SAP Master Data Governance on SAP S/4HANA

Functional overview
August 2022

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Contents

The master data challenge

▪ Why is master data management important?

Enterprise master data management with SAP Master Data Governance

▪ Concepts and deployment options

Functional overview of SAP Master Data Governance on SAP S/4HANA

▪ Key scenarios (consolidation, central governance incl. mass processing, data quality management)
▪ Integration within and beyond company boundaries

Outlook and summary

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Tackling the master data challenge
Typical structural business challenges
Master Data Management is an integral part of the solution

Mergers & Acquisitions

Acquisition, joint venture

Company Carve-
out Company Carve-
out
Divestitures
Business area organized as independent company, subsidiary spun off, part of company sold

Corporate restructuring
Change organizational units in landscape accordingly

Business process optimization

Adapt processes in systems, unified accounting, master data cleansing

Consolidate IT landscapes
Merge systems, harmonize system landscape, provide cross-system functions, reduce TCO

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
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Typical business process challenges
Master Data Management is an integral part of the solution
Operational excellence across LoBs is always fueled by consistent master data helping to avoid
process disruptions and unreliable analytics.

Sales Effectiveness Optimized Asset Utilization

▪ Consolidated customer view across all ▪ Ability to use technical assets to capacity
channels ▪ High product quality due to well maintained
▪ Transactions driven by full picture of the facts production systems
▪ Collaborative sales and promotion planning ▪ Minimized safety risks for maintenance staff
and operators

Supply Chain Efficiency Readiness for Change

▪ Enabled real time collaboration with partners ▪ Readiness to cope with information needs
in supply chain and product development from IoT and Big Data
▪ Faster throughput of higher volumes through ▪ Ability to exchange trusted master data
supply chain to the end customer
Enterprise with business partners
MDM ▪ Ability to respond to mobile needs
Procurement Decisions
Finance Effectiveness
▪ Transparent picture of suppliers and products
▪ On-time group closes
▪ Cost savings due to fact-based supplier
▪ Accurate IT resource planning
selection and rationalization
▪ Business flexibility

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 All lines of business
Are impacted by master data quality issues

Organizations and Roles

Financials IT Sales Supply Chain

CFO CIO (S)VP of Sales, VP of Supply Chain,
(S)VP of Marketing VP of Planning

Challenges
▪ Inconsistent financial master data ▪ High master data maintenance ▪ Lack of consistent consolidated ▪ Lack of transparency relating to
across the enterprise costs view of customer data across suppliers and products
all channels ▪ High costs due to insufficient
▪ Manual efforts to update financial ▪ Need for multiple systems to
▪ Customer transactions are supplier selection and
master data in local financial manage master data in different
compromised due to a limited rationalization
systems domains view of the facts ▪ Loss of potential for benefit
▪ Risk of non-compliance to IFRS, ▪ Lack of flexibility in dynamic realization (i.e. discounts,
SOX etc. business environments conditions, central contracts)
▪ Slow group closes ▪ Limited availability of up-to-date
▪ Lack of transparency about master data in my business
changes (who, what, when, why) network

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Typical approaches to master data management
Central governance and distribution / de-central ownership and consolidation

LoB customer LoB procurement LoB finance LoB production Other LoB

Systems under central governance

SAP Master Data Governance
– central governance
Create master data in line with business
processes (such as integrated product
Enterprise development or supplier management)
SAP Master Data Governance master data
– consolidation
Consolidate master data into a single view SAP Master Data Governance
for accurate analytics and operational – data quality management*
insight (continuously or on request, such as Manage master data quality by defining,
for initial load or mergers and acquisitions) enforcing, monitoring, and improving quality
Systems not under central governance

Legacy systems Reporting and analytics Business networks Cloud

All typical approaches are supported: central governance with distribution, decentralized ownership with consolidation, data quality monitoring with remediation
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SAP Master Data Governance
Consistent high-quality master data for your entire organization

SAP Master Data Governance is a state-of-the-art master data management application, providing preconfigured,
domain-specific master data governance to monitor and correct eventual data quality issues, to centrally create, change,
and distribute, or to consolidate master data across your complete enterprise system landscape.

