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Background documentationChoose where you want to run SAP Master Data Governance

 

You can run SAP Master Data Governance in either of the following environments:

  • SAP NetWeaver Portal

  • SAP NetWeaver Business Client

SAP NetWeaver Portal

The SAP NetWeaver Portal content for MDG for material is derived directly from the system PFCG roles. To create SAP NetWeaver Portal roles for your users you must log on to your portal and upload the content information from your back-end system PFCG roles.

To upload your portal content to the portal do the following:

  1. Set up your SAP NetWeaver Portal for MDG.

  2. In the Content Administration work center choose Start of the navigation path Portal Content Managment Next navigation step Portal Content End of the navigation path and select a portal content folder to upload the portal content to.

  3. Right-click on the folder and choose Start of the navigation path New Next navigation step Role Next navigation step Role from Back End End of the navigation path

  4. Select the system and client (or the connected system alias) you want to upload the role information from. This should be your MDG system.

  5. From the list displayed select the PFCG roles you want to upload the content from and begin the upload.

Once uploaded you must assign and personalize the MDG portal roles as follows:

  1. Log on to the portal.

  2. Choose Delegated User Administration.

  3. Enter your User ID and choose Go.

  4. Mark the line of your user and choose Modify.

  5. Select the Assigned Roles tab.

  6. Enter MDG as the search criteria.

  7. Select the portal role you want to add.

  8. Choose Add and save.

After assigning the user role you need to log off and log on again to the portal. For more information on uploading role information see SAP Note 1685257Information published on SAP site.

SAP NetWeaver Business Client

If you are running SAP Master Data Governance on the SAP NetWeaver Business Client (and not on the SAP NetWeaver Portal), you need to create, define, and configure the roles for the Business Client in the SAP ERP system. There are four roles containing authorization and navigation information and one role (SAP_MDGM_MENU_06) containing only navigation information.

To assign and personalize the role Master Data Governance for Material: Menu (SAP_MDGM_MENU_06) proceed as follows:

  1. On the SAP Easy Access screen, choose Start of the navigation path Tools Next navigation step Administration Next navigation step User Maintenance Next navigation step Role Administration Next navigation step Roles End of the navigation path or alternatively, run transaction PFCG (Role Maintenance). Choose role SAP_MDGM_MENU_06.

    This role ensures that the necessary steps can be started without using the SAP NetWeaver Portal. This can be used for testing or if the portal is inactive.

  2. Assign and personalize the role SAP_MDGM_MENU_06 to your users. In the role SAP_MDGM_MENU_04 on the Personalization tab, edit the Personalization Key SAP Master Data Governance (R_FMDM_MODEL): Define the standard model MM and the related UI configuration.

  3. Verify the setting of the authorization objects within the roles and restrict them if required.

  4. On the SAP Easy Access screen, choose Start of the navigation path Tools Next navigation step Administration Next navigation step User Maintenance Next navigation step Users End of the navigation path. Run transaction SU01 (User Maintenance) and assign the Master Data Governance for Material: Menu role (SAP_MDGM_MENU_06) for application to the MDG user.

Repeat these steps to assign additional authorization roles to your users.