SAP NetWeaver MDM v7.1
Field Report
Strengths
- Analytical MDM reporting for customer/party
- Operational MDM for supplier & product
- Quantity of MDM references ... CDI-related = Adidas, Intel, Nortel, Whirlpool, …
- Supply chain expertise
- Multi-entity MDM focus & consistent product strategy ... including full product information management (PIM) capability & support for material, vendor, etc.
- Integration with BOBJ data quality & integration (ETL)
- SAP underpinnings for systems/change management
- Data governance tools, structure & methodology ... workflow, modeling,& validation rules, etc . (also SAP DG for Financial Systems)
Weaknesses
- Operational MDM for ‘customer/party’ not field proven
- Did not support “full data” model until 7.1
- Previously lacking due to party model limitations
- Active data governance capabilities just emerging
- Registry strategy still maturing
- Uncertainty due to BOBJ dominance ... flux with SAP MDM exec departures
