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Function documentationEnterprise Search

 

In SAP Master Data Governance you can use Enterprise Search to search for master data in the staging area and the active area.

Features

The standard system contains the following default search application and access class in Customizing for Master Data Governance, Central Governance under Start of the navigation path SAP Customizing Implementation Guide Next navigation step Cross-Application Components Next navigation step Processes and Tools for Enterprise Applications Next navigation step Master Data Governance, Central Governance Next navigation step General Settings Next navigation step Data Quality and Search Next navigation step Define Search Applications End of the navigation path:

Search Application

Access Class

ES

CL_SDQ_USMD_SEARCH_DATA_IMPL

The following additional search options are available for Enterprise Search:

  • Free text search

  • Fuzzy search

When you select the respective checkboxes, two additional fields appear on the Enterprise Search user interface. In the standard system these two checkboxes are selected for search application ES.

Activities

Note Note

To use Enterprise Search for SAP Master Data Governance, step one and step two of the procedure must be executed only if you use customer-defined objects. Step three and step four must always be executed.

End of the note.

  1. Search object connector template:

    The standard system contains default search object connector templates for Supplier and Material. However, if you want to use customer-defined objects, the following is required:

    For every business object type you want to search for, you have to create a search object connector template in Customizing for Master Data Governance, Central Governance under Start of the navigation path SAP Customizing Implementation Guide Next navigation step Cross-Application Components Next navigation step Master Data Governance, Central Governance Next navigation step General Settings Next navigation step Data Quality and Search Next navigation step Create Search Object Connector Templates End of the navigation path.

  2. You then assign your search object connector templates to your business object types in Customizing activity Assign Search Object Connector Templates to Object Types.

    The standard system contains the following default assignments:

    Business Object Type

    Search Object Connector Template

    986 (Business Partner Relationship Process Control)

    MDG_BUSINESS_PARTNER

    194 (Material)

    MDG_MATERIAL

  3. Search object connector:

    In the Connector Administration Cockpit (transaction ESH_COCKPIT) you must create a search object connector based on the respective search object connector template and software component.

    Recommendation Recommendation

    On the detailed screen for the search object connector template, go to the Schedules tab page and enable real-time indexing.

    End of the recommendation.

  4. Search index:

    In the Connector Administration Cockpit you have to execute the following:

    • Initial data load for indexing the data for your search object connector(s).

    • Schedule the delta update of the search index so that the Enterprise Search is regularly updated with the master data that has been changed in the meantime.

The concept of Enterprise Search for SAP Master Data Governance described above is shown in the following figure: