Master Data
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A Master Data is a organizational data that ...
- See: Metadata, Master Data Management, Dynamic Data, Unstructured Data, Hierarchical Database Model, Information Technology.
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2017
- (Wikipedia, 2017) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/master_data Retrieved:2017-3-31.
- Master data represents the business objects which are agreed on and shared across the enterprise. [1] It can cover relatively static reference data, transactional, unstructured, analytical, hierarchical and meta data. [2] It is the primary focus of the Information Technology (IT) discipline of Master Data Management (MDM).
While master data is often non-transactional in nature, it is not limited to non-transactional data, and often supports transactional processes and operations. For example, Master data may be about: customers, products, employees, materials, suppliers, and vendors, and it may also cover: sales, documents and aggregated sales.
- Master data represents the business objects which are agreed on and shared across the enterprise. [1] It can cover relatively static reference data, transactional, unstructured, analytical, hierarchical and meta data. [2] It is the primary focus of the Information Technology (IT) discipline of Master Data Management (MDM).
- ↑ "ENTERPRISE MASTER DATA ARCHITECTURE: DESIGN DECISIONS AND OPTIONS", Boris Otto & Alexander Schmidt, Institute of Information Management, University of St. Gallen
- ↑ "What Is Master Data?", Roger Wolter and Kirk Haselden, Microsoft Corporation, "The What, Why, and How of Master Data Management", November 2006