Gain real-time visibility into data quality, processing speed and workflow status with intuitive dashboards to help teams act quickly and improve outcomes.

What is Dashboard?

The SimpleMDG Dashboard is a comprehensive and intuitive graphical interface that brings together all essential business information, metrics and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) in one visual environment. This screen is directly presented to users logging into the SimpleMDG solution and provides a clear and immediate overview of master data management performance.
Through a rich set of visual components including charts, graphs and tabular views, the dashboard allows users to quickly evaluate the status and efficiency of key business areas, projects and systems. Informative tiles with visual elements such as pie charts and category-based indicators make it easy to monitor KPIs at a glance, enabling fast and data-driven decision making.

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Role-Based Dashboards

Each role in SimpleMDG has access to its own personalized dashboard. This means that Requestors, Approvers, Stewards and Steward Managers will only see the KPIs and analytics relevant to their responsibilities. Users can customize their layout and portlets to match their needs and create a personalized experience that reflects the most critical metrics for their day-to-day work.

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Admin mode

Users with administrative authorization can enable Admin Mode. When active, any changes made to a dashboard of a specific role become visible to all users within that role. This feature ensures consistent KPI definitions and layout structures across the organization while maintaining flexibility for individual customization where appropriate.

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KPIs Overview

The SimpleMDG Dashboard provides a rich library of preconfigured Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) designed to monitor the health and efficiency of business process. These KPIs are organized into several categories to give users insights into performance, compliance and data quality.

KPI Categories:

1. KPI Tiles – Core indicators that show counts and time-based measures such as:

  • Item Requests per Category
  • Cycle Time and Idle Time
  • Single and Mass Change Requests (CR) by category and compliance level

2. KPI Targets – Compare performance against defined targets, for example:

  • Approved CR vs target
  • High Compliance Activation/Approval vs Target

3.       KPI Time – Trend-based KPIs that compare metrics across time periods, such as:

  • Cycle Time over time
  • CR by Category and Data Range

4.       Analytics KPIs – More advanced visualizations for in-depth analysis, including:

  • Approval and Activation Rates by Compliance Level
  • Idle and Cycle Time Rankings
  • Request and Report Trends by Day, Week or Month

5.       KPI Meters – Ratio-based KPIs that highlight compliance and approval quality

  • Approval CRs vs Total Received
  • High/Low/No Compliance CR Ratios

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Data Fetching and Processing

Change request data comes directly from both the SimpleMDG application itself and the target SAP system. Based on this connection, the data is updated, based on a schedule, defined in the SimpleMDG configuration. 

Dashboard Transport Management

Administrators can export and import complete dashboard configurations to maintain consistency across environments or to create backups. This functionality allows predefined dashboard settings such as layouts, KPIs, colors and thresholds to be transferred seamlessly between systems. As a result, organizations can easily replicate dashboards for different roles or restore previous setups without having to rebuild them manually.

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Strong dashboards don’t just visualize data, they drive action.

With the SimpleMDG Dashboard, you move from fragmented insights to a clear, real-time overview of your master data processes. The result: faster decisions, better data quality, and full control over your workflows.

Ready to take control of your master data?

Let’s look at how this could work in your environment. Our experts help you translate dashboards into real business impact, from setup to adoption.

 

 

Maelys
Written by

Maëlys Callens

SAP Master Data Consultant

SAP MDG Consultant with a BSc in Applied Informatics - Functional and Business Analist. Experienced in MDG Business Partners, MDG Materials, MDG Consolidation, and MDG Data Quality Management.