MDG Interview Questions - Failed Technical Interview

SAP MDG Interview Questions

1. Experience and Background

Q1. SAP Experience

How many years of overall SAP experience do you have, and how many years of experience do you have specifically in SAP MDG?

Q2. MDG Domains

Which SAP MDG domains have you worked on, such as:

- Material - Business Partner - Supplier/Customer - Finance

Which domain have you worked on most extensively?

2. SAP MDG Business Partner and Ariba SLP Integration

Q3. Ariba SLP Integration

For SAP MDG Business Partner/Supplier, have you worked on Ariba SLP integration scenarios?

What kind of integrations have you worked on with Ariba SLP?

Q4. Inbound Integration

What inbound integration scenarios have you worked on for Business Partner, Material, or other MDG objects?

Q5. Web Service / DRF BAdIs

Which BAdIs are used for MDG web services or DRF-based outbound replication?

Q6. DRF Filter Configuration

How do you configure filters for outbound replication using DRF?

Q7. Company Code Segment Filtering

Suppose you do not want to replicate a particular company code segment of a Business Partner to a specific target system.

How would you configure this restriction?

Q8. Attribute vs. Segment Filters

What is the difference between attribute-based filtering and segment filtering in DRF?

When would you use each?

3. Custom Data Models and Data Model Extensions

Q9. Custom Data Model

Have you worked on creating a completely custom SAP MDG data model?

Q10. Data Model Extensions

What SAP MDG data model extensions have you worked on?

Explain one example involving a custom entity or custom attribute.

Q11. Custom Entity

For the custom entity you created:

- What was the purpose of the entity? - What entity type did you use? - What fields did the entity contain? - Why did you choose that entity type?

Q12. Entity Types

What are the different entity types available in SAP MDG?

Explain:

- Type 1 - Type 2 - Type 3 - Type 4

Q13. Relationship Cardinality

What is relationship cardinality in an SAP MDG data model?

What cardinalities can be defined between entities?

Q14. Relationship Types

What are the different types of relationships available between entities in an SAP MDG data model?

Explain:

- Leading relationship - Referencing relationship - Qualifying relationship - Hierarchical relationship

Q15. Custom Entity Relationship

Which relationship type did you use for your custom entity?

Between which entities was the relationship created?

Q16. Other Custom Entities

Have you created or extended any other custom entities in Business Partner, Material, Finance, or other MDG data models?

4. SAP MDG UI / FPM Configuration

Q17. UI Design

Have you worked on SAP MDG UI design and configuration?

What types of UI changes have you implemented?

Q18. Deep-Copy UI Configuration

Have you worked with deep-copy UI configurations?

In what scenarios would you create a deep copy instead of a customizing configuration?

Q19. Custom Entity UI

Suppose you have extended the MDG data model with a custom entity.

How would you expose that entity on the MDG UI?

Explain the complete process.

Q20. UIBB Creation

Where and how do you create a UIBB for SAP MDG?

Q21. UIBB Wiring

After creating a UIBB, how do you configure its wiring and make the entity attributes available on the UI?

Q22. Missing Fields in UI Configuration

Suppose a newly added field is not visible in the field catalog or field group while configuring the UI.

How would you troubleshoot and make the field available?

Q23. Steps Between Data Model and UI Configuration

After changing the data model but before creating/configuring the UIBB, what intermediate configuration and generation steps are required?

Q24. Data Model Generation and Mapping

After extending an MDG data model:

- What structures need to be generated? - What staging adjustments are required? - What source/target structure mappings are required? - What configuration is required before the fields become available to the UI?

5. SAP MDG Workflow

Q25. Workflow Experience

What types of SAP MDG workflows have you worked on?

Have you worked with both sequential and parallel workflows?

Q26. Parallel Workflow

How would you design a parallel workflow in SAP MDG?

Q27. Parallel Workflow BAdIs

Which BAdIs are involved in parallel workflow processing?

Explain the purpose of:

- Context Preparation BAdI - Merge BAdI

Q28. Change Request Business Object

Which SAP Business Object is used for MDG Change Requests?

Q29. Activating a Stuck Change Request

Suppose an MDG workflow is stuck and you need to activate the Change Request manually from the backend.

How would you do this?

Which transaction, business object, and method would you use?

6. SAP MDG Consolidation and Mass Processing

Q30. Consolidation Experience

Have you worked on SAP MDG Consolidation?

Q31. Process Template Configuration

How do you configure a new process template in SAP MDG Consolidation?

Explain the configuration steps.

Q32. Custom Consolidation Process

Describe a scenario where you had to create a custom consolidation process template instead of using the standard template.

Q33. Consolidation Process Steps

What different process steps can be configured in an MDG Consolidation process template?

For example:

- Data upload - Matching - Best Record Calculation - Activation

Q34. Consolidation Process Issues

What kinds of issues have you encountered during the consolidation or approval process?

How did you troubleshoot them?

Q35. Deleting an Extension Through Mass Processing

Using MDG Mass Processing, how would you delete an existing extension, such as:

- Company code data - Identification data - Other dependent/extension data

Q36. Action Code in Mass Processing Template

What needs to be maintained in the mass-processing upload template to delete existing data?

What is the purpose of the action-code column?

7. SAP MDG Data Quality Management

Q37. Data Quality Management

Have you worked with SAP MDG Data Quality Management (DQM) applications?

What types of DQM implementations have you done?

Q38. Complex Validation

How would you configure a complex validation involving an inner join or lookup against multiple data sources in MDG Data Quality Management?

Q39. BRFplus in DQM

How is BRFplus used in MDG Data Quality Management?

Which BRFplus expressions or techniques can be used for complex validation scenarios, such as:

- Database Lookup - Formulas - Decision logic

8. Role and Project Responsibilities

Q40. Current Role

What is your current role in your SAP MDG team?

Q41. Technical Lead Responsibilities

What responsibilities do you handle as an SAP MDG Technical Lead?

Q42. SME Responsibilities

What responsibilities do you handle as an SAP MDG Subject Matter Expert (SME)?

Q43. Requirement Gathering and Solutioning

What is your involvement in:

- Requirement gathering - Solution design - Technical discussions - Client discussions - Development - Escalation handling

Q44. Solution Design Review

Have you participated in solution design or architecture review boards?

What is your role when reviewing a proposed MDG solution?

Q45. Solution Optimization

When a new MDG requirement is proposed, how do you evaluate whether the proposed solution is technically appropriate and whether it can be optimized?