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SAP Master Data Governance rapid-deployment solution

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Contents

Overview of SAP Rapid Deployment Solutions

Overview of the Solution

Solution in Detail

Master Data Governance

Service Delivery

Technical Details

Master Data Governance Process InsightMaster Data Remediation

All scope items fully

avaliable for

Customer,

Supplier,

Material/Product

domains


avaliable for

Customer,

Supplier,

Material/Product

domains

Overview of SAP Rapid Deployment solutions


SAP Rapid Deployment solutions

Fast

•Quickly address specific needs

• Gain fast time to value with seamless rapid-deployment tools, embedded best practices

• Speed end-user adoption with guides and educational materials

Simple

• Clearly priced services and project time frames – help ensure a predictable outcome

• Modular yet integrated solutions – help ensure long-term landscape integrity

• Support across all environments (on-premise, mobile, and cloud) – leveraging the cloud to accelerate projects and deployment

A complete solution

Deployed in weeks


What’s in each solution?

Software

Quickly address the most urgent business processes

Content

SAP-supported best practices, templates, and tools make solution adoption easier

Enablement

Guides and educational material speed end-user adoption

Service

Fixed scope and price provide maximum predictability and lower risk

SAP Rapid Deployment solutions

Overview of the solution


Business challenges There is a solution

This RDS delivers the fast track to adopt SAP MDG for supplier, material, and customer in the organization, to gain end-to-end insight in master data CRUD processes across the landscape, and to remediate data quality challenges by integrating with SAP Information Steward.

Fast track your path to Information Governance with SAP Master Data Governance

Do you struggle withIntroducing master data governance in your organization

Lack of transparency of master data process execution in a distributed environmentViewing system-wide transactional information of master data objectsRemediating master data quality issues in an integrated and media break free manner


Fast track your path to Information Governance with SAP Master Data GovernanceWhat’s Included - Overview

This RDS delivers the fast track to adopt SAP MDG for supplier, products, and customer in the organization, to gain end-to-end insight in master data CRUD processes across the landscape, and

to remediate data quality challenges by integrating with SAP Information Steward


Data Maintenance

Validation & Data Quality

Approval

Business Logic

Information ManagementData Integration & Quality

External Services

Local adaptations in de-central systems

Baseline Implementation SAP Master Data Governance Central Master Data Process Insight

Integrated Master Data Remediation *

Monitor Validate Profile

* powered by SAP Information Steward rapid-deployment solution

Covers customer,

product, a

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supplier d

omains

Covers customer,

product, a

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supplier d

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Business benefits Measurable success Govern Master Data quality for supplier, customer,

and materials Have reliable access adn full insight into

processes at all time, supporting your auditability needs

Reduce master quality related errors in business process execution

Benefits for you

This rapid-deployment solution helps you to

Hit the ground running introducing SAP Master Data Governance as part of your information governance strategy, from installation to go-live. For the master data domains supplier, customer, and product

Provides transparency in master data CRUD processes across MDG hub and receiving SAP systems, by providing a preconfigured and integrated solution leveraging the Process ObserverProviding a media break free data quality remediation process by utilizing the Data Quality Remediation Framework and the SAP Information Steward rapid-deployment solution.


Maintenance Validation and Data Quality Approval ReplicationMaster Data Governance (Process)

Master DataIntelligence

Master Data Remediation

Master Data Intelligence

Master Data Governance Process Insight Central process monitoring

Master Data Remediation

1

2

3

4

Integrating multiple RDSs to fast track your road to a successful master data governance strategy


SAP Information Steward rapid-deployment solution


avaliable for

Customer,

Supplier,

Material/Product

domains


avaliable for

Customer,

Supplier,

Material/Product

domains

Customer Master Data Governance


What’s included Business benefits Provide fast track deployment of SAP Master Data Governance

for Customer from installation to go-live

Provide additional workflow templates to allow a faster turn around for custom requirements ensuring a quick road to success

The business rule templates give a head start to model customer specific business policies to be reflected by the activities in SAP MDG and ensure a fast turn around

Guided installation and go-live support provide, besides all other accelerators provided with the RDS, a limited risk to the deployment project and allow to focus on gaining the biggest value for the investment

Customer Master Data Governance

The baseline implementation of SAP Master Data Governance for customers is includes the all activities from installation to go live. To add additional value, the scope item provides additional workflow templates for sequential and for parallel processing of customer master data related change requests. To accelerate the implementation of additional, customer specific, validation rules, a set of customer master data domain specific business rules for BRF+ are provided that can be used as a baseline for implementing additional data policies and quality rules. The scope item also includes the optional configuration of the business context viewer content, which grants insight into the transactional relevancy of the master data object in the context of the master data object in the users current activity scope. All in all the scope item allows for a quick start and ROI, hitting the ground running with SAP Master Data Governance.

