About SAS MDM

SAS MDM is a combination of software, templates, documentation, data models, and services that provide the functionality and processes necessary to build and maintain a master entity database. An entity can be a customer, product, patient, site, or any business data object that you define. You can also define attributes for each entity, as well as transformations that support data quality and identity management functionality.

The SAS MDM hub is a set of tables and table relationships that contain entity information and required entity keys and linking information. This hub provides end-users or other applications with a complete view of an entity and its relationships with other entities. In addition, the hub can be used as the single source for creating and maintaining survivor records that can be used in other applications or processes. The original source system IDs, which are important to other enterprise applications or data sources, are also maintained in the hub to facilitate linking activities with other data providers or consumers.

SAS Data Remediation enables users to manage and correct issues triggered by business rules in SAS MDM batch jobs and real-time processes. These issues can also be triggered by external systems that communicate with data remediation through its REST-based web service application programming interface (API). Data remediation allows user- or role-based access to data exceptions, which are categorized by application and subject area. Once data remediation issues have been reviewed, they can be corrected through the same application, eliminating the need for another user to complete the correction process. All data remediation issues can also be associated with workflow definitions that route the issues to the correct decision maker for approval or instructions for additional action.

SAS MDM includes the following features: