Documents and links related to implement Microsoft MDS
Checklists/Points to be aware off-
Make sure the version of DB and MDS are same.
You can download excel plugin from MDS web url.
Make sure all the required IIS programs are added.
Package file cannot be deployed using MDS-UI if the package has data.
To deploy package with data, use MDSModelDeploy.exe tool (accessed via command line utility)
To deploy package without data you could use create/deploy option at MDS-web UI.
This is a good course to get an idea –
https://www.udemy.com/sql-server-master-data-services-master-data-management/learn/v4/questions/6408682
Master Data Services Installation and Configuration
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/master-data-services/master-data-services-installation-and-configuration?view=sql-server-2017#InstallMDS
Uninstall and Remove Master Data Services
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/sql-server/install/uninstall-an-existing-instance-of-sql-server-setup?view=sql-server-2017
Master Data Services Developer Documentation
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/master-data-services/develop/master-data-services-developer-documentation?view=sql-server-2017
Data Engineering and BI BLOG 