Starting and Exiting the MDM Client 

Prerequisites

Before you begin, you need to be sure that both the SQL DBMS (SQL Server, Oracle, DB2, or MaxDB) and the MDM Server software are up and running, and that the MDM repository you want to work on has been loaded. How to perform these administrative functions is fully described in the MDM Console Reference Guide.

Procedure

To start the MDM Client from either the Desktop or the Start menu:

       1.      From the desktop, double-click the MDM Client icon, or from the Start menu, choose Programs ® SAP MDM ® MDM Client.

       2.      When the Connect to MDM Repository dialog appears, choose the desired MDM repository from the drop-down list, choose a language, and enter your user name and password (Figure below).

If the desired MDM repository does not appear in the drop-down list, you must first add it to the list by clicking the “…” (browse) button and filling in the required connection information (for more information, see Repository List).

The user name and password are defined using the MDM Console (for more information, see MDM Console Reference Guide).

For more information about languages and multilingual repositories, see Multilingual Support.

       3.      Click OK. After a few seconds, the MDM main window comes up.

To exit the MDM Client:

Click the close button in the upper right corner of the window, or choose File ® Exit from the main menu.