MDG Data Domains & CVI

Why is the MDG governance object called 'Supplier' rather than simply 'Vendor'?

What distinguishes a primary cost element from a secondary cost element in SAP ERP?

In SAP S/4HANA, where do cost elements live, and how does that change the MDG Financials data model?

What problem do editions solve in MDG, Financials that the other MDG domains do not need to handle?

How many delivered MDG data models cover business partner, customer, supplier, and contract accounts?

Under which of the three MDG, Financials governance areas is a cost center governed — accounting, controlling, or consolidation?

In an MDG hub, when is key mapping unavoidable versus when can you avoid it through the numbering strategy?

What step does MDG force before any create request for a customer or supplier, and why?

In SAP S/4HANA, how do you create a standalone customer master record that is not a business partner?

Why is Customer-Vendor Integration optional in classic SAP ERP but mandatory in SAP S/4HANA?

CVI can synchronize both ways, but which direction does MDG actually configure it in?

Can you use flexible grouping to remap the account group while still forcing the business partner and customer to share the same number?

When creating a material master record, what does the material type control beyond grouping similar materials?

To make a business partner and its customer record carry the same number across an MDG hub and a receiving S/4HANA system, what is the easily-missed setting?

Which element of a business partner controls its number range and internal-versus-external assignment — the business partner category or the business partner group?

Does contract accounts (FI-CA) replace standard accounts receivable (FI-AR) in the industries that use it?

What is the minimum and maximum business-partner assignment for a single contract account (FI-CA)?