Master data

Master data is the type of resource that you want to manage, for example, definition of a material or production process.

Master data can come from manufacturing engineering systems (MES) such as IBM® Maximo®, or other existing data sources. IBM InfoSphere® Master Data Management Collaboration Server can be used to complete gaps in the data from these sources or consolidate data from multiple sources. You can also add attributes, create relationships between items, or define data that you do not have another source for. For example, add hierarchy information to indicate which pieces of equipment belong to which site, in which location or classify resources into groups. In a report, the hierarchies and groups can be displayed as additional information or used as drill downs and filters.

Master data is normally loaded by one of the supplied connectors or the Flat File API. The connectors and the Flat File API use IBM Integration Bus flows to transform the data into the form that is required and update the data in the IBM Predictive Maintenance and Quality database.