Microsoft SQL Server 2012 master data services

Deploy and Maintain an Integrated MDS Architecture Harness your master data and grow revenue while reducing administrative costs. Thoroughly revised to cover the latest MDS features, Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Master Data Services , Second Edition shows how to implement and manage a centralized, cust...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Graham, Tyler, author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : McGraw-Hill [2012]
Edición:Second edition
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009628978006719
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  • Cover
  • About the Author
  • About the Technical Editor
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents at a Glance
  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • What You'll Learn in this Book
  • About the Sample Company
  • About the Sample Data
  • Chapter 1: Introduction to Master Data Services
  • What Is Master Data Management?
  • History of Master Data Management
  • Overview of Other Master Data Management Solutions
  • ERP Systems as MDM Solutions
  • Specialized Master Data Management Solutions
  • Catering to the Titans
  • Microsoft's Solution to Master Data Management
  • New Features of MDS in SQL Server 2012
  • What Master Data Services Still Delivers
  • The Value Proposition
  • About the Sample Company
  • Summary
  • Chapter 2: Installation and Configuration
  • Determining the Initial Scope of Your Project
  • About the Main Street Clothing Company Implementation
  • Preparing the Web Server
  • Windows 7 Web Application Requirements
  • Windows Server 2008 R2 Web Application Requirements
  • Installing Master Data Services
  • Procedure: How to Install Master Data Services
  • About MDS Configuration Manager
  • Creating an MDS Database
  • Procedure: How to Create an MDS Database
  • About System Settings
  • Creating the Master Data Manager Web Application
  • Procedure: How to Create a Master Data Manager Website (Optional)
  • Procedure: How to Create a Master Data Manager Web Application
  • Procedure: How to Associate the MDS Database with the Web Application
  • Securing Your Web Application
  • Getting the Latest Version of MDS
  • Upgrading 2008 R2 MDS
  • Repairing the MDS Database
  • Summary
  • Chapter 3: Starting an MDS Project
  • How Do I Know Master Data When I See It?
  • Business Process Models
  • System Roles
  • System of Entry
  • System of Record
  • Subscribing System
  • Mapping the Data.
  • Determining What to Do with Duplicate Records
  • Determining Which Attributes to Manage
  • The Main Street Clothing Company Example
  • Finding a Data Steward
  • Leveraging the Business Process Models
  • Filling in the Gaps
  • Determining System Types
  • Cleansing Data for Initial Import into MDS
  • Leveraging the MDS Excel Add-In to Manage Your Project
  • Summary
  • Chapter 4: Creating Your Model
  • MDS Modeling Concepts
  • Building a Model
  • Deploying a Model
  • Procedure: How to Deploy a Model Using ModelDeploy.exe
  • About Models
  • About Main Street Clothing Company's Models
  • Procedure: How to Create a Model
  • About Entities
  • About Main Street Clothing Company's Entities
  • Procedure: How to Create an Entity
  • About Members
  • About Main Street Clothing Company's Members
  • Procedure: How to Add a Member
  • About Attributes
  • About Main Street Clothing Company's Attributes
  • Procedure: How to Create an Attribute
  • Procedure: How to Create a Domain-Based Attribute
  • About Attribute Groups
  • About Main Street Clothing Company's Attribute Groups
  • Procedure: How to Create an Attribute Group
  • Procedure: How to Reorder Attribute Groups
  • Using Web Services
  • Creating a Model
  • Creating an Entity
  • Creating an Attribute
  • Summary
  • Chapter 5: Integrating Master Data Services with Other Systems
  • Staging Architecture
  • Benefits of Entity-Based Staging
  • Batch Tags
  • Security in Staging
  • System Settings
  • About Main Street Clothing Company's Staging Process
  • Standard Leaf and Parent Staging Fields
  • Staging Import Types
  • Member Staging Examples
  • Using Staging to Deactivate Members
  • Loading Relationships
  • Relationship Table Fields
  • Relationship Staging Examples
  • Importing Data into the Staging Tables
  • Procedure: How to Import Data into SQL Server by Using SSIS
  • Initiating the Staging Process.
  • Procedure: How to Use Master Data Manager to Initiate the Staging Process
  • Procedure: How to Use Stored Procedures to Initiate the Staging Process
  • The End of Staging Sweep
  • Using Web Services to Stage Data
  • Errors That Occur During Staging
  • Procedure: How to View Staging Errors in Management Studio
  • Staging Errors View
  • Viewing the Staging Batch Table
  • Procedure: How to Clear the Staging Queue
  • Summary
  • Chapter 6: Working with Hierarchies and Collections
  • Ragged vs. Level-Based Hierarchies
  • Derived Hierarchies
  • Explicit Hierarchies
  • Derived vs. Explicit: Which Hierarchy Is Best?
