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SAP Master Data Governance

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128 Reviews and Ratings

What is SAP Master Data Governance?

SAP Master Data Governance is a master data management solution that helps users to implement a cohesive and harmonized master data management strategy across all master data domains. It is presented as a solution that simplifies enterprise data management, increases data accuracy, and that facilitates consolidation, central governance and data quality management.

The SAP Master Data Governance, cloud edition, a cloud-native solution provides a complementary deployment option for SAP Master Data Governance on SAP S/4HANA. It also allows companies to kick-start a net new corporate master data management initiative at a very low entry barrier, with the option to build out additional master data governance use cases at their own speed.

Integration with other SAP solutions supports the reuse of data models, business logic, and validation frameworks with open integration to third-party products and services to support the entire technology stack.

Categories & Use Cases

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Screenshot of Data consolidation: An integrated database of customer, supplier, and product information calls for a consumer-grade user experience and an intuitive, flexible process.
Screenshot of Central data governance: The inbox in support of data governance workflows. By centralizing your heterogeneous systems into a single source, you can create, maintain, and distribute master data across your enterprise.
Screenshot of Mass processing: Master data stewards can perform bulk changes in business partner, customer, supplier, and product data with highly-effective mass change processes.
Screenshot of Data quality management: Business rules that are defined, validated, and monitored help safeguard master data readiness and ensure that it’s fit for use.
Screenshot of Process analytics: Data governance is significantly enhanced when master data is continuously measured and monitored.

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Screenshot of Data consolidation: An integrated database of customer, supplier, and product information calls for a consumer-grade user experience and an intuitive, flexible process.

Who Buys & Uses SAP Master Data Governance

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Incentivized
Verified User
Project Manager in Corporate (10,001+ employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

My company uses SAP Master Data Governance for vendor master data governance. We had over 80 different business units maintaining their vendor lists on different systems with varying levels of compliance checks. We migrated all of these systems into a central SAP system and implemented SAP Master Data Governance to use as our data governance tool. The approvals and workflow built into SAP Master Data Governance has allowed our many divisions to follow the same procedure for vendor management.

Pros

  • Workflows
  • Search functionality
  • Compliance

Cons

  • More user friendly
  • Additional user customization
  • Dynamic workflows

Return on Investment

  • Increased compliance

Alternatives Considered

SAP Ariba

Usability

Other Software Used

SAP Ariba

Good product

Incentivized
Verified User
Technician in Information Technology (10,001+ employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We have implemented SAP Master Data Governance as part of our Finance Transformation program with two main goals: improving master data maintenance and governance processes and creating a centralized hub/source for our downstream systems consuming Finance data elements.

Pros

  • Integrations
  • Mappings management

Cons

  • User interface
  • Cost and resource requirements

Return on Investment

  • Data Quality
  • Clear governance processes

Usability

Master Data Manage made efficient using SAP Master Data Governance

Incentivized
Alok KumarView profile
Consultant in Information Technology at Deloitte (10,001+ employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I have used SAP Master Data Governance in my organization during setting up new plant in the SAP S/4 HANA, the integration of SAP Master Data Governance helped in importing Master data such as: Material, Customer, vendor into the ERP system which could be used for further smoke testing, SIT and UAT before implementing into Go live. It helped us centrally master data management inlayer based function. SAP Master Data Governance aided in the overhaul simplification of master data management strategies, Plant, vendor, warehouse data management, ensuring the data efficiency and cost saving for the clients.

Pros

  • Data conversation and Data uploading into SAP S/4 HANA system using SAP Master Data Governance during SAP implementation phase.
  • Centrally Data governance to have visibility of data in different systems with integration to SAP Master Data Governance, including SAP S/4, SAP EWM and SAP Ariba.
  • Data Management and Data correction using MDM through SAP Master Data Governance for Materials, which is subjected to approval before finally using in the S/4.

Cons

  • It is relatively complex for the new user, the learning curve is somewhat tedious.
  • Inhouse implementation is cost heavy.

Return on Investment

  • Since it can be implemented in cloud, helped us manage the data centrally and into wider personnel's visibility.
  • Helped improve Data quality and process analytics of the SAP implementation life cyclel.
  • It created a trusted master reference like: product, customer data, finance data and those of asset data.

Usability

SAP Master Data Governance integrated and high quality solution.

Incentivized
Stefanie K.View profile
Information Expert at Roche (10,001+ employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

SAP Master Data Governance (SAP MDG) is a business solution that enables the easy maintenance and governance of master data. It is an integrated solution designed to help manage master data across industries. It is used for master data management and maintenance across multiple organizations and also for master data quality.

Pros

  • Derivations
  • Validity checks.
  • Governance

Cons

  • Maintenance of settings.
  • Process quality (workflow issues).

Return on Investment

  • n/a

Usability

Other Software Used

Snowflake

Navigating Integrations with SAP Master Data Governance

Incentivized
Pankaj SharmaView profile
Senior Analyst in Information Technology at Infosys (10,001+ employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Using SAP Master Data Governance, our team can maintain the organization of our critical data. It assists us in resolving issues with sloppy data. It ensures that everyone on our team follows the same data guidelines, preventing misunderstandings. We utilize it for a wide range of purposes, including customer and product information, among others. Our team operates efficiently and there is no data confusion because of the SAP's assistance in keeping everything organized.

Pros

  • SAP fixes data mistakes automatically so data stays clean without doing much
  • SAP Help to follow the data rules as it give reminders.
  • Data flow and management is very easy

Cons

  • Simple user interface help to see the things easily
  • Data Fixing is faster incase any goes worng
  • Notifications are very good, just like reminder

Return on Investment

  • streamlining data processes which reduces manual efforts
  • data flow supports quicker and more informed
  • upfront investments is more

Alternatives Considered

IBM InfoSphere Information Governance Catalog and Informatica MDM

Usability

Other Software Used

Informatica MDM

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