Scope and benefits


In the system

Data Maintenance via change requests

Validation & Data Quality via business rules and process driven workflow

Approval o ensure the business readiness of the data before activating it

Replication into the receiving systems to provide accurate master data to the business processes

Master Data Governance Process Flow

Key process flows covered

Data Maintenance


Approval

Business Logic


External Services


Customer Master Data Governance Process Insight


What’s included Business benefits Detailed insight in global and local process

Insight down into the individual change request level

Auditable track on processes related to changes on the master data records

The scope item provides end-to-end master data process monitoring across one or multiple target systems, including local and global processes.

It allows to combine global and local workflows monitoring in the context of the master data process and distribution models and offers

complete insight on process execution and distribution. It provides the possibility to audit down to individual processes making creations and updates

Customer Master Data Governance Process Insight

Scope and benefits


In the system

Detailed process monitoring and insight including reporting options via the Process Observer

Analysis of single process, including central SAP MDG workflow, replication to up to 2 receiving systems, and local workflow monitoring


Data Maintenance


Approval

Business Logic


External Services


Central Master Data Process Insight

Master Data Governance Process Insight Flow

Customer Master Data Remediation


What’s included Business benefits Provide fast track deployment of integrated data

quality solution

Improves master data quality over time to decrease business process execution errors due to master data quality challenges

Data quality becomes measurable and can be visualized

Highly integrated solution without media breaks and manual data quality analysis allows master data specialist to focus their efforts on the business relevant activities

SAP Master Data Governance and SAP Information Steward integrate to provide an essential piece for a successful information governance strategy, where the quality of master data is continuously monitored and data quality issues of the master data are transparent to the user on the SAP MDG system. The remediation process can be initiated right from SAP MDG and the changes are performed by the specialists on SAP MDG using the familiar interfaces and processes. The scope item provides an integrated solution for data quality analysis and remediation without media breaks that allows to track and visualize the improvement of quality over time. The scope item requires the implementation of the SAP Information Steward rapid-deployment solution in addition to the SAP Master Data Governance rapid-deployment solution.

Customer Master Data Remediation

Scope and benefits


In the system

Data Profiling providing detailed insight and structure of master data

Data Quality validation aligned with business policies making data quality issues instantly visible

Continuous monitoring ensuring the improvement of data quality over time

Integrated remediation with standard SAP MDG processes providing intuitive and integrated solution to the end users without media breaks


Data Maintenance


Approval

Business Logic


External Services




Master Data Governance Process Remediation Flow

Supplier Master Data Governance



for Supplier from installation to go-live




Supplier Master Data Governance

The baseline implementation of SAP Master Data Governance for customers is includes the all activities from installation to go live. To add additional value, the scope item provides additional workflow templates for sequential and for parallel processing of supplier master data related change requests. To accelerate the implementation of additional, customer specific, validation rules, a set of supplier master data domain specific business rules for BRF+ are provided that can be used as a baseline for implementing additional data policies and quality rules. The scope item also includes the optional configuration of the business context viewer content, which grants insight into the transactional relevancy of the master data object in the context of the master data object in the users current activity scope. All in all the scope item allows for a quick start and ROI, hitting the ground running with SAP Master Data Governance.

Scope and benefits


In the system







Data Maintenance


Approval

Business Logic


External Services


Supplier Master Data Governance Process Insight







Complete insight on process execution and distribution. It provides the possibility to audit down to individual processes making creations and updates

Supplier Master Data Governance Process Insight

Scope and benefits


In the system




Data Maintenance


Approval

Business Logic


External Services




Supplier Master Data Remediation



quality solution





Supplier Master Data Remediation

Scope and benefits


In the system






Data Maintenance


Approval

Business Logic


External Services





Material Master Data Governance



for Products from installation to go-live




Material Master Data Governance

The baseline implementation of SAP Master Data Governance for material/product is includes the all activities from installation to go live. To add additional value, the scope item provides additional workflow templates for sequential and for parallel processing of customer master data related change requests. To accelerate the implementation of additional, customer specific, validation rules, a set of customer master data domain specific business rules for BRF+ are provided that can be used as a baseline for implementing additional data policies and quality rules. The scope item also includes the optional configuration of the business context viewer content, which grants insight into the transactional relevancy of the master data object in the context of the master data object in the users current activity scope. All in all the scope item allows for a quick start and ROI, hitting the ground running with SAP Master Data Governance.

Scope and benefits


In the system







Data Maintenance


Approval

Business Logic


External Services


Material Master Data Governance Process Insight







complete insight on process execution and distribution. It provides the possibility to audit down to individual processes making creations and updates

Material Master Data Governance Process Insight

Scope and benefits


In the system




Data Maintenance


Approval

Business Logic


External Services




Material Master Data Remediation



quality solution





Material Master Data Remediation

Scope and benefits


In the system






Data Maintenance


Approval

Business Logic


External Services





Service Delivery


What’s included – Service scope

Go live in as little as 13* weeks

• Base Module: Kick start the service and define the scope (customer, material, or supplier) for the modules to be implemented.

Module 1 – MDG Installation: Installation and activation of the Master Data Governance (MDG) in development (hub scenario only). Support installation in quality and production system

Module 2 - MDG Baseline Implementation: Standard configuration of MDG in the development, quality and production systems, Business Rule Framework (BRF+) based workflow templates, implementation of up to 3 derivation and validation rules. Deployment and configuration of the Business Context Viewer content.

