Master Data Management
Abstract
An important aspect of data warehousing projects is the definition of master data. This chapter introduces basic architectures for master data management and shows how to deal with master data using Microsoft Master Data Services (MDS), a product included in Microsoft SQL Server. The chapter provides an overview of the goals in master data management in the context of data warehousing, its drivers and compares operational and analytical master data. It also explains how to use MDM as an enabler for managed self-service business intelligence and total quality management. The authors demonstrate the definition of entities with their accompanying attributes within MDS models, the definition of business rules ...
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