Central governance or consolidation for consistent master data

▪ Enables centralized governance, compliance, and transparency of master data during
creation and change through integrated staging, approval, and central audit trail
▪ Delivers consistent definition, authorization, and replication of key master data entities
▪ Eliminates error-prone manual maintenance processes for master data in multiple systems
▪ Supports consolidation of decentralized master data in any enterprise system landscape to
create best records and key mapping between duplicates
▪ Optionally combines consolidation with central governance for sustained master data quality

Quality Management
▪ Define master data quality rules, striving for consistent usage across all points of data entry,
and enabling data quality monitoring, analysis and remediation
▪ Observe and investigate master data management process quality to enable optimization

Integration and reuse

▪ Native integration and openness to integrate 3rd-party services
▪ Reuse of SAP’s data models, existing business logic, and configuration for data validation
▪ Open application to manage your own master data flexibly also for non-SAP environments
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SAP Master Data Governance, product portfolio and key capabilities*
Options to centrally-manage or federate your master data governance

SAP Master Data Governance on S/4HANA

▪ Can be used as one enterprise-wide hub to centrally-manage core and application
attributes based on S/4HANA data models, for customer, supplier, product, financial,
enterprise asset and retail master data, and is open for custom-defined objects
▪ Is provided on SAP S/4HANA on premise or private cloud edition SAP Master Data Governance
▪ Open for federation: Can be used as the Application-MDG for SAP S/4HANA- Central Data Master Data Data Quality
specific application master data in federated MDG deployments* Governance Consolidation Evaluation

This presentation is focused on SAP Master Data Governance on S/4HANA Lead to Source Recruit Design to
NEW
Cash to Pay to Retire Operate
SAP Master Data Governance, cloud edition
▪ Offers governance of core attributes for customer and supplier master data
based on the SAP One Domain Model (more domains planned)
▪ Is provided as a subscription to a SaaS solution in the public cloud
▪ Cornerstone for federation: Enables federation by orchestrating master data mgmt.
capabilities in MDG on S/4HANA, as well as other application-specific components*

SAP Master Data Governance, cloud edition is a complementary deployment option

and is explained in a separate presentation

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*) support for federation of MDG scenarios planned for future releases
SAP Master Data Governance
Product description
All domains and processes
Service and
Order to cash Procure to pay Design to order Acquire to retire
maintain
Key capabilities
Enterprise
The application for master data
Customers Finance Vendors Materials Products Assets Location
the entire enterprise
master data management All use cases and implementation styles
Manage data quality
Continuous quality management and remediation
Ensure high data quality by continuously measuring, analyzing and correcting quality issues

Periodic consolidation for analytical purposes

Get data clean
Enable data consistency via consolidation for analytical use cases like global spend reporting

1 Get data clean

Consolidation for initial load before central governance
Enable data correctness and accuracy via consolidation run before starting central governance
2 Keep data clean

Get data clean Consolidation for M&A (or for MDG rollout to more regions/units)
Enable data consistency via consolidation every time it comes to an acquisition or, for example,
Keep data clean when onboarding master data for more regions, while continuously running central governance

Central governance only

Keep data clean
Have clean data at the point of creation or change

Get data clean Coexistence hybrid approach

Deliberately keep some parts under local ownership with continuous consolidation and some
Keep data clean parts under central governance
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Benefit: Improve speed and accuracy of analysis

Business Model BI, Analytics, Operational Optimization Governance, Risk

Innovation & Planning & Problem Resolution & Compliance

“Operational decision makers can

plan for the future with real‐time
spend visibility. Greater focus on
Consolidated
the job, means “Excellence
and governed Delivered.”
master data
Steven Carter, CIO,
C&J Energy Services

