MDG100

SAP Master Data Governance on

SAP S/4HANA

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vii Course Overview

1 Unit 1: Introduction to SAP Master Data Governance (MDG)

1 Lesson: Understanding the Enterprise Information Management

(EIM) Product Portfolio
1 Lesson: Introducing MDG
1 Lesson: Introducing SAP Fiori Launchpad for SAP MDG

3 Unit 2: SAP S/4HANA Master Data Overview

3 Lesson: Exploring SAP ERP Master Data

5 Unit 3: MDG for Material

5 Lesson: Introducing MDG for Material

7 Unit 4: MDG for Business Partner, Supplier, Customer

7 Lesson: Introducing Business Partner

7 Lesson: Describing Simple Business Partner Processes, the Current
Reality, and Future Needs
7 Lesson: Understanding Functions in Detail, Integration Scenarios,
and the Benefits from the Solution

9 Unit 5: MDG for Financials and Hierarchy Management

9 Lesson: Explaining Finance Change Request and Hierarchy

Management

11 Unit 6: MDG Multiple Object Processing and Mass Changes

11 Lesson: Exploring Multiple Object Processing

13 Unit 7: MDG Consolidation and Mass Processing

13 Lesson: Explaining Mass Processing

13 Lesson: Explaining Consolidation

15 Unit 8: MDG Process Analytics

15 Lesson: Exploring MDG Analytics

15 Lesson: Understanding Change Request Analytics for MDG (BCV
Including Configuration)

17 Unit 9: MDG Data Quality Application

17 Lesson: Understanding Master Data Quality

17 Lesson: Introducing Rule Mining

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19 Unit 10: MDG Quality Enhancements

19 Lesson: Configuring Search and Duplicate Checks

19 Lesson: Using BRFplus to Implement Validations, Checks, and
Derivations

21 Unit 11: MDG Process Modeling

21 Lesson: Learning Workflow Basics

21 Lesson: Exploring Concepts of Process Modeling with Rule Based
Workflow

23 Unit 12: MDG Data Replication

23 Lesson: Explaining Concepts of Data Replication

25 Unit 13: MDG Custom Objects and MDG Extensibility

25 Lesson: Configuring Custom Objects, User Interfaces

25 Lesson: Processing of Custom Objects: Hierarchy Management

27 Unit 14: MDG Customizing, Setup and Project Strategies

27 Lesson: Explaining MDG Customizing, Setup and CutOver

27 Lesson: Describing SAP Certified MDG Partner Offerings
27 Lesson: Explaining MDG Projects

29 Unit 15: Online Evaluation

29 Lesson: Performing the Online Evaluation

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TARGET AUDIENCE
This course is intended for the following audiences:
● Business Analyst
● Business Process Architect
● Business Process Owner/Team Lead/Power User
● Solution Architect

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 UNIT 1 Introduction to SAP Master
Data Governance (MDG)

Lesson 1: Understanding the Enterprise Information Management

(EIM) Product Portfolio
Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Describe Master Data Management (MDM)

● Describe the basic functions of MDG

Lesson 2: Introducing MDG

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Overview the domains covered by the solution

● Overview MDG Mass Processing
● Overview MDG Setup and Configuration

Lesson 3: Introducing SAP Fiori Launchpad for SAP MDG

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Overview SAP Fiori

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 UNIT 2 SAP S/4HANA Master Data
Overview

Lesson 1: Exploring SAP ERP Master Data

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Explain the basics of SAP S/4HANA Master Data

● Compare and understand the relationship between SAP S/4HANA and SAP Master Data Governance

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Unit 2: SAP S/4HANA Master Data Overview

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 UNIT 3 MDG for Material

Lesson 1: Introducing MDG for Material

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Get an introduction to domain material

● Identify SAP MDG capabilities
● Identify SAP MDG principles
● Identify functions in detail
● Identify integration scenarios
● Identify the benefits of the solution
● Process Material Objects

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Unit 3: MDG for Material

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 UNIT 4 MDG for Business Partner,
Supplier, Customer

