Building a Model (MDS Add-in for Excel)

In the Master Data Services Add-in for Excel, administrators can perform a subset of the administrative functions available in the Master Data Manager web application.

The model building tasks administrators can do in the Master Data Services Add-in for Excel are:

• Create entities. For more information about entities, see Entities (Master Data Services).

• Create attributes of all types, including domain-based attributes. For more information about attributes, see Attributes (Master Data Services) and Domain-Based Attributes (Master Data Services).

As an administrator, you must create the model by using the Master Data Manager web application or the web service. Then you can use the Add-in for Excel to create entities and attributes within the model. For more information about model objects, see Models (Master Data Services).

Related Tasks

Most administrative tasks must still be done in the Master Data Manager web application or by using the web service. The following table shows which tools administrators can use to complete tasks in MDS.

Related Content

• Models (Master Data Services)

• Entities (Master Data Services)

• Attributes (Master Data Services)

• Domain-Based Attributes (Master Data Services)

• Attribute Groups (Master Data Services)

• Business Rules (Master Data Services)

• Exporting Data (Master Data Services)

• Hierarchies (Master Data Services)

• Collections (Master Data Services)

• Versions (Master Data Services)

• Security (Master Data Services)

• Deploying Models (Master Data Services)