Week 1: General Overview and Information
Unit 6: How to Use SAP Master Data
Orchestration with SAP Master Data Integration
How to Use SAP Master Data Orchestration with SAP Master Data Integration
Features and functions: distribution model
Header and descriptions
▪ Mandatory fields control distribution
– Model: readable identifier
– Business Object Type (value help fed
by ODM models deployed on SAP
Master Data Integration)
– Mode (Push/Pull)
– Package Size
– Recurrence
▪ Optional descriptions to explain usage
– Language dependent
– Logon language displayed
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Distribution of (master) data: What’s it all about?
Master Data
Provider Consumer
= Filter
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Mode: Push/Pull
Distribution mode specifies active part of the data distribution, i.e., who triggers the distribution.
1. Request
Pull Provider Consumer
2. Response
(Master Data)
1. Request
(Master Data)
Push Provider Consumer
2. Response = Scheduler
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Mode: Push/Pull & Transmission Protocol
Not for any protocol (REST, SOAP) any distribution mode is supported (table not complete):
Mode Protocol API (naming convention) Provider Consumer Package Recurrence
Size
Pull MDI_LOG_... MDI … 1 ≥ 5min
REST
Push MDI_CHANGE_... … MDI 1 ...
Push SOAP MDI_SOAP_... MDI, … …, MDI 1, ... ≥ 5min, ...
MDI_CHANGE… MDI_LOG…
MDI
Provider (Consumer / Consumer
Provider) BP
MDI_SOAP… MDI_SOAP…
Upstream Downstream
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Features and functions: filters
Filters provide an important means to regulate the data flow.
▪ A filter is a condition applied to the master data in replication
– If it applies, the data is replicated
– The condition is a logical (Boolean) expression that may contain multiple attributes and values
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Demo: distribution model maintenance
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Features and functions: filters
There are two different kinds of maintainable filters:
▪ Object filter is evaluated first
– The condition is a logical (Boolean) expression that may contain multiple attributes and values
– If the condition is true, then the complete object is replicated
▪ Data scope filter is evaluated only if the object filter applies
– The condition is a logical (Boolean) expression that may contain multiple attributes and values
– If the condition is true, then the associated data entity (part of complete object in ODM) is distributed
– In addition, a cut-off date is provided. This will be applied accordingly to all dependent data entities
with validity dates to distribute only valid entities.
Display-only filters belong to SAP Data Privacy Integration
Content is provided by Business Context Management
▪ Master data header contains “Business Context”
▪ Only non-sensitive data is replicated, depending on business context
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Features and functions: Business Context Management (SAP Data Privacy Integration)
Business Context Management (BCM) lets you control data-privacy-relevant aspects of master
data based on the context (purpose)
▪ BCM needs to be subscribed to be active
– Business context has to be maintained within BCM for each consumer
▪ Business context (“purpose”) acts as filter for data
– Business context is activated per object type and at this moment pulled from BCM
– A distribution model with BCM as consumer is automatically generated
– In the distribution model, the business context is then displayed (no maintenance) per consumer
– A consumer may have multiple business contexts
▪ At runtime, master data is filtered by the business context
– Only if the business context (in the header data of the payload) matches, data is replicated
– Currently, this filter is active for the complete master data record (i.e., it acts as object filter)
– Master data without a business context is sent to BCM for default business context assignment
– Master data is then sent back to SAP Master Data Integration
– If there is no business context for a master data record or a consumer, data will not be replicated
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Distribution models: good to know
Model definition
▪ A model is defined per object type and API version
▪ For a specific provider-consumer connection, there can be only one
model
– A model can have multiple providers with one consumer
– A model can have multiple consumers with one provider
– For MDI as provider, only one consumer per model is recommended
▪ Key mapping settings are only active for SOAP-based replication
Working on active models/runtime aspects
▪ Editing active models doesn’t stop replication
– Explicit deactivation is necessary
▪ Change of API version requires an initial replication of the model
– Needs to be manually started in order to let the user decide about
the necessity
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Key learnings
▪ You understand how distribution models work
▪ You know how to set up and maintain distribution models
▪ You understand the relation between Business Context
Management and distribution models
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Further reading
▪ SAP Master Data Integration (Documentation)
▪ SAP Master Data Orchestration (Documentation)
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