What is Master Data?
Master Data
Basic information shared in many places, such as items and business partners.
What it means
Unlike records created every day, such as orders or production output, master data is information that does not change frequently and relies on multiple records, such as items, customers, suppliers, and BOM. Also called baseline information.
When connecting two systems, match the master data first. If you call the same object by different numbers, the numbers you exchange will all be different.
At the pen factory
On the 24th day, the “ballpoint pen refill (blue)” from our headquarters was incorrectly connected to the “black refill” from the factory. If it had remained the same, blue refill orders would have been received as black refill.
Why it matters
If the basic information is incorrect, all records built on top of it will be incorrect.