+). Activation: Provide consolidated master data for analytical or operational use. Option to activate directly, or indirectly, triggering post processing using central governance. Business Value Enable consolidation for customer, supplier, and product data based on an intuitive and flexible process with consumer-grade user experience through the SAP Fiori user interface: A highly-effective data processing option for master data specialists. An easy-to-use UI to visualize all data during a consolidation process (drill-down, show changes, match review, best record review). Confidence and transparency when loading large volumes of data through statistics, change indicators, and the ability to validate prior to activating the data. Configurable matching capability to identify duplicates inside loaded records and against existing records. A wizard-like UI to upload source data into the system. Background execution enables users to close the application while processing continues. Users can check the status or proceed with their work later. SAP MDG: Data Quality Figure 19: SAP MDG: Data Quality Data Quality Management with MDG is a business-user application to define master data quality rules, striving for consistent usage across all points of entry and enabling data quality monitoring and remediation. 16 © Copyright. All rights reserved.  Lesson: Introducing MDG Animation: SAP MDG: Data Quality For more information on SAP MDG: Data Quality, please view the animation in the lesson Introducing MDG, online in the SAP Learning Hub. It is a central place for master data quality rules. Providing transparency on business aspects, usages and technical implementations, consistent quality definition, and continuous evaluation and monitoring: Business partner and product master data covered as packaged applications, and platform for custom-defined objects. Collaboratively describe, catalog, and implement rules for data quality evaluation. Schedule quality evaluations, analyze evaluation results and initiate correction of erroneous data. Get an overview on current data quality status and KPIs. Allow for drill down analysis of data quality scores along multiple dimensions. The process flow is as follows: Define Quality: Requirements are defined based on your company’s business processes. Priorities are set according to value, impact, and quality evolution: Experts collaborate to define needed quality level and required checks. The system helps to identify additional meaningful rules. Enter Quality: Ensure quality at point of entry. Consider all entry-points: single changes, mass changes, load scenarios, in daily business, projects, …: Rule-based checks in all processes of SAP MDG. Monitor Quality: Operational motivation: detect issues before processes fail. Tactical: ensure progress and performance of current activities. Strategic: enable achievements, define new initiatives Easy to consume monitoring and trend reporting. Improve Quality: Correct data and drive the correction process. Fix data entry processes. Evolve the definition of quality: Tools to fix data and to improve checks at point of entry. © Copyright. All rights reserved. 17 Unit 1: Introduction to SAP Master Data Governance (MDG) One Single Application for the Entire Enterprise Master Data Management Figure 21: One Single Application for the Entire Enterprise Master Data Management SAP Master Data Governance supports various use cases and implementation styles leveraging central governance, consolidation and data quality management. Mass Processing Figure 22: SAP MDG, Mass Processing Mass Processing with SAP Master Data Governance provides highly effective mass change process enabling master data stewards to perform bulk changes in business partner, customer, supplier, and product data. Business value Highly effective data processing option for master data specialists. 18 © Copyright. All rights reserved.  Lesson: Introducing MDG Efficiently edit individual fields or make bulk changes by using a tabular UI with the ability to filter and sort data. Confidence and transparency when changing large volumes of data through statistics, change indicators and ability to validate prior to activating changes. Packaging, queuing, and parallelization contribute to enhanced performance even when processing large volumes of data. Upload changed records from CSV or Excel© file to incorporate offline processing and other information sources. Background execution enables users to close the application while processing continues. Users can check the status or proceed with their work later. This solution enables you to: Update multiple master data records at a time. View statistics on the changed fields and validate the data for business transaction use before activating the changes. Upload changed records from a CSV or an Excel file to incorporate offline processing and other information sources. Process Analytics Figure 23: SAP MDG: Process Analytics Process analytics with MDG is a business user application to analyze the performance in master data processing. Business value: One-stop information on prevailing process quality in central governance, consolidation, and mass processing. Intuitive navigation and drill down for detailed analysis of process-quality issues. © Copyright. All rights reserved. 