Getting Familiar with the Business Partner
Records
Use
To familiarize yourself with the handling of master data records and the actual business partners in the sample repository have a closer look at the record mode in the MDM Data Manager.
Prerequisites
The sample repository was loaded.
Procedure
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Start the MDM Data Manager with the sample repository
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1. Launch the MDM Data Manager.
2. In the initial dialog choose the MDM Server and the sample repository.
3. Enter the logon data of the repository (user name Admin; no password).
The MDM Data
Manager starts in record mode 
where you can search and maintain the business
partner records. You can switch between the modes of the MDM Data Manager in
the header toolbar.
Get familiar with the sample business partner records and the search features
By default the MDM Data Manager displays all records contained in the repository in the Records pane (upper right). You can narrow down the selection by choosing one ore more parameters in the Search Parameter pane (left). The lower right pane displays tabs containing details of the selected record and some utilities.
The status line at the bottom of the MDM Data Manager window displays the total number of records and the number of records found by the current search parameters.
To reset all
current search parameters, choose Search
® Reset
Search or 
in the
header toolbar.
Example
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1. In the Search Parameters pane under Category ® Attributes select Country of Origin and under Values select Germany.
The number of records visible in the Records pane was narrowed down from 21695 to 11 business partners.
2.
Choose Search ® Reset
Search or .
All 21695 business partners are displayed again.
Result
You have got a first impression of the sample master data records and the basic Data Manager functions. Do not close the MDM Data Manager during the following import steps. You will perform the matching and merging steps for the imported records in the MDM Data Manager.