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Volume 9 (2007)
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Issue 6 (November/December)
Minimize data warehouse disruption post mergers and acquisitions with SAP NetWeaver 7.0’s Universal Data Connect and
Master Data Management 
by Prakash Darji, Product Manager, SAP Labs, LLC
Scott Cairncross, Platinum Consultant, Corporate Performance Management, SAP Labs, LLC
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Prakash Darji is currently a Product Manager in the Corporate Performance Management area within SAP Labs. He started
his career in Operations Planning and Manufacturing and later moved to Plant Maintenance at Nalco Chemical Company.
Prakash began working with SAP technology in 1999 and joined SAP in 2004 as a BI applications consultant. At SAP,
Prakash has worked on numerous projects, including implementing key capabilities such as BI, Portals, SAP Analytics,
Java applications, .NET connectivity, and SAP NetWeaver integration strategies. Following this, Prakash moved to the
NetWeaver RIG as a specialist working on SAP NetWeaver Cross-Topics and integration, specifically in the areas of
Visual Composer, Web Design, Portals, and BEx Analyzer. He then joined the SAP Corporate Strategy Group as a fellow
where his primary responsibilities were in the area of mergers and acquisitions. His secondary responsibilities
included work on SAP’s Corporate Strategy as well as Product Roadmap. In his current role as a Product Manager,
his responsibilities include working on the short- and long-term roadmap for SAP’s Corporate Performance
Management Suite. He is a recurring author for several publications and a speaker at SAP conferences around the world.
You may contact him at prakash.darji@sap.com.
Scott Cairncross is a Platinum consultant with the SAP CPM Regional Implementation Group (RIG). Scott specializes in
SAP NetWeaver BI and Business Planning. He has been working extensively with SAP NetWeaver BI analytics in the area of
the SAP NetWeaver Visual Composer. Scott has also worked a great deal with SAP NetWeaver’s Master Data Management
solution. He has participated in multiple go-lives and has spoken at SAP TechEd, SAP Forum, ASUG, and the SAP
NetWeaver/BI and Portals conference. Scott is also very strong in the area of custom development (ABAP). You may
contact him at scott.cairncross@sap.com.
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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. It shows you how to configure UD Connect, walks you through a four-phase process for implementing it and using MDM to integrate the data with minimal disruption, and lastly explains what you need to do to monitor the unified data.
Categories:
Business Server Pages (BSP),
Database Administration,
Master Data Management (MDM),
System Administration
Universal Data (UD) Connect interface
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