Specifications

134 CHAPTER 7 Master Data Services
Transaction Logging
MDS uses a transaction log, as shown in Figure 7-9, to capture every change made to master
data, including the master data value before and after the change, the user who made the
change (not shown), the date and time of the change, and other identifying information
about the master data. You can access this log to view all transactions for a model by version
in the Version Management area of Master Data Manager. If you nd that a change was made
erroneously, you can select the transaction in the log and click the Undo button above the
log to restore the prior value. The transaction log also includes the reversals you make when
using this technique.
FIGURE 7-9 The transaction log
MDS allows you to annotate any transaction so that you can preserve the reasons for a
change to the master data. When you select a transaction in the transactions log, a new sec-
tion appears at the bottom of the page for transaction annotations. Here you can view the
complete set of annotations for the selected transaction, if any, and you can enter text for a
new annotation, as shown in Figure 7-10.
FIGURE 7-10 A transaction annotation