Configure SAP master data requests easily

With the SAP add-on CLC-PADD® S Suite+, simple and complex master data applications can be configured independently as modern SAP Fiori apps. These business apps are intuitive to use and can be used on any device, be it a PC, tablet or smartphone, thanks to SAP UI5 technology.

Thanks to this tool, any application form can be designed with a look and feel that is perfectly tailored to the user in the form of guided applications that assist the applicant with data entry. A wide range of design options are available for this purpose.

Whether intelligent checklists, data cockpits, context-specific information texts or even input aids and default values: all of these components can be integrated into the apps. Important accompanying documents can be added to applications via drag-and-drop. Flexible workflows and process templates are directly available for approving and checking master data at this early stage. The CLC-PADD® S Suite+ also offers a user-friendly visualization of the workflows and displays the processing history as well as the 

further steps of the application processing. After processing, the master data can be created automatically based on the data entered in the form if desired. The application is linked to the master data so that the entire processing history is transparently available at all times.

Improving the quality of their master data is still of central importance to most companies. For example, a recent study by Gartner Research shows that many companies are convinced that poor data quality is responsible for losses averaging 15 million US dollars per year.

Chaotic master data is often the result of inadequately defined responsibilities and unclean processes. In the worst case scenario, everyone is allowed to enter the required data into the ERP system themselves and does not even have to ensure that information that is essential for other departments is entered correctly and that relevant accompanying documents (such as certification certificates) are stored transparently. The result: incomplete and incorrect data and - due to the resulting inadequate retrievability of master data - historically growing duplicates.

High costs arise in particular due to the time-consuming reworking of master data,

which is mandatory for many SAP customers, especially as part of the digital transformation of their system landscape to S/4HANA. Many companies therefore rely on dedicated application management for master data, which is based on forms, usually as Excel or Word documents, and master data managers responsible for processing. However, these "paper processes" also have some disadvantages. The mass of Office forms is often difficult to use and leads to long processing times due to media and system breaks.

This leads to long processing times - and therefore also to slow and inefficient business processes based on this master data. In addition, the applicant not only needs to know who is responsible for further processing the application, they also cannot view the current processing status of their application. The person responsible for master data must also check each application without digital support from the SAP system and transfer the data manually.

For intelligent master data management and efficient processes, it is necessary for companies to first establish clear responsibilities (whether centralized or decentralized). For each data point, there should be a clearly defined group of employees who are responsible for recording and quality. In the next step, it is advisable to replace all isolated solutions in the form of tools, templates and forms outside of SAP with SAP-integrated applications. This

eliminates unnecessary system and media disruptions and avoids redundant data entry. The direct integration benefits from automated validations and duplicate checks. With the help of intelligent workflows, the applications can then be automatically sent to the relevant person responsible in master data management for approval so that the new master data can then be automatically entered without errors. However, care should be taken to ensure that these applications can be flexibly adapted to changing requirements and are also quick and easy to use. This is important in order to reduce inhibitions, avoid costly training measures and relieve the burden on internal IT.