19 Unit 1: Introduction to SAP Master Data Governance (MDG) SAP Fiori-based process analytics for governing master data. Summary dashboard and analytical list pages displaying relevant process information at a glance. Application Foundation Figure 24: SAP MDG: Application Foundation SAP Master Data Governance provides a framework that allows to tailor and extend processes in central governance. That is, extending data models, creating your own custom objects or adjusting processes and UX to tailor the central governance processes to your needs. Business Value: Pre-configured data models, user interface configurations, workflows, and data distribution are adjustable. You can extend the existing models with your own master data attributes, change the UI configuration to your users’ needs, and customize the workflow and distribution to define your specific governance processes. Tools allow you to define new objects and related processes in order to govern your own master data domains. 20 © Copyright. All rights reserved.  Lesson: Introducing MDG Deployment and Landscapes Figure 25: SAP MDG Sample Deployments There are two ways of deploying SAP Master Data Governance on SAP S/4HANA: 1. Hub Deployment: Master Data Governance can be deployed as a hub system with master data from one or more systems fed into the solution for verification before being replicated to the source systems and other systems. This deployment option can use SAP S/4HANA database technology or not depending on requirements. Advantages are: Fresh start with cleansed data. Not tied to other system maintenance cycles. No additional load on existing systems. Higher flexibility with mapping. Increased flexibility for master data lifecycle management. 2. Co-Deployment: Master Data Governance can be co-deployed on a number of local SAP S/4HANA* systems co-deployed on a single SAP S/4HANA*and reused across the landscape for central governance. Advantages are: No latency for data replication and no cross-system monitoring. No system integration required and no implementation and monitoring for replication. No additional integration of additional external services. © Copyright. All rights reserved. 21 Unit 1: Introduction to SAP Master Data Governance (MDG) MDG Integration: Heterogeneous Landscapes Figure 26: MDG Integration: Heterogeneous Landscapes SAP Master Data Governance on SAP S/4HANA is not an application-agnostic toolbox for master data management. It is quite the contrary. SAP MDG stands for business-led integration by providing interfaces based on a process choreography for easy end-to-end integration (not just technical interfaces), and not only for SAP as SAP Master Data Governance provides open interfaces to integrate with every solution as needed. In addition, for SAP to SAP integration, we provide out-of-the-box integration content. Animation: MDG Integration: Heterogeneous Landscapes For more information on MDG Integration: Heterogeneous Landscapes, please view the animation in the lesson Introducing MDG, online in the SAP Learning Hub. For example, with regards to: SAP S/4HANA SAP S/4HANA and SAP MDG co-deployed, SAP S/4HANA as a target system for SAP MDG (for example: provide MDG key mapping for Central Finance). External Authorities or Knowledge Providers Validate addresses versus external references, tax jurisdiction codes via Vertex, identify denied parties via business partner screening, etc. (for example: user interface integration to SAP Business Partner Screening). Enterprise Resource Planning Material master data validated and ready to be used in purchasing, production, storage, sales, transportation, accounting, etc. (for example: re-use of SAP ERP validations in MDG). Product Catalog and eCommerce 22 © Copyright. All rights reserved.  Lesson: Introducing MDG Synchronization of product master and enrichment towards product cataloge and e- commerce solutions, consolidation of SAP Hybris Omnichannel customer data (for example: data flow integration to SAP Product Content Hub, customer consolidation via open web service). Product Lifecycle Mgmt. Integration of material master data mgmt. into the broader engineering change process (for example: UI and process integration to SAP PLM). Business Analytics Provide trusted master data and key mapping between duplicates for better insight into transactional data or big data analytics (for example: export of MDG key mapping to SAP Business Intelligence). Customer Relationship Mgmt. Allow for de-central look-up and ad-hoc replication, or for de-central creation and subsequent global governance (for example user interface in de-central SAP ERP to search customers remotely in MDG hub) Data Quality Solutions Integration to SAP Data Services, or to SAP SCP for Data Enrichment. © Copyright. All rights reserved. 