{"id":7120,"date":"2013-10-14T17:31:24","date_gmt":"2013-10-14T17:31:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/collaborative-master-data-management\/"},"modified":"2013-10-14T17:31:24","modified_gmt":"2013-10-14T17:31:24","slug":"collaborative-master-data-management","status":"publish","type":"definition","link":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/13781\/collaborative-master-data-management-cmdm","title":{"rendered":"Collaborative Master Data Management"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span id=\"what_does_collaborative_master_data_management_mean\">What Does Collaborative Master Data Management Mean?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Collaborative master data management (CMDM) is a data management tool that provides a cohesive platform for all the data sources an organization maintains. <\/p>\n<p>CMDM enables an organization to collect and organize master data and distribute it across different business process and applications within its IT environment.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"techopedia_explains_collaborative_master_data_management\">Techopedia Explains Collaborative Master Data Management<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>CMDM is primarily used to maintain and orchestrate master data, fetched and integrated from various data sources. 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