House Bank Master Data

[former_member1112802]

Hi all,

Looking at our current data management workflow processes for creating and updating house bank master data it seems as though it would lend itself to SAP MDG. However, I can't find any evidence of anyone having done this.

We have SAP MDG (v9) embedded with S/4 Hana and implemented for cost centre, profit centre, GL, customer & vendor (BP).

Please can someone advise me if this is potentially a good idea or not? And if there is any standardization or templates available?

Many thanks

Katie.

[former_member218472]

Hi Michael,

Thanks for your inputs and i understand your point about sensitive. But even after referring multiple SAP links i could't actually figured out why SAP introduced Flex Mode. If you do not mind can you please help me in understanding this with small example.

Thanks,

Mahesh

[former_member218472]

Hi Michael,

As per your comment Why Flex vs Re-Use

If that is the case can you please explain why their is flex option available in MDG Framework? I here lot of replies saying since Finance is sensitive data SAP implemented in Flex mode. Can't we consider Bank data is also sensitive ?

Why does SAP wants to store Finance data in MDG specific tables ?

Why does SAP doing additional investments for replicating finance data ?

Why does SAP store duplicate records for finance data?

Even for the finance mode, re-use mode would have been a easier approach to govern the master data as per your comments? And this becomes a open question in most of the project discussions. Can you please explain why flex mode is relevant for sensitive data? and how is data categories as sensitive (FI) vs not sensitive (BP,MM).

Thanks,

Mahesh

[michael_theis]

Hello Mahesh,

kindly familiarize with the MDG documentation that you can find in our MDG Community, respectively on our SAP MDG pages. Those give detailed explanations upon your queries. I guess you will not find the statement "I here lot of replies saying since Finance is sensitive data SAP implemented in Flex mode." in SAP official documentation. This statement does not make that much sense. Using flex or re-use mode has nothing to do with protecting sensitive data.

Kind regards

Michael

[former_member1112802]

Hi Guys,

Thanks for getting back to me. Sorry, if I wasn't clear but I am not referring to the Bank Master, but to House Bank Accounts. i.e. the various bank accounts that are owned within the company and don't belong to customers or vendors. These are master data records used by various processes and require some sort of master data governance. We are currently using a workflow in S/4, but it looks like a good candidate for MDG. However, I can't find any one who has created bank accounts via MDG before.

Kind regards

[michael_theis]

Hi Katie,

actually I'm not sure what exactly (technically) you're referring to?

Take a look at MDG's data model BP. There you can maintain BPs (table BUT000) including customers (table KNA1) and vendors (table LFA1).

You can surely assign bank accounts to the objects (tables BUT0BK, KNBK, LFBK). Those entries relate to the bank master.

Additionally, while maintaining the company code data of customers (KNB1) or vendors (LFB1), you can define the "house bank" attribute of the segments. Technically, this house bank attribute is a reference to another customer (KNA1) or vendor (LFB1) record.

All of the above is currently built-in in SAP MDG for BP / Customers / Suppliers.

Best regards

Michael

[former_member218472]

Hi Michael,

We also replicate in case of flex mode, I am bit confused (flex empty does not make sense)of whyu stressed for reuse mode. Is this because of BP is reuse mode ?.

Would be great full if you clarify.

Thank you,

Mahesh

[michael_theis]

Hi Mahesh,

the Bank Master table BNKA is already existing every system that has the MDG Add-On. When going for a custom object / entity type to govern BNKA, it makes not much sense to choose the flexible option. Why do you want to store active data for governed Bank Masters in the MDG specific tables? Why do you need additionally investments for replicating this data to BNKA? Why do you store duplicate records? It's ways easier to use re-use and implement an access class for reading and writing the active records directly into BNKA.

Kind regards

Michael

[michael_theis]

Hi Katie,

the SAP deliverables consider the bank master (table BNKA) as "customizing". E.g. when maintaining bank accounts for customers or vendors, MDGC/MDGS expects that banks are already in the system.

You can of course go for a custom object, either in a specific data model; or if you want to combine your custom entity type with MDGC/S a new entity with SUT1 in data model BP. You should surely opt for a re-use approach (using a flex entity doesn't make sense, since you want to finally store the data in BNKA).

Best regards

Michael