Exploring Integration Scenarios

Facts about Master Data Governance for Material and Inbound Product SOAP:

• As a master data steward, you want to follow up on the change request which was created using the SOA service (ProductMDMBulkReplicateRequest).

• Solution:

  According to a specific DRF Customizing, a change request is automatically created if an SOA service is received. It is also possible to trigger a Consolidation process or to directly post to the active area:

  • If the material doesn't exist yet, the default Change Request Type for the new Business Activity MATI with logical action CREATE_DX is used.

  • If the material exists already, the default Change Request Type for the new Business Activity MATU with logical action CHANGE_DX is used.

  • If multiple materials are sent, the default Change Request Type for the new Business Activity MATB with logical action LOAD is used.

• The new Business Activities MATI and MATU and the new Change Request Types MATL0I (SOAP Product Inbound: Create Material) and MATL0U (SOAP Product Inbound: Change Material) are delivered with BC set MDGM_MDG_MATERIAL_CR_SOAP_09.

• SAP Product Lifecycle Management allows customers to manage their product data along the entire product lifecycle from idea through portfolio management, engineering, release processes and costing, to the handover to manufacturing and service.

• SAP Master Data Governance provides central governance of master data across the material, supplier, customer, financial, and custom domains.

• For many customers looking for a complete solution in the product space, both solutions are needed:

  • SAP Product Lifecycle Management orchestrates the processes of managing product data.

  • SAP Master Data Governance provides detailed governance, control, and data quality over the creation and update of material data used in transactional, analytical, and reporting systems.

• A joint positioning of these products in a customer’s landscape will provide a complementary benefit to our customers and a complete product data management solution.