Internet of things Business Network Social Networks Big Data

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Benefit: Reduce risk and simplify compliance

Dodd-Frank AIPA Basel II/III

DoD 5015.2
Canadian Electronic GDPdU & GoBS Capital Accord Electronic Ledger
SEC 17a-4 Evidence Act & DOMEA Storage Law

HIPAA The Banking Act

EU
General Financial Instruments
ISO/PRFTR15081
Data Apps and Exchange Act
FDA 21 CFR Part 11 Protection
Apps Apps Insurance Business Act
Regulation
Sarbanes-Oxley Act
Electronically Recorded
Federal Rules of Monetary Claims Act
CRM
Civil Procedure
Articulo 052 SCM MoReq 2010
Nota Fiscale NF Z 42-013
ERP VERS
Capitulo X, CNBV
Financial Services
Normativa 3400, SBIF DW
Authority
HR Model IGA - FACTA

Centrally Governed Master Data

“The solution is ensuring far greater transparency and a much sharper risk focus.”
Alex McDonald, AIT Forensic & Compliance Manager, Imperial Tobacco
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Functional overview of
SAP Master Data Governance on S/4HANA
SAP Master Data Governance, Data Quality Management*
Process flow

Define Quality Enter Quality Monitor Quality Improve Quality

Requirements are defined based on Ensure quality at point of entry Operational motivation: detect Correct data and drive the
your company’s business processes issues before processes fail correction process
Consider all entry-points: single
Priorities are set according to value, changes, mass changes, load Tactical: ensure progress and Fix data entry processes
impact, and quality evolution scenarios, in daily business, performance of current activities
Evolve the definition of quality
► Experts collaborate to define needed projects, …
Strategic: enable achievements,
► Tools to fix data and to improve
quality level and required checks ► Rule-based checks in all define new initiatives
checks at point of entry
► The system helps to identify processes of SAP MDG
► Easy to consume monitoring
additional meaningful rules and trend reporting

Karl Singer
Steven Olsen

Steven Olsen

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Master data quality management*
Improve the quality of your business partner and product data

In a nutshell …
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.

Business value
Define Quality Enter Quality Monitor Quality Improve Quality

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

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SAP Master Data Governance, Consolidation
Process flow

Calculate Best
Data Load Initial Check Standardize Match Validate Activate
Record

Open to SAP HANA View loaded data Validate and enrich Find duplicates based Create “Best Validate best records Provide consolidated
smart data integration, and check data address data on customer-specific Records” based on against backend master data for
non-HANA based quality based on matching rules approved match customizing to verify analytical or
Possibility to connect
SAP ETL backend groups whether records can operational use
to 3rd party tools for
mechanisms, customizing Review match result be activated
standardization and BRF+ can be used for
non-SAP ETL options, Option to activate
enrichment customer-specific
or data import from file Validate against directly, or indirectly
Best Record
Usage of BRF+ for ctrl. governance triggering post
Calculation
standardization and checks (BAdI, BRF+) processing using
enrichment Review Best Record central governance
Calculation result

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Master data consolidation
Create a single source of truth of your customer, supplier, and product data

In a nutshell …
Highly effective data consolidation option for master data specialists seeking the single source of truth for
customer, supplier, and product data.

Business value
Enable consolidation for customer, supplier, and product data Data Initial Calculate
based on intuitive and flexible process with consumer-grade Load Check
Match
Best Record
Validate Activate

user experience through SAP FIORI user interface

▪ Highly effective data processing option for master data specialists
▪ 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 ability to validate prior to
activating the data
▪ Configurable matching capability to identify duplicates inside loaded
records and against existing records
▪ 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

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Mass processing
Effective process to execute mass changes for attributes

In a nutshell…
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
▪ 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.

