The first step to get started with Master Data Services is to create a model, as the model is the overall container object for all other objects.
We are going to start by creating a practice model called Store—meaning that it will be our single source of retail stores in our fictitious company.
Models are created in the Master Data Manager application, within the System Administration functional area. Carry out the following steps to create our Store model:
Ensure that the Master Data Manager application is open. To do this, type the URL into your web browser, which will typically be
http://servername/MDS/.Click on the System Administration option in the home page, which will take you to the following screen:
The tree view that is shown breaks down each of the models that are installed in the MDS environment, showing entities, attributes and other objects within the system. The tree view provides an alternate way to edit some of the MDS objects. Rather than using the tree view, we are...