Lesson 1: Introducing Business Partner

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Describe the maintenance of Business Partner Master Data, Customer Master Data and Supplier
Master Data

Lesson 2: Describing Simple Business Partner Processes, the

Current Reality, and Future Needs
Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Understand the goal of MDG for business partner, customer and supplier

Lesson 3: Understanding Functions in Detail, Integration Scenarios,

and the Benefits from the Solution
Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Describe the strategy and the architecture of the current solution

● Explain functions in detail
● Explain features and integration scenarios of MDG for business partner, customer, and supplier
● Copy Organization and Contact Person in a Change Request and Maintain the Bank Details

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Unit 4: MDG for Business Partner, Supplier, Customer

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 UNIT 5 MDG for Financials and
Hierarchy Management

Lesson 1: Explaining Finance Change Request and Hierarchy

Management
Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Describe finance change request and hierarchy management

● Process simple financial objects

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Unit 5: MDG for Financials and Hierarchy Management

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 UNIT 6 MDG Multiple Object
Processing and Mass Changes

Lesson 1: Exploring Multiple Object Processing

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Explore Multiple Object Processing

● Explore Hierarchy Processing

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Unit 6: MDG Multiple Object Processing and Mass Changes

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 UNIT 7 MDG Consolidation and Mass
Processing

Lesson 1: Explaining Mass Processing

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Explain Mass Processing

Lesson 2: Explaining Consolidation

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Explain Consolidation

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Unit 7: MDG Consolidation and Mass Processing

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 UNIT 8 MDG Process Analytics

Lesson 1: Exploring MDG Analytics

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Explore Analytics in MDG

Lesson 2: Understanding Change Request Analytics for MDG (BCV

Including Configuration)
Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Understand Change Request Analytics for MDG (BCV Including Configuration))

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Unit 8: MDG Process Analytics

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 UNIT 9 MDG Data Quality Application

Lesson 1: Understanding Master Data Quality

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Master Data Quality

Lesson 2: Introducing Rule Mining

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Understand rule mining

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Unit 9: MDG Data Quality Application

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 UNIT 10 MDG Quality Enhancements

Lesson 1: Configuring Search and Duplicate Checks

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Understand Search and Duplicate Checks

Lesson 2: Using BRFplus to Implement Validations, Checks, and

Derivations
Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Understand Derivations, Validations, and Checks

● Understand Concepts of BRFplus

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Unit 10: MDG Quality Enhancements

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 UNIT 11 MDG Process Modeling

Lesson 1: Learning Workflow Basics

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Learn Workflow Basics

Lesson 2: Exploring Concepts of Process Modeling with Rule Based

Workflow
Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Explore concepts of process modeling with rule based workflow

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Unit 11: MDG Process Modeling

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 UNIT 12 MDG Data Replication

Lesson 1: Explaining Concepts of Data Replication

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Consider Data Export and Data Import via Transfer

● Explain Concepts of Key and Value Mapping

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Unit 12: MDG Data Replication

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 UNIT 13 MDG Custom Objects and MDG
Extensibility

Lesson 1: Configuring Custom Objects, User Interfaces

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Explore Data Modeling Concepts

● Understand data transfer

Lesson 2: Processing of Custom Objects: Hierarchy Management

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Configure User Interfaces

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Unit 13: MDG Custom Objects and MDG Extensibility

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 UNIT 14 MDG Customizing, Setup and
Project Strategies

Lesson 1: Explaining MDG Customizing, Setup and CutOver

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Activate and configure the default processes for MDG

● Understand and use advanced customizing e.g. in the area of workflow
● Understand the new and updated functionality that is offered with MDG

Lesson 2: 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

Lesson 3: Explaining MDG Projects

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Start first MDG projects that use the standard data models

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Unit 14: MDG Customizing, Setup and Project Strategies

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 UNIT 15 Online Evaluation

Lesson 1: Performing the Online Evaluation

Lesson Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

● Perform the Online Evaluation

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