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Data Models
This topic explains SAP Master Data Governance data models: how governance-relevant entities, attributes, relationships and change request structures are defined and configured to support central governance of business partners, materials, financial data and custom domains across SAP MDG on S/4HANA on-premise, private cloud and public cloud deployments.
Overview
This topic explains SAP Master Data Governance data models: how governance-relevant entities, attributes, relationships and change request structures are defined and configured to support central governance of business partners, materials, financial data and custom domains across SAP MDG on S/4HANA on-premise, private cloud and public cloud deployments.
Lessons in this topic
- What Is an MDG Data Model and Why It MattersAn introduction to the concept of an SAP MDG data model, explaining why it is the backbone of governance for business partner, material, supplier, customer, and custom domains.
- Extending and Customizing MDG Data Models with Custom Entities and RelationshipsLearn how consultants extend standard MDG data models by adding custom entity types, attributes, and relationships to support governance requirements that go beyond delivered master data domains, and how these extensions ripple through UI, workflow, and replication layers.
- Configuring and Extending Entity Types, Attributes, and RelationshipsA practical walkthrough of how consultants extend or configure MDG data models by adding entity types, attributes, and relationships, and how these choices ripple into UI, rules, and replication.
- Extending and Enhancing MDG Data Models Without Breaking Standard BehaviorLearn how to safely extend an existing MDG data model (entity types, attributes, relationships) to meet business requirements while preserving upgrade compatibility and standard change request/workflow behavior.
- Understanding the SAP MDG Data Model ConceptAn introduction to what a data model means in SAP MDG, why it exists separately from the underlying business object, and how it enables governed creation and change of master data.
- Configuring and Extending MDG Data Models for Governed EntitiesA practical look at how consultants configure and extend MDG data models, including entity type structuring, field grouping, UI mapping considerations, and the impact of extension decisions on downstream governance processes.