Metadata Exploitation in Large-scale Data Migration Projects

The inherent complexity of large-scale information integration efforts has led to the proliferation of numerous metadata capabilities to improve upon project management, quality control and governance. In this paper, we utilise complex information integration projects in the context of SAP application consolidation to analyse several new metadata capabilities, which enable improved governance and control of data quality. Further, by investigating certain unaddressed aspects around these capabilities, often tending to negatively impact information integration projects, we identify key focus areas for shaping future industrial and academic research efforts.