Simplifying Master Data Approvals: How Looply and SimpleMDG Work Together

Efficient master data governance is essential for successful business operations. According to a recent SAPinsider report, 42% of SAP customers struggle with data quality and governance issues, and 45% believe their master data is not ready to support migration to SAP S/4HANA.

SimpleMDG, a robust master data governance solution, addresses these challenges with intuitive workflows, seamless SAP integration, and powerful tools that simplify the management of master data across an organization. However, the need for enhanced collaboration and streamlined communication remains.

Enter Looply, a Microsoft Teams integration solution that brings collaboration and communication into the heart of master data processes. Together, SimpleMDG and Looply provide a transformative approach to master data governance. This integration enables users to manage approvals efficiently within Microsoft Teams, ensuring faster decision-making, improved visibility, and greater user engagement. Below, we delve into the strengths of each solution and how their integration drives unparalleled efficiency.

The Power of SimpleMDG

SimpleMDG is designed to address the challenges businesses face in managing their master data. It empowers organizations to maintain clean and reliable data while simplifying processes for both IT and business users. By offering self-service capabilities, it allows business users to request, enrich, and approve master data without overburdening IT teams. Its intuitive interface guides users through these processes, reducing turnaround times and ensuring accuracy. Smart validations built into SimpleMDG catch errors early, maintaining the integrity of the data.

The solution supports configurable workflows tailored to specific business needs, from simple approval chains to complex multi-step processes. These workflows automate repetitive tasks, track progress, and ensure that every scenario is accounted for. With built-in tools for cleansing legacy data, SimpleMDG ensures that errors and inconsistencies are addressed, paving the way for seamless operations and regulatory compliance.

SimpleMDG’s native integration with SAP ensures that it operates harmoniously with existing systems. Leveraging the SAP Business Technology Platform, it cascades validation rules and data standards across the organization, ensuring consistency. This integration reflects master data updates automatically in both SAP ECC and SAP S/4HANA environments, creating a single source of truth. The solution’s support for various master data objects, including Materials, Suppliers, Cost Centres, and more, ensures comprehensive coverage of business needs. Additionally, its no-code implementation simplifies setup and maintenance, allowing organizations to adapt quickly to evolving requirements.

By clearly defining roles such as Requestor, Contributor, Approver, Data Steward, and Stakeholder, SimpleMDG ensures a streamlined governance process. Automated notifications and reminders keep tasks on track, reducing delays and improving accountability. This powerful combination of features makes SimpleMDG an indispensable tool for master data governance.

How Looply Elevates SimpleMDG

While SimpleMDG addresses core data governance challenges, Looply enhances its functionality by bringing these processes into Microsoft Teams. This integration transforms how organizations manage approvals, making them faster, more collaborative, and more user-friendly. With Looply, approval tasks created in SimpleMDG are seamlessly delivered as interactive adaptive cards within Teams, allowing users to review, approve, or request changes directly in their chat or channel. This eliminates the need to switch between systems, significantly reducing friction and delays.

The integration provides real-time notifications and reminders, ensuring that approvers and stakeholders are always informed of pending tasks or updates. This heightened visibility improves accountability and ensures that processes are completed promptly. By centralizing tasks within Teams, Looply reduces the cognitive load on users, offering a streamlined and intuitive experience.

Looply accelerates approvals by automating routine steps and ensuring that decision-makers have all the necessary information at their fingertips. Its Workflow Studio allows organizations to tailor processes to their specific requirements, enabling them to scale workflows as business needs evolve. The familiar Teams interface encourages user adoption and reduces training time, making it easier for organizations to achieve widespread engagement.

This integration also enhances collaboration among cross-functional teams by enabling seamless communication within Teams. Stakeholders from different departments can work together on master data governance tasks without relying on lengthy email threads or external tools. Looply’s ability to log all actions back into SimpleMDG ensures that audit trails are maintained, supporting compliance and continuous improvement.