Beschreibung
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 storieshow to create visualizations for them, publish them, and enhance them. With expanded information on the analytics designer, analytics catalog, and planning models, this fully updated edition is your one-stop shop for all your SAP Analytics Clouds needs!Highlights include:1) Data modeling2) Stories3) Visualizations4) Dashboards5) Financial planning6) Analytics designer7) Analytics catalog8) SAP Digital Boardroom9) SAP Analytics Hub10) Data integration11) Administration
Inhalt
... Objective of This Book ... 13
... Target Audience ... 14
... Structure of This Book ... 14
... Additional Resources ... 15
... Acknowledgments ... 16
1.1 ... What Is Analytics? ... 17
1.2 ... SAP’s Data and Analytics Strategy ... 19
1.3 ... Overview of SAP Analytics Cloud ... 23
1.4 ... Architecture ... 45
1.5 ... Standalone and Embedded Versions of SAP Analytics Cloud ... 46
1.6 ... Summary ... 48
2.1 ... Data Sources Supported by SAP Analytics Cloud ... 49
2.2 ... Connection Types ... 61
2.3 ... Integration Scenarios for Live Connections ... 70
2.4 ... Integration Scenarios for Import Connections ... 79
2.5 ... Summary ... 83
3.1 ... Navigating the Home Screen and Main Menu ... 85
3.2 ... First Steps for Administrators ... 89
3.3 ... Administration Tools ... 96
3.4 ... Creating Connections ... 120
3.5 ... Summary ... 123
4.1 ... Why Use Data Models? ... 126
4.2 ... Types of Data Models ... 129
4.3 ... Creating Models by Importing Data ... 135
4.4 ... Creating Models from Live Data Sources ... 150
4.5 ... Editing Models in the Modeler ... 158
4.6 ... Summary ... 169
5.1 ... What Are Stories? ... 172
5.2 ... Creating Stories ... 174
5.3 ... Creating, Editing, and Formatting Charts ... 189
5.4 ... Creating, Editing, and Formatting Tables ... 209
5.5 ... Geo Maps ... 215
5.6 ... Texts, RSS Readers, and Other Elements ... 218
5.7 ... How Viewers Interact with Stories ... 221
5.8 ... Calculations ... 236
5.9 ... Story Design ... 242
5.10 ... Sharing and Publishing Stories ... 245
5.11 ... Additional Story Functionalities ... 254
5.12 ... Optimized Story View Mode ... 259
5.13 ... Summary ... 261
6.1 ... Planning in SAP Analytics Cloud ... 263
6.2 ... Creating and Setting Up a Planning Model ... 270
6.3 ... Planning-Specific Functionality ... 289
6.4 ... Summary ... 314
7.1 ... What Is Predictive Analytics? ... 317
7.2 ... Smart Assist ... 322
7.3 ... Smart Predict: Predictive Scenarios ... 336
7.4 ... Summary ... 343
8.1 ... The History of Stories and Applications ... 345
8.2 ... Creating Applications ... 348
8.3 ... Custom Widgets ... 366
8.4 ... Summary ... 370
9.1 ... What Is SAP Digital Boardroom? ... 374
9.2 ... Creating Boardrooms ... 379
9.3 ... Hardware Recommendations ... 392
9.4 ... Summary ... 393
10.1 ... What Is SAP Analytics Hub? ... 396
10.2 ... Setup and Content Creation ... 398
10.3 ... Analytics Catalog ... 406
10.4 ... Summary ... 409