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SAP Master Data Governance, Central Governance
Process flow

External Providers External Services

SAP Master Data Governance

Re-use existing business logic, Collaboration
integrate external services Adaptable workflow
for data enrichment, address
Auditable change process
cleansing, duplicate detection, …
2 3
Maintain Validate Approve Replicate
Central maintenance of 1 4
master data in staging area
Automatic replication to
non-SAP and SAP systems

Business Processes

5
Adapt
Adapt

Adaptation / enrichment
in local systems

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Central master data governance
Create master data in-line with business processes

In a nutshell …
Domain-specific enterprise master data management to centrally govern creation, change, and distribution of
master data across your complete enterprise system landscape.

Business value
Maintain Validate Approve Replicate Adapt
Out-of-the box applications and openness to extend the scope
▪ 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,…)
▪ Foundation for flexible adjustments of data models, processes, user
interfaces, and to define governance for custom-defined master data objects
* available as Solution Extension for selected SAP MDG releases

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SAP Master Data Governance
Application for Enterprise Master Data Management

Out-of-the-box, domain-specific solutions delivered by SAP

Customer Supplier Material Financials Retail Article Technical Asset

Domains implemented by customers using SAP MDG’s extensible application framework

Warehouse Location Legal Entity Site

Sales Distribution
Country Code Tax Code Material Group Activity Type Document Type
Organization Channel

Commodity
Order Type Bank Code Currency Code Dunning Key Divisions Inco Terms
Code

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 SAP Master Data Governance
Integrated Object Model

Out-of-the box delivery of proven data models for operational and financial master data
Financials Material Supplier & Customer Enterprise Asset Mgmt. ** Retail & Fashion Mgmt. ***

Basic & Classification Data

Business Partner Attributes

Asset Structures
GL Account* /
Basic & Classification Data
General Data & Work Centers Descriptions Units of Measure
Chart of Accounts Descriptions Central Data Roles
Tax Bill of Material
Equipment Master

Linear Asset Capabilities

Cost Element* / Units of Measure Bank Details Identification Textile Components
Accounting ,Controlling and Consolidation

Hierarchies Functional Location & Fiber Codes

Quality Data Tax Numbers Industry Sectors
Object Links and Networks Characteristics
Financial Reporting
Assignment & Variants
Structures: EAN, UPC Addresses with Usage and Versions
Balance Sheet, Maintenance Plans Distribution Curve

Work Management
P&L Statement Classification Business Partner Relationships

& Procurement

Purch.
Maintenance Items Purchase Info Record
Cost Center / Document Link
Supplier Attributes Customer Attributes Purchasing Org / Vendor / Site
Hierarchies Measuring Points
Sales Data General Data General Data
Profit Center / Stores Distribution Cntrs.

Logistics, Listing, Sales

Task Lists
Logistics Data

Hierarchies Listing Layout Module

Plant Data Comp. Code Data
Service Master
Internal Order Comp. Code Data Point of Sales Sales Org. Data
Storage & Sales Area Data
Assortment Season Assignmt.
Warehouse Data

Bill of Material
Company Header: Identifying and Quantity,
Purchasing Data Tax Indicators Additionals Article Hierarchy
Validity Data, Material Data, Texts
Production Version

MRO
Consolidation: Substitution Additional Texts
Item, Group & Contract Account Attributes Item: Detail, Quantity, Status, Document Management System
Value

Hierarchies, Unit, Valuation, Costing, MRP and Purchasing Data,

FMS
Break Down Category Material Ledger General Data Partner-specific Data Text and Document Assignment Segmentation Seasons

* User interface integration between GL Account and Cost Element only supported in SAP MDG on SAP S/4HANA ** SAP MDG, enterprise asset mgmt extension by Utopia *** SAP MDG, retail & fashion mgmt. extension by Utopia
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SAP Master Data Governance Application Foundation
Tailor and extend content and processes in central governance

Feature description
Extend data models, create your own custom objects or adjust 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

