Omikron Data Quality Server (ODQS) - the backbone of SAP

For an SAP implementation to be successful, it is important that it has a backbone of good quality data. If not, the system will become untrustworthy for the users and cost managers reporting to fail.
ODQS has shown to be able to provide this backbone, and is currently the fastest growing data quality solution in the Nordic region. Some of the reasons are:

Secure and quick results and easy navigation
Flexible deployment in SOA environments
That it can let SAP communicate with other systems and databases

For the backbone to become strong, a deployment could take place in this way:

Step 1: Start with a clean database

The old rule GIGO: Garbage In - Garbage Out is alive and kicking. Many believe that the challenge of data quality is so insignificant that they can fix it later. Thesearticles show that it is not so easy. If you are doing the big overhaul when installing it is easier to maintain a high quality database.

Step 2: Locate your customers with FACT-Finder Address-Search

The main reason that duplicates occurs is that the operator does not find the customer they are looking for when contacted. They therefore create the client again. FACT-Finder Address-Search is built on the same technology as the market-leading search and navigation solutions in Europe. The solution is fault tolerant and language independent, so it will always find your customers even if they are:

misspelled
Posted in the wrong data field
Have abbreviations or missing data

Address-Search can also be configured so that it can find customer records in ERP / BI system. Since most errors occur in the registration phase, you can set up a surveillance of the recording. Is it the structural challenges of the systems or the human factor?

Step 3: The ongoing cleansing and match with Duplicate Check

Although step 1 and 2 are followed, there will always sneak irregularities into the segments. The program Duplicate Check will deal with the ongoing cleansing and matching of the databases. It can:

Clean the data as often as you want
Match data across databases and systems
Maintain the customer hierarchy updated

Our solution has proved particularly useful if you have many international data.

Step 4: Update the reference data

When your operators talk to customers, or send a letter or invoice, it is important to have the correct phone and address information. We work with leading actors on reference data. The update can be done as an automatic routine.

Step 5: Extend with several modules for improved data quality

We have several modules to improve the data quality. Here are some examples that are implemented in the Nordic countries:

Service module. You can check if the domain for E-mail addresses are valid and whether telephone numbers are existing and working
Sanction list comparison. You are ensured that no customers are on the EU list of individuals and companies that are illegal to work with
Gender assignment. You can determine the sex of your customers

Please contact us for a complete list of modules.

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