23 Unit 1: Introduction to SAP Master Data Governance (MDG) 24 © Copyright. All rights reserved.  Unit 1 Exercise 1 Log on to the Training Environment Simulation: Log on to the Training Environment For more information on Log on to the Training Environment, please view the simulation in the lesson Introducing MDG online in the SAP Learning Hub. Business Scenario The starting point for SAP S/4HANA users is the SAP Fiori launchpad with transactional and analytical apps, as well as factsheets and a generic SAP HANA search. The tiles are logically grouped and pre-delivered in areas such as Master Data, General Reporting, and Operational Processing. The MDG100 training uses personalized tile groups according the course content such as General Ledger, Accounts Payable, and Accounts Receivable. Depending on the authorization and roles, the user can personalize the Launchpad flexibly. Note: In this exercise, whenever a value includes ##, replace ## with the number that your instructor assigned to you. Task 1: Log on and Navigate in the SAP GUI You can work with the SAP Fiori Launchpad and the classic SAP GUI, for example, for customizing. 1. Log on to the SAP GUI. Field Value System T41 Client 400 User MDG100–## Password To be provided by the instructor Language To be provided by the instructor 2. Within the Master Data Governance folder, navigate to Execute Data Replication to replicate your supplier. Use the following information: Business Partner number: S-MDGB## © Copyright. All rights reserved. 25 Unit 1: Introduction to SAP Master Data Governance (MDG) Task 2: Log On and Navigate SAP Fiori 1. Log on to the SAP Fiori Launchpad. Locate the link to the Fiori Launchpad by using the desktop search. Use the following information: Field Value User MDG100–## Password To be provided by the instructor Language To be provided by the instructor 2. Switch to tile group Business Partner Governance and start the Manage Business Partner application. Business Partner ID: S-MDGB* Task 3: Use Additional Settings for Easier Use of the Applications 1. Locate and start the Manage Material - Governance SAP Fiori app using Search. 2. Use the Search functionality to find information on a specific material. Try to find all materials starting with T-MDG*. 3. Create a search variant based on the search of the previous step. 26 © Copyright. All rights reserved.  Unit 1 Solution 1 Log on to the Training Environment Simulation: Log on to the Training Environment For more information on Log on to the Training Environment, please view the simulation in the lesson Introducing MDG online in the SAP Learning Hub. Business Scenario The starting point for SAP S/4HANA users is the SAP Fiori launchpad with transactional and analytical apps, as well as factsheets and a generic SAP HANA search. The tiles are logically grouped and pre-delivered in areas such as Master Data, General Reporting, and Operational Processing. The MDG100 training uses personalized tile groups according the course content such as General Ledger, Accounts Payable, and Accounts Receivable. Depending on the authorization and roles, the user can personalize the Launchpad flexibly. Note: In this exercise, whenever a value includes ##, replace ## with the number that your instructor assigned to you. Task 1: Log on and Navigate in the SAP GUI You can work with the SAP Fiori Launchpad and the classic SAP GUI, for example, for customizing. 1. Log on to the SAP GUI. Field Value System T41 Client 400 User MDG100–## Password To be provided by the instructor Language To be provided by the instructor a) On the desktop, choose Start. b) Choose SAP Logon to open the SAP Logon Pad. c) To start the logon process, double-click system T41. d) Enter the data from the table. © Copyright. All rights reserved. 27 Unit 1: Introduction to SAP Master Data Governance (MDG) e) Press ENTER. f) To view the full SAP menu, choose SAP menu 2. Within the Master Data Governance folder, navigate to Execute Data Replication to replicate your supplier. Use the following information: Business Partner number: S-MDGB## a) Navigate to SAP Menu → Cross-Application Components - → Processes and Tools for Enterprise Applications → Master Data Governance → Data Replication. As alternative, you can also call transaction DRFOUT. b) Choose Execute Data Replication c) Enter BP_ALE as replication model and choose Manual Replication Filter Criteria. d) Enter the Business Partner number provided in the step and choose Save. You return to the previous screen. e) Select Execute (F8) and return to the main menu. 28 © Copyright. All rights reserved.  