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Table of Contents (18 chapters)
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Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Master Data Services
Credits
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Credits
Foreword
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Foreword
About the Authors
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About the Authors
About the Reviewers
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About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
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Preface
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Preface
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Master Data Management
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Master Data Management
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Master data
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The need for Master Data Management
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Master Data Management overview
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Data quality
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Operational and analytical Master Data Management
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Different approaches to Master Data Management
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Data governance
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Data stewardship
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Politics and organizational changes
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Summary
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References
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Master Data Services Overview
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Master Data Services Overview
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Master Data Services overview
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Master Data Services architecture
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Master Data Manager
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Summary
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Installing and Configuring Master Data Services
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Installing and Configuring Master Data Services
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Planning for a Master Data Services installation
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Installing Master Data Services
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Master Data Services Configuration Manager
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Installing sample models
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Summary
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Creating and Using Models
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Creating and Using Models
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MDS object model overview
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Models
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Version Management
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Version Management
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Introduction to versions
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Creating and managing versions
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Validating versions
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Locking, unlocking, and committing versions
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Managing Flags
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Transactions
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Summary
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Importing Data into Master Data Services
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Importing Data into Master Data Services
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The staging load process
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Populating MDS step 1—populating the staging tables
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Creating new members
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Creating new collections
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Adding members to collections
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Updating member attributes
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Deleting a member (or collection)
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Populating MDS step 2—invoking the staging process
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Populating MDS step 3—validating the model
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Clearing the staging tables
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Errors in the staging process
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Automating the MDS load process with SSIS
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Summary
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Business Rules and Workflow
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Business Rules and Workflow
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Introduction to MDS business rules
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Conditions and actions
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Business rules user interface
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Creating business rules
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Notifications
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Workflow and SharePoint
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Summary
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Extracting Data from Master Data Services
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Extracting Data from Master Data Services
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Introduction
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Subscription Views
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Delivering master data using BizTalk
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Summary
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Application Programming Interface
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Application Programming Interface
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Introduction to the MDS API
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Getting started with the Web Services API
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MDS assemblies
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Creating an MDS SharePoint Web Part
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SharePoint workflow integration
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Summary
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Master Data Services Security
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Master Data Services Security
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Master Data Services security overview
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User and Group Administration
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User and Group Permissions
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Summary
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Index
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Index

Introduction to versions

Versions are an integral part of working with models in Master Data Services. Each and every change that occurs to a model is carried out against a given version. So when, for example, you want to add a Member to an Entity, you must pick a version to make the change against. We've brushed over this until now, simply accepting the default version called VERSION_1 that always gets created when you create a model.

The changes that are made to one version (for example, member addition, updates or deletes, hierarchy changes) are not made to the other versions, meaning we can maintain independent copies of master data if we want to. This can help us with a variety of business scenarios, which we will now explore.

The need for versions

There are a number of reasons why keeping and maintaining separate copies of your master data can be useful:

  • Business entity restructuring—Although business users will make minor changes to Master Data Entities from time to time, there will...

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