Adaptive Metadata Manager vs. SAP Information Steward

Any team or organization with complex budgeting and financing could benefit from Adaptive Metadata Manager's ability to track, sort, organize, and analyze volumes of complex financial information. It's extremely valuable for our quarterly reforecasting exercises and lets us stay on track for our budgeting and accounting processes. As a budget manager, I get a detailed snapshot of my YTD expenses.

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In data conversion scenarios, the tool can be used for data profiling, data quality and data verification jobs. However, implementation depends on what implementation strategy or approach the company is adopting. In real-time scenarios, the tool can be used for generating data profiling and data quality reports as well. Business rules for data quality checks can be built into the tool and can be assigned to end or business users.

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• Data Profiling
• Data Quality Monitoring
• Dashboards

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• Interface is occasionally buggy
• Not always intuitive navigating between sheets

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• More real-time integration scenarios needed.
• Needs more generic standard content for metadata management.
• The user interface can be more intuitive based on AI.

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Out of the box solution

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It's a perfectly functional software but isn't intuitive right out of the box. With some training, it's easy to use.

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It provides out of box solution for information management at organisation level

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I haven't needed to use Adaptive Metadata Manager support.

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I believe many features from SAP Information Steward are available in other SAP products as well hence it is more confusing for business or customers to do the right selection. Moreover SAP strategy is not very clear for this particular product hence often we are confused while exploring more related scenarios

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Ready recknoer tools that act as reference are missing that can help to formulate ;Decision Driven Framework' for various strategic decesions

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I haven't used any other similar products and am unfamiliar with any other options. Speaking generally, Adaptive Metadata Manager's user interface is occasionally buggy and doesn't always allow for smooth navigation. It's easy to get lost in the myriad reports and sheets on occasion.

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In the case of this organization, Information Steward was part of a suite from SAP together with Data Services and SAP Master Data Governance. In terms of the overall package it was worth it for the company. Informatica cost was higher and the overall benefit from SAP package was the key decision point.

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• Improved data flaws
• Catching mistakes in data
• Reduced technical errors

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