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Provide more efficient master data management integration with SAP’s new mass interfaces and extractor programs

Enterprise service-oriented architecture (enterprise SOA) requires that you update your approach to building applications that use master data objects, such as customer or vendor data, especially in terms of integration with SAP NetWeaver Master Data Management (SAP NetWeaver MDM) or other MDM tools.


Improve data access in SAP environments with the Oracle Cost Based Optimizer (CBO)

The Oracle Cost Based Optimizer (CBO) can be a powerful tool for determining the most efficient way to retrieve data from an Oracle database.


Minimize data warehouse disruption post mergers and acquisitions with SAP NetWeaver 7.0’s Universal Data Connect and Master Data Management

Once a merger or acquisition takes place, there are two disparate data warehouses to deal with — each with its own data and model, and potentially based on entirely different solutions. This article shows you how to use the Universal Data (UD) Connect interface provided with SAP NetWeaver 7.0 along with Master Data Management (MDM) to consolidate heterogeneous data.


Easily integrate unstructured and semi-structured data into SAP NetWeaver Process Integration (formerly XI) using the Conversion Agent

SAP NetWeaver Process Integration (PI) — formerly Exchange Infrastructure (XI) — offers a high level of flexibility in connecting your SAP and non-SAP systems using one of the dozens of adapters offered by SAP and SAP partners. But adapters are not your only option...

Best practices for performance-tuning SAP R/3 and Oracle database configurations: Part 1 — SAP tools for monitoring R/3 functionality

This article is the first in a three-part series that shares SAP R/3 performance-tuning best practices for production-class configurations running on Unix with an Oracle RDBMS.


Centralize, harmonize, and distribute your master data with SAP NetWeaver Master Data Management (MDM)

This article introduces SAP NetWeaver Master Data Management (MDM) 5.5, a key component of SAP NetWeaver ’04 that provides sophisticated tools for consolidating, synchronizing, and distributing your master data.

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Can Your Company Afford to Lose Millions on Data-Related Issues?

Most organizations are losing US$5 million to US$20 million annually due to data-related issues. To address this problem, what companies need is an enterprise information management (EIM) strategy that treats information as a corporate asset. This Special Report helps SAP customers find the right solutions and services to get their EIM strategy on track.


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Business Process, Interrupted: The High Cost of Master Data Mis-Management

Error-Free, Consistent Master Data Starts at the Source: Combine SAP NetWeaver MDM and SAP NetWeaver BPM

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Empowering Accenture Employees with Self-Service Data Management

With more than 180,000 employees and even more data, Accenture faced a challenge: it needed to securely support its employees with accurate, real-time information. Uncover how the company’s ERP Delivery team met this challenge by building a suite of self-service web applications — and what they learned along the way.


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Master Data Management and American Standard’s Move to New Markets

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Effective Master Data Management with SAP NetWeaver MDM

Effective Master Data Management with SAP NetWeaver MDM
by Andy Walker and Jagadeeshwaren Ganapathy

SAP NetWeaver Master Data Management

SAP NetWeaver Master Data Management
by Loren Heilig, Steffen Karch, Roland Pfennig, and Christiane Hofmann

Migrating Your SAP Data (2nd Edition)

Migrating Your SAP Data (2nd Edition)
by Johann Gradl and Michael Willinger

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