Managing MDM Models

This topic explains the need for managing MDM models.

An MDM model contains spokes and hub that represent the various data stores within the organization. An MDM model depicts the relationship of the spokes with the hub. The published or run-time MDM models are used for synchronizing data across different data stores. These models are obtained by publishing the design-time models.

Following managment tasks can be performed on a published model.

• Unpublishing an MDM Model : A published model can be unpublished if you do not want to continue working with the model. If you have to change the way data is synchronized then you must edit the design-time model and re-publish it. If a published model is unpublished, edited and then published, it is possible that in the meantime data to be synchronized may be lost. Therefore, ensure that a model is unpublished or re-published depending upon the situation. For information on un-publishing an MDM model, refer to Un-publishing MDM models.
• Perform Runtime Operations : The run-time activities like Upload data from the requisite spoke data entities to the appropriate hub data entities, can be done. Similarly, Download of data from hub to spoke entities can be performed.For information on Runtime Operations, refer to Perform Runtime Operations.