Lesson: Introducing MDG Task 2: Log On and Navigate SAP Fiori 1. Log on to the SAP Fiori Launchpad. Locate the link to the Fiori Launchpad by using the desktop search. Use the following information: Field Value User MDG100–## Password To be provided by the instructor Language To be provided by the instructor a) On the desktop choose Start. b) To find the app, use the prepared tile Fiori Launchpad (through the Chrome browser. Alternatively, if there is no tile available, you can use search to find the app. c) To start the SAP Fiori Launchpad Logon click the search result, Fiori Launchpad. d) Enter the data provided in the step. © Copyright. All rights reserved. 29 Unit 1: Introduction to SAP Master Data Governance (MDG) e) Choose Log On. 2. Switch to tile group Business Partner Governance and start the Manage Business Partner application. Business Partner ID: S-MDGB* a) Start the Manage Business Partner app in the Business Partner Governance tile group. b) Enter S-MDGB* as search criteria for the Business Partner ID. Task 3: Use Additional Settings for Easier Use of the Applications 1. Locate and start the Manage Material - Governance SAP Fiori app using Search. a) To open the search entry field, choose the magnifying glass on the upper right corner of the screen, b) Choose Apps from the drop-down list on the left-hand side of the search entry field. c) Enter Manage Material - Governance in the search entry field and press ENTER twice. The Manage Material - Governance SAP Fiori app automatically starts. 2. Use the Search functionality to find information on a specific material. Try to find all materials starting with T-MDG*. a) Enter T-MDG* as search criteria for Material and choose Search. 30 © Copyright. All rights reserved.  Lesson: Introducing MDG 3. Create a search variant based on the search of the previous step. a) Enter MDG100-## in the Save Search As: field and choose Save. b) Choose the Personalize icon in the search section. c) In the Settings dialogue box, enter the search variant MDG100-## into the Default Search: field and choose Save. d) Choose the SAP icon to leave the application and to enter the Home screen. e) There will be a new tile called MDG-M: Search (GR##). f) Choose this tile to compare how the Manage Material - Governance SAP Fiori app looks now, when you start it. © Copyright. All rights reserved. 31 Unit 1: Introduction to SAP Master Data Governance (MDG) 32 © Copyright. All rights reserved.  Lesson: Introducing MDG LESSON SUMMARY You should now be able to: Explain the domains covered by the solution Explain the MDG setup and configuration © Copyright. All rights reserved. 33 Unit 1: Introduction to SAP Master Data Governance (MDG) 34 © Copyright. All rights reserved.  Unit 1 Lesson 3 Introducing SAP Fiori Launchpad for SAP MDG LESSON OBJECTIVES After completing this lesson, you will be able to: Explain SAP Fiori in an overview SAP Fiori Scenario You want to ensure that everybody working with the system has the best possible experience when interacting with SAP S/4HANA, and that everybody can access business critical applications on any device without compromises. You need a solution that integrates with your existing IT system landscape and that can expand to cover your specific needs. You want to make sure that SAP Fiori meets these requirements. Figure 29: SAP Fiori User Experience Paradigm There are five pillars to the SAP Fiori user experiences paradigm: Role-based: Users have access to the applications they need to perform their tasks. The applications are specific to completing this task. Responsive: The application interface is responsive; it adapts to the size and device used by users accessing it. Simple: Simple application scope – one user, one use case, and up to three screens for each application. Coherent: The applications are developed with a coherent structure. All apps speak the same language, and can be implemented in multiple landscapes and environments. Instant value: Instant value through a low adoption barrier, both on the IT-system side and on the user-adoption side. © Copyright. All rights reserved. 35 Unit 1: Introduction to SAP Master Data Governance (MDG) What is SAP Fiori? Figure 30: SAP Fiori Application Types SAP Fiori applications can be classified into different types. Examples include the following: Transactional: These follow an optimal design for fast transaction processing, such as purchase receipt entry. Transactional apps offer task-based access to tasks like change, create, display (documents, master records), or entire processes with guided navigation. Analytical: Provide tools required for analysis, graphs, charts, exploration, data mining, and drilldown. Analytical apps provide insight to action. They give you a visual overview of complex topics for monitoring or tracking purposes. Factsheet: Provide a 360 degree view of all key information related to a business subject. For example, enter an employee name and all information about that employee appears, such as working hours, vacation, pay, performance, manager, and awards. Factsheets give you the opportunity to search and explore your data. They provide a 360 degree view on essential information about an object, and contextual navigation between related objects. This is a good example of the SAP Fiori approach, which is to use a limited number of consistent interfaces to keep things simple. When developers create a new SAP Fiori application, they begin by selecting a template that is based on transactional, analytical, or factsheet, so they have a consistent look and feel. 36 © Copyright. All rights reserved.  