The Base Configurations file includes basic data modeling and other configurations for entity types with shared definitions (i.e., Organization Customer, Supplier, and Contact Person). Hence, the Base Configuration file should be loaded first.
For more information on data modeling, refer to the Data Modeling topic in the Solution Enablement: Customer & Supplier MDM documentation.
Data Model
Organization Customer
For B2B implementations, the Accelerator files provide attributes and references for Organization Customer entity type.
Supplier
For B2B implementations, the Accelerator files provide attributes and references for Supplier entity type.
Contact Persons
Contact Person is also relevant for B2B (Organization Customer and Supplier) implementations. From an attribution standpoint, Contact Person is similar to Individual Customer.
Hierarchy Object Types
In company hierarchies, dedicated aggregate object types may be used to represent aspects of an entity that do not directly represent customer or supplier entities.
Aggregates may be used to model categorizations to accommodate specific organizational hierarchy structures. For example, a legal hierarchy structure may include aggregates representing a parent holding company, business units, subsidiaries, and divisions. A sales hierarchy structure may include aggregates representing regions and territories.
Aggregates are applicable to both internal and external hierarchy types, such as legal hierarchies, financial hierarchies, etc.
Address Standardization
Included with the Base configuration is the Address Standardization business rule using the Loqate integration. For details on configuring and setting up the integration, refer to the Loqate Integration topic in the Data Integration documentation.
Lookup Tables
Lookup tables may be used to compliment the match algorithms. A Word Alias Table is included for organizations Organization (Word Alias Table). An Unmatched Word Factor Table is also included for organizations (Organization Unmatched Word Factor Table).