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Discover the next generation of BI with this guide to SAP Analytics Cloud! Get your data into the system and see which data models to use in which situations. Next, learn about stories-how to create visualizations for them, publish them, and enhance them. With information on using SAP Analytics Cloud for financial planning, predictive analytics, dashboard creation, and more, this book is your one-stop shop!
Highlights include:
1) Data modeling
2) Stories
3) Visualizations
4) Dashboards
5) Financial planning
6) Predictive analytics
7) SAP Analytics Cloud, analytics designer
8) SAP Digital Boardroom
9) SAP Analytics Hub
10) Data integration
11) Configuration
List of contents
... Preface ... 13
... Objective of This Book ... 13
... Target Audience ... 14
... Structure of This Book ... 14
... Additional Resources ... 15
... Acknowledgments ... 16
1 ... Introduction ... 19
1.1 ... What Is Analytics? ... 19
1.2 ... SAP's Analytics Strategy ... 21
1.3 ... Overview of SAP Analytics Cloud ... 24
1.4 ... Architecture ... 49
1.5 ... Summary ... 50
2 ... Data Integration ... 51
2.1 ... Data Sources Supported by SAP Analytics Cloud ... 51
2.2 ... Connection Types ... 62
2.3 ... Integration Scenarios for Live Connections ... 72
2.4 ... Integration Scenarios for Import Connections ... 80
2.5 ... Summary ... 85
3 ... Navigation and Administration ... 87
3.1 ... Navigating the Home Screen and Main Menu ... 88
3.2 ... First Steps for Administrators ... 92
3.3 ... Administration Tools ... 100
3.4 ... Create Connections ... 124
3.5 ... Summary ... 128
4 ... Data Modeling ... 129
4.1 ... Why Use Data Models? ... 130
4.2 ... Types of Data Models ... 133
4.3 ... Creating Models by Importing Data ... 141
4.4 ... Creating Models from Live Data Sources ... 161
4.5 ... Editing Models in the Modeler ... 170
4.6 ... Summary ... 181
5 ... Business Intelligence: Visualizations and Dashboards ... 183
5.1 ... What Are Stories? ... 184
5.2 ... Creating Stories ... 186
5.3 ... Creating, Editing, and Formatting Charts ... 201
5.4 ... Creating, Editing, and Formatting Tables ... 222
5.5 ... Geo Maps ... 229
5.6 ... Texts, RSS Readers, and Other Elements ... 232
5.7 ... How Viewers Interact with Stories ... 235
5.8 ... Calculations ... 253
5.9 ... Story Design ... 260
5.10 ... Sharing and Publishing Stories ... 263
5.11 ... Additional Story Functionalities ... 273
5.12 ... Summary ... 280
6 ... Planning ... 281
6.1 ... Planning in SAP Analytics Cloud ... 282
6.2 ... Creating and Setting Up a Planning Model ... 290
6.3 ... Planning-Specific Functionality ... 308
6.4 ... Summary ... 334
7 ... Predictive Analytics ... 335
7.1 ... What Is Predictive Analytics? ... 336
7.2 ... Smart Assist ... 340
7.3 ... Smart Predict: Predictive Scenarios ... 357
7.4 ... Summary ... 364
8 ... Analytics Designer ... 365
8.1 ... Differences between Stories and Applications ... 366
8.2 ... Creating Applications ... 368
8.3 ... Summary ... 388
9 ... SAP Digital Boardroom ... 391
9.1 ... What Is SAP Digital Boardroom? ... 392
9.2 ... Creating Boardrooms ... 397
9.3 ... Hardware Recommendations ... 413
9.4 ... Summary ... 414
10 ... SAP Analytics Hub and SAP Analytics Catalog ... 415
10.1 ... What Is SAP Analytics Hub? ... 416
10.2 ... Setup and Content Creation ... 419
10.3 ... SAP Analytics Catalog ... 429
10.4 ... Summary ... 432
... The Author ... 435
... Index ... 437
