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About the Setup of a Master Data Model

All products can be categorized into various groups. For example, vehicles can be classified as passenger, off-road, or commercial vehicles among others. Manufacturers use classification methods to categorize their assets. In addition, industry standard categorizations are available.

Set up model data so that it can be used for various activities like confirming warranty eligibility, registering policies, warranty pricing, claims processing, and others. Model code data is a hierarchical structure with multiple levels. Different industries might use different levels of hierarchy to define the model data. Table 28 lists some examples of the code hierarchy of master data model.