Change Requests
This topic covers Change Requests (CRs) in SAP Master Data Governance: the core object that packages proposed master data changes, drives workflow-based approval, enforces validation and duplicate checks, and controls when data becomes active in the governance and consolidation layers. Lessons progress from foundational concepts to configuration and processing details needed for real MDG implementations on S/4HANA.
Overview
This topic covers Change Requests (CRs) in SAP Master Data Governance: the core object that packages proposed master data changes, drives workflow-based approval, enforces validation and duplicate checks, and controls when data becomes active in the governance and consolidation layers. Lessons progress from foundational concepts to configuration and processing details needed for real MDG implementations on S/4HANA.
Lessons in this topic
- Change Request Types, Steps, and Core Configuration Building BlocksExplains how CR types are configured with entity types, processes, and workflow steps, and how these building blocks combine to control what a requester sees and who must approve.
- Configuring Workflow Steps and Agent Determination for Change RequestsLearn how MDG change request types are linked to workflow templates, how processing steps are sequenced, and how agent determination rules assign the correct approvers and processors at each step.
- What a Change Request Is and Why MDG Uses ItIntroduces the Change Request as the core governance object in SAP MDG, explaining why raw master data edits are not allowed and how a CR bundles data, workflow, and audit trail together.
- Configuring Change Request Types and Linking Workflow for ProcessingExplains how to configure Change Request types, associate them with workflow templates, and understand the runtime processing flow from creation through approval and activation.
- Change Request Runtime Flow: Status Management, Agent Determination, and Troubleshooting Stuck RequestsUnderstand how a change request moves through its lifecycle at runtime, how agents are determined for each workflow step, and how to diagnose and resolve requests that get stuck, skip steps, or fail to route correctly in production.
- Understanding the Role of Change Requests in MDG GovernanceIntroduces what a Change Request is in SAP MDG, why it exists, and how it enables controlled, auditable master data changes across create, change, and mark-for-deletion scenarios.