1. Master Data Services In SQL Server Denali Jeremy Kashel jeremy.kashel@adatis.co.uk http://blogs.adatis.co.uk/blogs/jeremykashel/

2. Agenda Definitions Master Data Issues in BI Master Data Services Overview Changes in Denali Typical Architecture in BI Demo Questions

3. Master Data Defined The reference data or nouns of the business, e.g. Product, Customer, Supplier Master data entities Non-transactional data of the business Found in: –ERP systems –HR systems –Other LOB systems –SharePoint lists –Excel

4. Master Data Issues in BI Data quality / Duplicate data –E.g. Vodafone, Vodafone Plc and Vodaphone –Missing data – blanks Enriching data for reporting –Create a “Business Type” attribute for reporting –Not available in source systems Hierarchy Management –Maintain a sort order Maintain reports / cubes –E.g. Named set definitions in Analysis Services

5. Master Data Services Overview Enterprise, Data Centre & Developer Editions (64 Bit) SQL Server database Web front end (and now Excel add-in) Modelling capability Data entry for master data entities Business rules & workflow SharePoint integration Versioning and transactions Security Web Service API

6. Changes in Denali Updated web front end New Excel Add-In Staging table changes Data Quality Services (DQS) integration Now included in the main installation

7. Excel Add-In Add/update/delete MDS data from within Excel Domain-based attribute and business rule aware Create MDS models from Excel data Data Quality Services (DQS) integration

8. Typical MDS Architecture in BI

9. Demo Updated web front end overview Excel Add-In overview Data integration story –Update data in Excel –SSIS – Load from MDS into data warehouse –Cube processed, report updated Create master data entities in Excel

10. Summary Master data – reference data or nouns of the business Use MDS to manage hierarchies for reporting Master Data Manager web front end New Excel add-in –Access MDS data from Excel –Data Quality Services (DQS) integration –Create new MDS entities from Excel

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