  • Creating Derived Hierarchies
  • Procedure: How to Create a Derived Hierarchy
  • Procedure: How to Create a Three-Level Derived Hierarchy
  • Hiding Levels
  • System Settings for Hierarchies
  • Creating Explicit Hierarchies
  • Non-mandatory Explicit Hierarchies
  • Mandatory Explicit Hierarchies
  • Procedure: How to Create an Explicit Hierarchy
  • Recursive Hierarchies
  • Procedure: How to Create a Recursive Hierarchy
  • Derived Hierarchies with Explicit Caps
  • Procedure: How to Create a Derived Hierarchy with Explicit Cap
  • Collections
  • Weighting of Collection Members
  • Procedure: How to Create a Collection
  • Creating Hierarchies by Using Web Services
  • Creating a Derived Hierarchy with the MetadataCreate Operation
  • Summary
  • Chapter 7: Working with Master Data
  • Changes in SQL Server 2012
  • Viewing the Base Entity
  • Finding Data by Filtering
  • Operators
  • Using Matching
  • Sorting and Pagination
  • Sorting
  • Pagination and Other Settings
  • New Explorer Format
  • Edit One Attribute for One Member
  • Edit One Attribute for Multiple Members
  • Exporting Members
  • Working with Data in Hierarchies
  • Moving Members by Dragging and Dropping
  • Moving Members by Using the Clipboard.
  • Moving Members in a Derived Hierarchy by Updating Attribute Values
  • Transactions
  • Reviewing Transactions
  • Reversing Transactions
  • Annotations
  • Annotating Transactions on Update
  • Navigating Related Entities
  • Navigating Attributes
  • Navigating Many-to-Many Relationships
  • Metadata
  • Using Web Services to Work with Members
  • Retrieving Members
  • Creating and Updating Members
  • Summary
  • Chapter 8: Using Business Rules
  • Business Rules Overview
  • Business Rule Structure
  • Business Rule Workflow
  • Creating a Business Rule
  • Editing a Business Rule and Configuring a Rule's Expression
  • Procedure: How to Require Attribute Values
  • Deleting a Condition or Action
  • More Expression Examples
  • Creating Your Own Expressions
  • Publishing Business Rules
  • Procedure: How to Publish a Business Rule
  • Business Rule Statuses
  • Applying Business Rules
  • Procedure: How to Apply Business Rules in Explorer
  • Resolving Validation Issues in Explorer
  • Procedure: How to Validate a Version
  • Other Business Rule Tasks
  • Procedure: How to Change the Rule Name and Description
  • Procedure: How to Set the Rule's Priority Order
  • Procedure: How to Exclude Business Rules
  • Configuring E-Mail Notifications
  • Procedure: How to Configure E-Mail Notifications
  • Procedure: How to Configure a Business Rule to Send E-Mail
  • Creating and Triggering Workflows
  • Creating a Workflow in MDS
  • Viewing Change Tracking Group Reports
  • Triggering an External Workflow
  • Using Web Services to Manage Business Rules
  • Getting a List of Rules
  • Creating a Business Rule Using Web Services
  • Summary
  • Chapter 9: Creating Versions of Data
  • Versions Overview
  • Changing the Structure of Your Model
  • Committing Versions
  • Versioning for Main Street Clothing Company
  • Updating Your Version Name and Description.
  • Procedure: How to Change the Version Name and Description
  • Version Statuses
  • Procedure: How to Lock a Version
  • Validating a Version
  • Procedure: How to Validate a Version
  • Procedure: How to Resolve Validation Issues
  • Reviewing and Reversing Transactions
  • Committing and Copying a Version
  • Procedure: How to Commit a Version
  • Procedure: How to Reopen a Committed Version
  • Procedure: How to Copy a Version
  • Version Flags
  • Procedure: How to Create a Version Flag and Assign It to a Version
  • Viewing a Version's Ancestry
  • Procedure: How to Delete a Version
  • Using Web Services to Work with Versions
  • Returning a List of Versions
  • Changing the Version Status
  • Summary
  • Chapter 10: SQL Server 2012 MDS Add-in for Excel
  • Installing the Add-in
  • Procedure: How to Install the Add-in for Excel
  • Working with MDS Data in Excel
  • Procedure: How to Connect to the MDS Server and Load an Entity
  • Publishing Changes
  • Refreshing Data from the Server
  • Reviewing Transactions
  • Making Deletions in Managed Sheets
  • Combining Data
  • Applying Rules
  • Filtering Entity Results Members
  • Procedure: How to Load a Filtered Entity
  • Saving and Sharing Queries
  • Procedure: How to Save a Filter Query and Share It Through Outlook
  • Creating and Modifying Entities Rapidly
  • Using the Excel Add-In at the Main Street Clothing Company
  • Procedure: How to Create an MDS Entity from Excel Data
  • Making Changes to an Existing Entity
  • Procedure: How to Modify an Existing Entity's Structure
  • Configuring Add-in for Excel Settings
  • Configuring Data Settings
  • Configuring Behavior Settings
  • Leveraging Data Quality Matching in Excel
  • Summary
  • Chapter 11: Implementing Security
  • Security Overview
  • Security Changes in SQL Server 2012
  • Users and Groups
  • Procedure: How to Add a Group
  • Administrators.
  • Procedure: How to Change the Administrator Account.