Lesson: Introducing SAP Fiori Launchpad for SAP MDG SAP Fiori Launchpad — One Entry Point for the User Figure 31: SAP Fiori Launchpad The SAP Fiori Launchpad is a shell that hosts SAP Fiori apps and provides services, such as navigation, personalization, embedded support, and application configuration. It is the entry point to SAP Fiori apps on mobile and desktop devices. The launchpad displays a home page with tiles, which can display live status indicators, such as the number of open tasks. Each tile represents a business application that the user can launch. The SAP Fiori apps on the home page are arranged in tile groups. The user can personalize the layout of the home page, by grouping, moving, and removing tiles. The user can also add, delete, rename, and reorder groups. The ability to personalize the home page must be enabled in the launchpad configuration. To add tiles to groups, the launchpad provides a tile catalog, which displays all the tiles that are available to a user. © Copyright. All rights reserved. 37 Unit 1: Introduction to SAP Master Data Governance (MDG) SAP Fiori Launchpad User Personalization Figure 32: User Personalization The following personalization options are available in SAP Fiori Launchpad: Adding applications from the catalog. Removing applications that should no longer be used. Modifying and adding applications for filtered report results. For example, if the user is a group cash manager who is interested in the German market, the user can create an application to take them directly to the cash position of the German market. They can arrive at the cash position directly with one click from the SAP Fiori launchpad home page. LESSON SUMMARY You should now be able to: Explain SAP Fiori in an overview 38 © Copyright. All rights reserved.  Unit 1 Lesson 4 Describing SAP Certified MDG Partner Offerings LESSON OBJECTIVES After completing this lesson, you will be able to: Know the master data domains and services for which a SAP-certified partner offering is available SAP Certified MDG Partner Offerings SAP offer different levels of development partnerships and certification programs. The following figures list the partner offerings which are certified as Solution Extensions (sold by SAP), Co-Innovations, or regular partner AddOns. You can find all of the following and some more that have basic certification when your search the SAP AppCenter for MDG. Figure 33: MDG Partners in SAP AppCenter – Solution Extensions and Co-Innovations The figure shows three providers of solution extensions and co-innovations. Animation: MDG Partners in SAP AppCenter – Solution Extensions and Co- Innovations For more information on MDG Partners in SAP AppCenter – Solution Extensions and Co-Innovations, please view the animation in the lesson Describing SAP Certified MDG Partner Offerings, online in the SAP Learning Hub. The links are: © Copyright. All rights reserved. 39 Unit 1: Introduction to SAP Master Data Governance (MDG) https://www.sapappcenter.com/apps/15151 https://www.sapappcenter.com/apps/15149 https://www.sapappcenter.com/apps/21997 https://www.sapappcenter.com/apps/38051 Figure 35: MDG Partner in SAP AppCenter – Certified Partner Solutions (1/2) The figure shows three certified partner solution providers. The links are: https:www.sapappcenter.com/apps/44619 https://www.sapappcenter.com/apps/49995 Figure 36: MDG Partner in SAP AppCenter – Certified Partner Solutions (2/2) The figure shows three more certified partner solution provider. The links are: https://www.sapappcenter.com/apps/23421 https://www.sapappcenter.com/apps/31305 40 © Copyright. All rights reserved.  Lesson: Describing SAP Certified MDG Partner Offerings https://www.sapstore.com/solutions/40106/SAP-S-4HANA-Cloud-for-Data-Enrichment LESSON SUMMARY You should now be able to: Know the master data domains and services for which a SAP-certified partner offering is available © Copyright. All rights reserved. 41 Unit 1: Introduction to SAP Master Data Governance (MDG) 42 © Copyright. All rights reserved.  