Module 3 - MDG Process Insight: Implementation of cross system process monitoring using Process Observer with a single ERP target system

Module 4 – MDG Data Remediation: Implementation of Data remediation process allow data governance for on-time resolution of master data inconsistencies ensuring high quality on a sustained basis.

A special step-by-step guide describes each activity during the deployment

Individual content

for customer,

product, and

supplier domainsIndividual content

for customer,

product, and

supplier domains

* includes Based Module, Module1, and Module 2 for one domain


Implementation Testing Key User training Master data load User acceptance testing Switch to QA and production

Successful rollout and adoption Configuration documentation

Go live in as little as 17 weeks

Start RunDeploy

Expectations

1 3

Project management Kick-off workshop participation Scoping workshop Preparing technical

infrastructure

Mutually-approved options selected

Working SAP system

End-user training Hand over of solution Onsite and remote support

Superior support to ensure smooth functioning

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Note: This slide represents a typical deployment. Exact details may differ according to solution.

Results


Engineered Services for Rapid Deployment Solutions

Your path to Go-Live: fast, efficiently and at predictable cost Fixed-price Implementation Services Pre-defined Project Methodology Ready-to-use Accelerators

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Project management Kick-off workshop participation Select options workshop Preparing technical infrastructure

Accelerators / Deliverables Service delivery model Pre-delivery requirements and

checklist Work breakdown structure Consulting delivery guide Solution details Solution summary Scoping questionnaire and options Kick-off presentation Software requirements Solution Manager template


Solution activation and confirmation Implementation of options Knowledge transfer to key users Master data load Testing of solution Switch to QA and Production

Accelerators / Deliverables Quick guide Business process documentation Best-Practices content

(pre-configuration) Scoping questionnaire and options Configuration guides Test plans and scripts

Performance testing End user training Hand over of solution Go-Live Post go-live support and activities

Accelerators / Deliverables Training Materials –

Business process documentation, process-flow recordings etc.

Delivery acceptance forms


Configuration Guide

Scoping Questionnaire

Kickoff Workshop

Project Schedule

Support PortalCheck Lists

Implementation methodology

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Project plan and timelines

Prepare Project

Kick off workshop

Select Options

Confirm Installation

SAP involvement Customer involvement

Start RunDeploy1 32

Activate Solution

Confirm Activation

Implement Options

Train Key Users

Set up Customer Data

Switch to QA

User Acceptance Testing

Switch to Production

End-user Training and Organization Change Management

Hand over of solution

Go-live and Support



Integration Points In Scope

Integration Point SAP Products Type Description

Customer Master Data

CRM and ERP CRM Middleware and ALE/IDOC

Replication of customer master data records to receiving business suite applications. SAP MDG governs the master data on the global fields and replicates the data to the ERP systems for local extension and usage in business process related transactions. MDG manages the lifecycle of the global object.

Supplier Master Data

ERP ALE/IDOC Replication of supplier master data records to receiving business suite applications. SAP MDG governs the master data on the global fields and replicates the data to the ERP systems for local extension and usage in business process related transactions. MDG manages the lifecycle of the global object.

Material Master Data

ERP ALE/IDOC Replication of material master data records to receiving business suite applications. SAP MDG governs the master data on the global fields and replicates the data to the ERP systems for local extension and usage in business process related transactions. MDG manages the lifecycle of the global object.


Project team: SAP

SAP Project Manager Serves as a central contact person for SAP, from

project initiation to going live and support Responsible for the coordination of SAP tasks and

project management assistance with the customer’s project manager.

SAP Consultants Responsible for implementation of the agreed upon

scope for the rapid-deployment solution


Project team: customer

Leading Project Manager Serves as a central contact person from the customer, from

project initiation to going live and support On your side: responsible for functional and commercial

project management, coordination of customer tasks, overall project controlling and updates to the project steering committee

Basis staff Especially responsible for the installation and administration

of the SAP system landscapes

Functional department staff / key users Responsible for workshops, questions from SAP,

end-user training, and possibly as a power user for simple configurations

Specialized Staff (Optional) Responsible for further specialized areas such as

customization and configuration

Technical Details


System requirements

Software

SAP Master Data Governance 6.1 (As part of Module 1, SAP will install on servers in the development, quality assurance and production landscapes during the Project )

Remediation scope item requires in addition: SAP Information Steward 4.1 SP1or higherand deployment of SAP Information Steward rapid-deployment solution

Additional - For All Service Flavors

SAP Solution Manager application needs to be installed with the latest version and latest support pack


System landscape

SAP Master Data Governance*

* SAP Master Data Governance for Material, Customer, and/or Supplier

** if any Master Data Remediation scope item is selected

hub deployment model

SAP ECC SAP ECC

SAP Solution Manager

Master Data Distribution

Service Modules 1 & 3 do not require distribution

Service Modules 2 & 4 require complete landscape

Configuration guides based on two receiving systems, solution can be extended to more on a project base

SAP Information Steward**

Master Data Distribution

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