Sometimes I see confusion on the difference between a data warehouse (DW) and master data management (MDM). Below is a good list of how they differ. Note the typical scenario is the data in a MDM database is fed into … Continue reading →
Data cleansing can be done via SSIS as well as Data Quality Services (DQS) and Master Data Services (MDS). The lines are a bit blurred when talking about data cleansing using SSIS, DQS and MDS. In what product should data … Continue reading →
I have been using Microsoft’s Master Data Services (MDS) on a daily basis for the last 8 months. I also have been using Microsoft’s Data Quality Services (DQS) for the last couple of months. While both products are very good and … Continue reading →
Thanks to everyone who attended my presentation “Introduction to Microsoft’s Master Data Services (MDS)” at the Houston Area SQL Server User Group Monthly Meeting. Here is the PowerPoint presentation: Introduction to Microsoft’s Master Data Services (MDS). Introduction to Microsoft’s Master Data Services (MDS) … Continue reading →
Tomorrow (Tuesday, Feb 12th) at 11:30am CST, I will be presenting the session “Introduction to Microsoft’s Master Data Services (MDS)” at the Houston Area SQL Server User Group Monthly Meeting. Below is the abstract. I will be presenting in person but you … Continue reading →
After upgrading to SQL Server 2012 SP1, I ran into a bug in Master Data Services (MDS) that applies only to models that are deployed or created after SP1 is applied (models deployed or created before SP1 is applied are … Continue reading →
The Master Data Management (MDM) hub is a database with the software to manage the master data that is stored in the database and keep it synchronized with the transactional systems that use the master data. There are three basic styles … Continue reading →
When installing Master Data Services (MDS) in SQL Server 2012 or installing SQL Server 2012 sp1 (and possibly a CU), you might see the message “The Microsoft SQL Server license has expired” when trying to pull up the MDS web … Continue reading →
Thanks to everyone who attended my “Introduction to Microsoft’s Master Data Services (MDS)” for the Data Architecture Virtual Chapter. The recording of the session is available here. Here is the PowerPoint presentation: Introduction to Microsoft’s Master Data Services (MDS) I had some … Continue reading →
I will be presenting the session “Introduction to Microsoft’s Master Data Services (MDS)” at the Data Architecture Virtual Chapter on Thursday, Dec 20th, at Noon CST. Below is the abstract. It will be a remote presentation that you can join online. Details … Continue reading →
In Master Data Services (MDS), I received an error when using C# code in the script task in SSIS 2012 to call the MDS web services API: To fix this, I had to edit the web.config in C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL … Continue reading →
I have come across a number of tips while using MDS. These are tips not big enough for their own blog post, so I list them all here: To “hide” an attribute in the MDS Excel add-in, set the pixel … Continue reading →
Having recently completed a model in Master Data Services (MDS), I needed to move the model from a development environment to a QA environment. Below is some helpful tips if you need to do the same, along with details on … Continue reading →
There are five different way to interact with Master Data Services (MDS) to do things such as create a model, load data into MDS, manage business rules, versioning, etc. Master Data Manager Web User Interface (“UI”), also called the Master Data Manager Web … Continue reading →
In Microsoft Data Services (MDS), when running a stored procedure to process a staging table (stg.udp_name_Leaf), I received this error: “Cannot insert the value NULL into column ‘Code’, table ‘MDS2012.mdm.tblStgErrorDetail’; column does not allow nulls. INSERT fails.” As described in … Continue reading →
UPDATE on 11/28/2012: I had this same error when trying to delete a model. Fortunately, SQL Server 2012 SP1 has fixed this bug! In Master Data Services (MDS), when trying to delete an attribute in an entity, I received the … Continue reading →
In Master Data Services (MDS), you can use the Master Data Manager Web User Interface “UI” to copy a version of a model and create a new version of it (via the Version Management screen). However, you may find the “Copy” … Continue reading →
In Master Data Services (MDS), I received a strange error when I was calling a stored procedure (stg.upd_name_Leaf) to batch a staging table, which will load data from the staging tables into the appropriate MDS tables: [Execute SQL Task] Error: … Continue reading →
Here are some of my favorite Master Data Services (MDS) resources: SQL Server Master Data Services Utilities: A set of useful add-ons for SQL Server Master Data Services, including utilities for generating an MDS model, loading the model, writing a … Continue reading →
In Master Data Services (MDS), when using the Master Data Manager Web User Interface (“UI”), you will notice the “Leaf member attributes” box on the “Edit Entity” screen is too small. It only fits four rows. This can be very annoying … Continue reading →