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End-to-end integration in heterogeneous landscapes
SAP Master Data Governance
SAP S/4HANA
Some examples of SAP Master Data SAP S/4HANA and SAP MDG co-deployed,
Governance integration scenarios: SAP S/4HANA as a target system for SAP MDG
(e.g. provide MDG key mapping for Central Finance)
Business-led integration
External Authorities
SAP Master Data Governance
Data Quality Solutions or Knowledge Providers
provides interfaces based on a Quality trend and KPI monitoring, Validate addresses versus external references,
error detection and then tax jurisdiction codes via Vertex, identify denied
process choreography for easy end- remediation via SAP MDG parties via business partner screening, etc. etc.
to-end integration… (e.g. integration to SAP Data Services (e.g. user interface integration to
and SAP Information Steward) SAP Business Partner Screening)
…not just technical interfaces

Customer Enterprise
Not only for SAP Relationship Mgmt Resource Planning
SAP Master Data Governance Allow for de-central look-up and ad-hoc SAP Material master data validated and ready to
replication, or for de-central creation be used in purchasing, production, storage,
provides open interfaces to integrate and subsequent global governance
(e.g. user interface in de-central SAP ERP
MDG sales, transportation, accounting, etc.
(e.g. re-use of SAP ERP validations in MDG)
with every solution as needed to search customers remotely in MDG hub)

Out-of-the-box for SAP

In addition, for SAP to SAP Business Analytics Product Catalog and eCommerce
integration, we provide out-of-the- Provide trusted master data and … … Synchronization of product master and enrichment
key mapping between duplicates towards product catalogue and ecommerce solutions,
box integration content for better insight into transactional
data or big data analytics
consolidation of hybris Omnichannel customer data
(e.g. data flow integration to SAP Hybris PCM,
(e.g. export of MDG key mapping customer consolidation via open web service)
to SAP Business Intelligence)
Product Lifecycle Mgmt
Integration of material master data mgmt
into the broader engineering change process
(e.g. UI and process integration to SAP PLM)
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Master data governance in hybrid landscapes
Synchronized master data across on-premise and on-demand solutions

All systems always in synch Real-life customer example: SAP MDG managing prospect
and customer data between cloud and on premise systems
▪ Master data creation can happen in on-demand systems, on-premise
systems, or in SAP MDG on S/4HANA
▪ De-central creation triggers a process in SAP MDG on S/4HANA
▪ After approval, enriched high-quality master data is replicated to all
relevant cloud and on-premise systems

Out-of-the-box, yet adaptable integration

Opportunities
▪ Can be implemented based on standard capabilities, synchronization

Customers
Prospects
Cloud
e.g. using extendable SOA services
▪ Any system can be involved as source and/or target
▪ Pre-built integration for selected SAP systems Enrich Validate Approve
SAP ERP
SAP Master Data Governance SAP ERP
Key
mapping SAP ERP…
Inquiries

Move to the cloud at your own speed Fulfillment …

▪ A master data hub (like MDG) that synchronizes master data across on- Invoicing …

premise and on-demand solutions is a prerequisite for your system

landscape simplification and your step-by-step move to the cloud

On Premise
Systems

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The role of SAP MDG in the context of SAP S/4HANA
MDG roadmap is fully aligned with SAP S/4HANA roadmap

Hybris,
SAP S/4HANA does not change the role of SAP Master Data Ariba
Governance
▪ Distribute or consolidate master data across all systems in the landscape: SAP SAP ERP
Business Suite systems, SAP S/4HANA systems, other SAP and non-SAP
systems… SAP SRM,
SAP MDG SAP CRM, …
Integration with SAP S/4HANA is available today
... ...
▪ SAP S/4HANA can be a distribution target for SAP Master Data Governance
SAP S/4HANA
▪ Central Finance can leverage MDG’s centralized master data & key mapping for
aligned postings
▪ SAP Master Data Governance can be co-deployed on SAP S/4HANA on 3rd Party
Systems
premise

3rd Party
Cloud
Systems

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The meaning of SAP MDG in the context of SAP S/4HANA
Preparing for the move to SAP S/4HANA

