To distribute master data in MDM studio, Connectivity studio messages are used.

For a master data entity, you can define the messages that are used to send master data:

• From a source company to a target company.
• From a source company to a staging journal.
• From a source company to a target group.
• From a staging journal to a target company.

This topic explains how to set up a master data entity message of type Standard, External, or Target group.

Prerequisites:

• Company setup
• Connectivity studio setup (messages)

Standard procedure

1.	Click Master data management - Setup.
2.	On the Master data entities tab, in the list, find and select the desired master data entity.
3.	Click Edit.
4.	Expand the Messages section.
5.	Click New.
6.	In the Type field, select 'Standard', 'External', or 'Target group'.
7.	Define the master data management company from which you send the master data.
	In the Source company field, enter or select a value.
8.	Define the master data management company or target group to which you send the master data.
	In the Target company field, enter or select a value.
9.	Define the message to send the master data from the source company to the target company, to the staging journal of the target company, or to target group.
	In the Message field, enter or select a value.
10.	If you use staging in the target company, define the message to send the data from the staging journal to the target company.
	In the Staging field, enter or select a value.
11.	If you use the MDM staging journal, you can compare data. You can compare the current target company values with the values as sent from the source company to the staging journal. To compare the data, a data comparison must be generated. You can have the data comparison generated when the message is run that sends data from the source company to the MDM staging journal.
	Select the Generate compare data check box.
	Note: If you generate a data comparison, you can also apply a staging journal validation. This validation defines what happens with journal lines with data differences. To apply a staging validation, in Connectivity studio, in the Staging display options, for the desired record, set up a validation with the BisValidationMdmDifference validation class. The Exception behavior and Type settings of the validation setup define what happens if differences are found. For more information, refer to Set up staging validations.
12.	You can run the staging message directly after the data is received in the staging journal.
	Select the Execute staging check box.
13.	Close the page.

See also

• Set up Connectivity studio for MDM Studio