Unit 1 Lesson 5 Explaining Master Data Integration and Master Data Management LESSON OBJECTIVES After completing this lesson, you will be able to: Explain master data integration and master data management Master Data Integration and Master Data Management Figure 37: Data Integration Versus Data Management On the way forward, there is a trend to move away from point-to-point integration between applications. In this context, SAP Cloud Platform Integration Services becomes a central access layer for master data sharing and distribution in hybrid and cloud environments while SAP Master Data Governance continues to ensure enterprise-wide processes on master data consolidation, central governance, and data quality management to make sure that key master data that is shared using SAP Cloud Platform Master Data Integration Services is consistent and of high quality. © Copyright. All rights reserved. 43 Unit 1: Introduction to SAP Master Data Governance (MDG) Sharing of Master Data Figure 38: Intelligent Sharing of Master Data To make sure that master data is consistent and has the right quality for sharing, SAP Master Data Governance is used for the related master data management activities. SAP Cloud Platform Master Data Integration and SAP Master Data Governance are complementary when it comes to the provisioning of high-quality data in hybrid landscapes: Master data is part of a company's digital core, independently of on-premise or cloud-based landscapes. It must be available and ready to use for all consuming applications. Typically, master data is created within the Lines of Business. Therefore, a key prerequisite for the Intelligent Enterprise is that it integrates the right processes to make sure that master data is complete, accurate, and non-redundant, so that it's ready to be shared across organizational, operational and analytical systems in a hybrid landscape. In this context, SAP Master Data Governance on SAP S/4HANA is an enterprise master data management solution for hybrid landscapes (that is landscapes consisting of on-premise and cloud applications) providing consolidation, central governance, and master data quality management features, which makes it the single source of truth for master data. On top of this, in a cloud-centric context, SAP Cloud Platform Master Data Integration is a central access and master data integration layer that supports a harmonized data consumption by cloud and on-premise applications. Based on an aligned data model and scale-in/scale-out capabilities it is perfectly tailored for flexible master data sharing in hybrid landscapes. 44 © Copyright. All rights reserved.  Lesson: Explaining Master Data Integration and Master Data Management Evolution of Master Data Integration Figure 39: Evolution of Master Data Integration In the evolution of master data integration, the way started from mere point-to-point connections. Then, we see SAP Master Data Governance taking the role of master data integration and management. Moving forward, data sharing for heterogeneous and cloud landscapes is shifted to SCP Master Data Integration. Animation: Evolution of Master Data Integration For more information on Evolution of Master Data Integration, please view the animation in the lesson Explaining Master Data Integration and Master Data Management, online in the SAP Learning Hub. Figure 41: Ensuring Consistent Master Data in SAP Intelligent Suite Master data integration for the SAP Intelligent Suite is based on aligned domain models and geared towards the key processes: © Copyright. All rights reserved. 45 Unit 1: Introduction to SAP Master Data Governance (MDG) Recruit to Retire Lead to Cash Source to Pay Design to Operate including its involved SAP solutions and master data objects. Animation: Ensuring Consistent Master Data in SAP Intelligent Suite For more information on Ensuring Consistent Master Data in SAP Intelligent Suite, please view the animation in the lesson Explaining Master Data Integration and Master Data Management, online in the SAP Learning Hub. LESSON SUMMARY You should now be able to: Explain master data integration and master data management 46 © Copyright. All rights reserved.  Unit 1 Learning Assessment 1. Which functional areas belong to Master Data Governance? Choose the correct answers. X A Consolidation X B Mass Processing X C Central Governance X D Data Quality Management X E Process Analytics X F Identity Management 2. Which statements are wrong? Choose the correct answers. X A Master Data Governance is typically a one-off activity. X B Master Data Governance starts with implementing software. X C Master Data Governance is exclusively an IT task. X D Master Data Governance requires awareness and understanding of data models, processes and data ownership concepts. 3. Which MDM approach does SAP MDG on SAP S/4HANA follow: Choose the correct answer. X A SAP Master Data Governance is an application-agnostic toolbox for master data management. X B SAP Master Data Governance provides out-of-the box business content. 4. What is the purpose of master data integration in the context of master data governance? Choose the correct answer. X A Manage the quality of master data. X B Distribute master data for harmonized view across all applications. © Copyright. All rights reserved. 47 Unit 1: Learning Assessment 48 © Copyright. All rights reserved.