In this Post, we’ll see how I (as an Administrator) created a Master Data Services Entity via MDS add-in for Excel:
1. Created a Model via MDS Web Application. I named it “customer Information”
3. Open the File that has the Data that you want to load to MDS
4. Switch to Master Data tab in Excel
[Resource: Steps I followed to Install SQL Server 2012 Master Data Services (MDS) on my Demo Machine: And then Installed the Excel Add-in]
5. Connect to MDS server (via Excel add-in)
6. Select Model as CustomerInformation
7. Under Build Model, select Create Entity
8. Configure the values in the “Create Entity” > click OK
9. Switch to MDS web application to see the new entity:
I hope this helps! Your comments are very welcome!
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