Digital transformation starts with master data - with SAP MDG

What It's About

SAP Master Data Governance (MDG) enables the centralized, quality-assured management of master data and thus creates a solid foundation for digital transformation.

With integrated workflows, duplicate checks and validation rules, MDG ensures consistent data in SAP and hybrid system landscapes.

Companies benefit from higher data quality, faster processes and improved decision-making capabilities, as reliable master data forms the basis for operational excellence and strategic initiatives.

In a world where data-driven decisions have a significant impact on business success, consistent, accurate and centrally managed master data is a key competitive advantage. However, many companies struggle with distributed data silos, inconsistent information and inefficient processes.

The result: time and cost losses, a lack of transparency and compliance risks.

This is where SAP MDG comes in. As a central platform for master data management within the SAP landscape, SAP MDG offers the opportunity to maintain master data in a quality-assured, process-controlled and consistent manner across the company - the key to digital excellence.

What is SAP Master Data Governance?

SAP MDG is an integrated module from SAP that was specially developed for the centralized management and maintenance of master data.

Among other things, it supports the data models for:

• Business partners (customers, suppliers)

• Material

• Financial objects

• User-defined master data (custom domains)

  
  

Predefined data models, approval workflows and quality rules allow master data processes to be automated and standardized.

The result: a single source of truth for your entire company.

The biggest challenges in master data management

Companies that work without centralized master data management are often confronted with the following problems:

• Redundant or contradictory master data in different systems

• Lack of data validation, which can lead to incorrect decisions

• Time-consuming manual data maintenance with a high risk of errors

• Violations of regulatory requirements such as GDPR, SOX or GoBD

• Unclear responsibilities for data quality

SAP MDG addresses precisely these weaknesses - with clearly defined processes, role concepts and automated validations.

Benefits of SAP MDG for your company

• Central data management: Thanks to a central governance platform, you retain control over your master data at all times - regardless of whether it originates from SAP or third-party systems.

  
  

• Higher data quality: Validation rules, duplicate checks and standardized workflows ensure that only correct, verified data goes live.

  
  

• Legal certainty & compliance: SAP MDG fulfills regulatory requirements by logging change histories and documenting release processes - a must for audits and reviews.

  
  

• Efficient business processes: Clean master data means fewer queries, faster throughput times and fewer process interruptions - especially in materials management, accounting and purchasing.

  
  

• Seamless integration: SAP MDG integrates fully into SAP S/4HANA and hybrid system landscapes and supports SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) scenarios.

  
  
  
  

Why dataXcellence is the right partner for your SAP MDG initiative

As a specialized provider for data management in the DACH-countries (Germany, Austria, Switzerland), dataXcellence knows the challenges and opportunities in the area of master data governance inside out. We support you from conception to productive implementation - and beyond.

Our services at a glance:

• MDG Readiness Check: Assessment of your current master data landscape

  
  

• Strategy & process consulting: Development of a scalable governance model

  
  

• Technical implementation: Customizing, enhancement & integration in SAP environments

  
  

• Change management & training: Support for your specialist departments and data stewards

  
  

• Managed services: Ongoing support, data monitoring and continuous optimization

  
  

Our projects are based on an agile, transparent approach - with a focus on sustainability, user-friendliness and maximum data quality.

Use Case: SAP MDG in practice

Use case: SAP MDG in practice

A medium-sized mechanical engineering company with international locations had difficulties with inconsistent business partner data. Manual editing of master data led to faulty customer processes.

After implementing SAP MDG in collaboration with dataXcellence, the company was able to:

• Eliminate over 70% of business partner duplicates,

• reduce master data maintenance time by 40%,

• and significantly improve the quality of its business partner database.

  
  

A real success - technically, operationally and economically.

Conclusion

Whether digitalization, automation or AI - everything starts with good master data. With SAP Master Data Governance, you create the basis for well-founded decisions, efficient processes and regulatory security.

As an experienced partner, dataXcellence accompanies you on the path to excellent data quality - step by step.