De-Duplicating - Perform in DQS or MDS via a lookup?
im importing Master data via SSIS and Im trying to figure out the best place to do de-duplication of master data. The data is a list of Applicants. The thing is though that aside from an ApplicantID...
View ArticleMaster data services - Excel addin integration with Sharepoint
Hi Gurus,I am looking for different ways to present Excel addin plugin to user community. Can sharepoint be used to launch the excel within the portal. I am not sure if this is possible where a user...
View Article*QueueActivate not getting invoked by MDM
Hi,I have seen a lot of *QueueActivate stored procedures getting invoked in regular intervals. I am facing issue in which some of this SP is not invoked while others are working fine and there in no...
View ArticleIs it incorrect to view MDS as a type of Datawarehouse?
We are figuring what type of data constitutes master data for our organization. At present we are dealing with just one entity - Person. A person can be an applicant when we first become aware of them....
View ArticlePreventing Duplicate inserts
In my trivial example below I have a Nationality entity. The entity just has the code and Name attributes, with the code being an automatically generated Integer. Im inserting one record and then...
View ArticleHow to speed up data loading in MDS Addin for Excel
MDS 2012I have entity A - 70000 records. I have entity B - 30000 records. I have entity C - 200000 records. In the entity C: attribute с.a_attr is the domain attribute (relationship with the entity...
View ArticleT-SQL functions & business rules
Why can't I use T-SQL string functions in business rules? For example, REPLACE(my_attribute, 'xyz', '_')from Moscow with money
View ArticleI got Code and Name in dropdown list of domain-based, how can I only show...
Hi,We can use the setting on MDS webpage's Explorer to change the result of display.From Code{Name} to only display Code or Name{Code}How could I change the result of display like MDS webpage's...
View ArticleSubscription Views: GRANTS removed when MDS is upgraded?
We recently upgraded the MDS component from SQL Server 2012 base to SP1 CU6.It seems that the upgrade must rebuild the subscription views (the create date matches the time of the upgrade) and in doing...
View ArticleExcel Plugin Performance
I've got a performance problem with MDS and the Excel plugin for one of my MDS clients. Here are some env specs:1. Model would be characterized as a medium sized model on the high end.2. 2+ entities...
View ArticleHard Delete all soft delete records (members) in Master Data Service (MDS)...
Hi,I am using Master Data Service for couple of months now. I can load, update, merge and soft delete data in MDS. Occasionally we even have to hard delete data from MDS. If we keep on soft deleting...
View ArticleMove Attribute Up/Down in MDS web app unpredictable
On the MDS web app/ System Administration/ Manage Entities/ Edit Entity page, the Move Attribute Up/Down controls move the selected attribute in unpredictable ways. Instead of simply moving the...
View ArticleErrors installing MDS upgrade/Latest Version of MDS
I'm getting a "The Client version is incompatible with the Database version. Please ask your administrator to upgrade the Client components or the Database components or both." I'm running SQL Server...
View ArticleCode will not Update with NewCode
I am re-aligning codes in MDM to match the systems that will use it. I have successfully used the staging leaf tables to do this already but there is one entity that just will not update. I started...
View ArticleMDS Excel Add-In does not load
I have installed the Excel Add-In for MDS. Every time I start Excel, I must re-enable the add-in.File >> Options >> Add-Ins, etc.Close and re-open Excel, it's gone. Must go through the...
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Excel Addin for MDS - break the layout of the sheet
Excel Addin for MDS 2012 / 2014When I apply the filter from the server:1) breaks the layout of formatting cells2) if I added my own rows above the row with system attributes and I apply server...
View ArticleDenali (CTP3) MDS - How to Automate Batch Start
I have an entity Test, with data loaded into [stg].Test_Leaf. I EXEC[stg].[udp_Test_Leaf] and the batch shows in the import queue (status=NotRunning), but I always have to maually start the batch...
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Retrieve attribute description to Excel Addin for MDS
I propose a new feature: retrieve attribute description to Excel Addin for MDS - as separate row, which would be above attribute-row.This is especially useful for users - translation into other languages.
View ArticleDirect code entry for the domain attribute
I propose a new feature:to allow direct code entry for the domain attribute in the web client for MDS. Now it allowed via combobox/modal window only. It's not comfortable, especially for1000 - 90000...
View ArticleRetrieving the "File Attribute" contents
I've added a logo PNG file in a file attribute - How do I retrieve the contents ?Is there a way to move the image to a blob column in SQL Server ? Or do I need to write .NET code ?Many...
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