Extend Master Data Governance (MDG) for FI Contract Account by a New Field
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How-To
Extend MDG for FI Contract Account by a New Field
Applicable releases:
From MDG 7.0 and from SAP S/4HANA 1511
From EHP6 for SAP ERP 6.0 and from S/4HANA 1511
From MDG 9.1 SP01 and from S/4HANA 1709
Version: 3.0
Date: February 2025
How-To
Extend MDG for FI Contract Account by a New Field
Applicable releases:
From MDG 7.0 and from SAP S/4HANA 1511
From EHP6 for SAP ERP 6.0 and from S/4HANA 1511
From MDG 9.1 SP01 and from S/4HANA 1709
Version: 3.0
Date: February 2025
Document History
Document Version Description
1.0 First official release of this guide (November 2017)
1.1 Layout update (November 2019)
2.0 Layout update (November 2019)
3.0 Layout update (February 2025)
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Document Version Description
1.0 First official release of this guide (November 2017)
1.1 Layout update (November 2019)
2.0 Layout update (November 2019)
3.0 Layout update (February 2025)
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Table of Contents
1. Business Scenario . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2. Step by Step Explanation Field Extension with New Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2.1. Create New Field in CI Include. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2.2. Extend MDG Data Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2.3. Generate Structures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.4. Create Field Mapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2.5. Add New Field to UI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2.6. Check for Mandatory Fields with BRF+. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
3. Additional Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
3.1. Further Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
3.2. SAP Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
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1. Business Scenario . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2. Step by Step Explanation Field Extension with New Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2.1. Create New Field in CI Include. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2.2. Extend MDG Data Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2.3. Generate Structures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.4. Create Field Mapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2.5. Add New Field to UI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2.6. Check for Mandatory Fields with BRF+. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
3. Additional Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
3.1. Further Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
3.2. SAP Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
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1. Business Scenario
SAP Master Data Governance provides business processes to find, create, change, and mark master data for
deletion. It supports the governance of master data in a central hub and the distribution to connected opera
tional and business intelligence systems.
The processes are workflow-driven and can include several approval and revision phases, and the collabora
tion of all users participating in the master data maintenance.
This How To Guide describes the solution to enhance MDG FI Contract Account with new fields.
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2. Step by Step Explanation Field Extension with New Field
The following explanation shows you how to include a custom field into MDG.
2.1. Create New Field in CI Include
The following CI includes can be enhanced with a new field:
• CI_FKKVK of table FKKVK (*)
• CI_FKKVKP of table FKKVKP
• CI_FKKVKP2 of table FKKVKP
• CI_FKKVKP_SP1 of table FKKVKP
• CI_FKKVKP_FIS of table FKKVKP
• CI_FKKVKP_UK of table FKKVKP
*If you want to enhance the CI_FKKVK include for table FKKVK, first read SAP Note 2859822.
Run transaction SE11, and enter table FKKVK or FKKVKP. Double-click the CI include you want to extend. If
the CI include was not enhanced before, choose “Yes” in the dialog box to create the structure. Enter a
description, and add the new field. Save and activate your changes.
2.2. Extend MDG Data Model
Run transaction MDGIMG, and select the activity “Edit Data Model” under Master Data Governance, Central
Governance General Settings Data Modeling.
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SAP Master Data Governance provides business processes to find, create, change, and mark master data for
deletion. It supports the governance of master data in a central hub and the distribution to connected opera
tional and business intelligence systems.
The processes are workflow-driven and can include several approval and revision phases, and the collabora
tion of all users participating in the master data maintenance.
This How To Guide describes the solution to enhance MDG FI Contract Account with new fields.
• + *
2. Step by Step Explanation Field Extension with New Field
The following explanation shows you how to include a custom field into MDG.
2.1. Create New Field in CI Include
The following CI includes can be enhanced with a new field:
• CI_FKKVK of table FKKVK (*)
• CI_FKKVKP of table FKKVKP
• CI_FKKVKP2 of table FKKVKP
• CI_FKKVKP_SP1 of table FKKVKP
• CI_FKKVKP_FIS of table FKKVKP
• CI_FKKVKP_UK of table FKKVKP
*If you want to enhance the CI_FKKVK include for table FKKVK, first read SAP Note 2859822.
Run transaction SE11, and enter table FKKVK or FKKVKP. Double-click the CI include you want to extend. If
the CI include was not enhanced before, choose “Yes” in the dialog box to create the structure. Enter a
description, and add the new field. Save and activate your changes.
2.2. Extend MDG Data Model
Run transaction MDGIMG, and select the activity “Edit Data Model” under Master Data Governance, Central
Governance General Settings Data Modeling.
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Select data model “BP”, and double-click the “Entity Types” sub-node in the dialog structure. Depending on
the table in which you enhanced the CI include, select either entity type “FKKVK” or “FKKVKP”. Double-click
“Attributes” in the dialog structure. Choose the “New Entries” button to create a new entry.
To add your attribute, enter “ZZ“ followed by the technical name of the data element, e.g., “ZZDOKAR”. Save
your changes.
Double-click the “Entity Types” sub-node. Choose “Activate”. Choose “Adjust Staging Area of linked Change
Requests”, and select “Yes” in the dialog box.
2.3. Generate Structures
Run transaction MDGIMG, and select the activity “Generate Data Model-Specific Structures” under Master
Data Governance, Central Governance General Settings Data Modeling.
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the table in which you enhanced the CI include, select either entity type “FKKVK” or “FKKVKP”. Double-click
“Attributes” in the dialog structure. Choose the “New Entries” button to create a new entry.
To add your attribute, enter “ZZ“ followed by the technical name of the data element, e.g., “ZZDOKAR”. Save
your changes.
Double-click the “Entity Types” sub-node. Choose “Activate”. Choose “Adjust Staging Area of linked Change
Requests”, and select “Yes” in the dialog box.
2.3. Generate Structures
Run transaction MDGIMG, and select the activity “Generate Data Model-Specific Structures” under Master
Data Governance, Central Governance General Settings Data Modeling.
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