SAP Information Steward

Integration

Definition

SAP Information Steward is a tool for managing and improving data quality and governance.

Detailed Description

SAP Information Steward is a comprehensive solution that enables organizations to monitor, manage, and streamline their data governance and data quality processes. It provides capabilities for data profiling, metadata management, and data lineage, helping businesses ensure their data is accurate, complete, and reliable across various systems.

Key Features

Collaboration Tools: Facilitates collaboration among data stewards and business users to align data management efforts.
Data Lineage: Provides visual depictions of data flow from source to destination.
Data Profiling: Analyzes data to reveal patterns, classifies data, and assesses its quality.
Data Quality Monitoring: Enables tracking and improvement of data quality over time.
Metadata Management: Centralizes access to metadata and provides a consolidated view of metadata assets.

Common Modules

Data Services

Integrates data across heterogeneous sources and delivers trusted data to critical business processes.

SAP Master Data Governance

Provides data governance tools to standardize, centralize, and manage master data.

Examples

Basic Data Profiling Example

An example of how to perform basic data profiling using SAP Information Steward.

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Popular Implementations

Retail Industry Implementation

A major retail company implemented SAP Information Steward to improve data quality across its inventory and customer information systems, resulting in a 40% reduction in data errors.