Master Data Management ViewPoints April 26, 2013
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Master Data ManagementViewPoints
April 26, 2013
Master Data Management
Challenges Solutions Benefits
Application erosion
Systems consistency
Okay data, who’s your Daddy?
Who’s in charge?
Continued integration
Defining business value
Challenges of MDM
High quality data for allReduced time in all analysisONE version of truth
No wasted time (dups)Integrated data for integrated analysis
Benefits of MDM
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APF• Changes in
customer number• Customers over
time• Translations: Rose
is a rose is a rose.
Trade Pulse• Navision number v
Trade Pulse ID• Products by
distributor changing
Vintners• Store id in sales• Site id in GL• Store = site?
Examples
Matching data – Trade Pulse/BDN to ERP
TP_WSID Cust_ID Cust_Name
16893 SPECIATY Specialty Imports
13654 QUENCH-AZ Quench Fine Wines
20168 REPUBLIC-AZ Youngs AZ
14377 REPUBLIC-AZ Republic/Youngs AZ
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1. Misspellings mean non-matches
2. Can mis-map things and they will group together
APF• Changes in
customer number• Customers over
time• Translations: Rose
is a rose is a rose.
Trade Pulse• Navision number v
Trade Pulse ID• Products by
distributor changing
Vintners• Store id in sales• Site id in GL• Store = site?
Examples
CRM
Allocations
NavisionSpreadsheets
BDNTD Linx
Depletions Retail Accounts
Depletions/DW
Data flows into a master list from three sources: two primary and one secondary. It probably needs a manual maintenance mechanism.• Depletions• Allocations• CRM
Data In
Data Out
Data should flow out of the master list to three destinations. If depletions are to be kept in Nav, that would make four destinations (though redundant with Allocations)• Data Warehouse• Allocations• CRM
Source
Source/Dest.
Destination
Master.
Opus MDM project
Is there a pecking order?
ERPCRM
3rd Party
BudgetWMS
Other
Master system matrix
•Wholesaler•Product•Location/store
Mapping tool•Excel•Web app•Notepad
Process •Automate reports•Scheduled reviews
Start •Won’t do it by itself•Eating your own value in your system
What can you do?
1) Don’t name your map files…Load_co_merge_cust_no_consolidation_map_csv
Things to avoid
2) Everyone is in charge of something3) No body is in charge of anything
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