SAP MDG helps getting and keeping master data clean

▪ SAP Master Data Governance helps ensuring data quality and readiness before an operative SAP S/4HANA implementation and reduces
risks for deployment and operations.
▪ SAP Master Data Governance is a good way to establish strong governance processes that will help you maintain master data quality after
SAP S/4HANA go live
▪ SAP Master Data Governance is a good way to get experience with a controlled subset of SAP S/4HANA before a full blown implementation

Usage scenario:
▪ Use MDG, Consolidation, for preparing a high-quality,
1
Get data clean de-duplicated master data repository in preparation
phase for the SAP S/4HANA implementation
▪ Switch to MDG, Central Governance, prior to, or in
parallel to go-live with SAP S/4HANA to keep high-
2 quality data clean in the long term
Keep data clean

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MDG Supporting Central Finance (SAP S/4HANA Finance)
Data consistency in central finance scenarios
Key Mapping Table
Central Finance System A System B
MDG-F
Business Partner / (Central Governance)
Customer / Supplier Cost Center 410133 444113 104113
Customer 11004267 105450 A4782316
Local
SAP MDG,
systems
Consolidation
Central Finance Business Mapping ECS Error Correction
Accounting Interface / MDG Suspense Accounting
Central Finance
Business Error correction
Accounting
Business Value Mapping / MDG handling
Interface
▪ In an SAP Central Finance usage scenario, MDG-F can
optionally serve as the central master data governance
application to ensure high quality and consistency for financial Universal Journal Entry

master data SAP ERP

Central Finance instance
▪ In addition, MDG consolidation can create the necessary key
mappings for customer and supplier data by many-to-one Central Finance on S/4HANA Finance Instance
matching, and keep them updated

Universal Journal
SAP HANA Entry

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Summary

SAP Master Data Governance on S/4HANA: the efficient way towards

consistent and high quality master data – the foundation of your Digital Business

Single application that provides out-of-the-box, domain-specific master data applications as

well as a flexible framework for custom data models and processes. This allows to de-
centrally manage and consolidate, or centrally manage and distribute all master data for
your company’s complete system landscape.

The clean master data from SAP MDG enables you to accelerate your enterprise software
journey, and to enable new digital business models. For example:
▪ SAP MDG supports your system landscape simplification and move to the cloud with synchronized
master data across on-premise and on-demand applications
▪ Leverage SAP MDG’s harmonized master data and SAP’s platform capabilities to connect
transactional and IoT or other big data, and derive real business value
▪ Mobilize your business with simplified master data access and efficient scenarios
for request, approval, or to monitor KPIs and trends
▪ MDG helps preparing a SAP S/4HANA move: get experience with a controlled subset, ensure master
data quality before the implementation and maintain quality after go live

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Learn more about
SAP Master Data Governance
New deployment option and federation of MDG
► New option: SAP Master Data Governance, cloud edition
– Blog post
Extended portfolio and additional deployment options for SAP Master Data Governance
– SAP Thought Leadership Paper
Optimize Master Data Management Through Federated Data Governance,
an adaptive model for trusted, process-relevant data driving greater insights, efficiencies, and ROI

– Video
Extended Portfolio and Additional Deployment Options for SAP Master Data Governance,
discussing the concept of federation and the purpose of SAP MDG, cloud edition in this context

– Article
Extended Portfolio and Additional Deployment Options for SAP Master Data Governance,
very similar content as in the above video for everyone who prefers reading

– FAQ Page on SAP MDG, cloud edition and Federated MDG

► Information on SAP Master Data Governance on SAP S/4HANA

– Exchange knowledge: SAP Community | Q&A | Blog
– Try SAP Master Data Governance on S/4HANA for free: Trial Version
– Learn more: Latest Release | Webinars | Help Portal | How-to Guides

► SAP Roadmap Explorer

– Please see the roadmap for SAP Master Data Governance

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