Start making better business decisions backed by data About This Book Predict new opportunities and risks in a few mouse clicks Eliminate complexity with tools that let you plan, analyze, and collaborate in context—in real time Discover, visualize, plan, and predict in a single product with agile BI tools Who This Book Is For This book targets IT professionals, business analysts, BI developers, managers, newcomers to SAP Analytics Cloud, and ultimately anyone who wants to learn from self-paced, professional guidance and needs a solid foundation in SAP Analytics Cloud. What You Will Learn A clear understanding of SAP Analytics Cloud platform Create data models using different data sources, including Excel and text files . Present professional analyses using different types of charts, tables, geo maps, and more Using stories, drill up and down instantly to analyze data from various angles Share completed stories with other team members or compile them in SAP Digital Boardroom agendas for presentation to major stakeholders Export the results of a story to a PDF file Save time by planning, analyzing, predicting, and collaborating in context Discover, visualize, plan, and predict in one product as opposed to separate solutions In Detail The book starts with the basics of SAP Analytics Cloud (formerly known as SAP BusinessObjects Cloud) and exposes almost every significant feature a beginner needs to master. Packed with illustrations and short, essential, to-the-point descriptions, the book provides a unique learning experience. Your journey of exploration starts with a basic introduction to the SAP Analytics Cloud platform. You will then learn about different segments of the product, such as Models, Stories, Digital Boardroom, and so on. Then, you are introduced to the product's interface: the Home screen, the main menu, and more. Then comes the hands-on aspect of the book, which starts with model creation. Next, you learn how to utilize a model to prepare different types of stories(reports) with the help of charts, tables, Geo Maps, and more. In the final chapters of this book, you will learn about Digital Boardroom, Collaboration, and Administration. Style and approach The easy-to-follow visual instructions provided in this book help business users and report developers create simple and complex stories (reports) quickly

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

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SAP Analytics Cloud is overflowing with visualization options. Charts, tables, drilldowns, geomaps--if you can dream it, you can design and build it. Learn how to create a dashboard for any use case, from acquired data dashboards and responsive mobile dashboards to HR dashboards using SAP SuccessFactors data. Follow step-by-step instructions to structure your data, choose the relevant features, and then implement them. Contains custom-designed dashboards for each chapter! Highlights include: 1) Dashboard design 2) Live data connections 3) Acquired data dashboards 4) Planning dashboards 5) Responsive mobile dashboards 6) SAP SuccessFactors dashboards 7) Qualtrics dashboards 8) R visualizations 9) Analytics designer 10) SAP Digital Boardroom

Put machine learning to work in SAP S/4HANA! Get started by reviewing your available tools and implementation options. Then, learn how to set up services, train models, and manage applications. Discover how machine learning is implemented in key lines of business, from finance to sales. With details on extensibility and related SAP Cloud Platform services, you'll find everything you need to make the most of machine learning! In this book, you'll learn about: a. Tools and Technologies Get to know the machine learning toolkit you can use to consume models: SAP HANA, SAP Cloud Platform, SAP Analytics Cloud, SAP Intelligent Robotic Process Automation, and more. b. Technical Implementation Perform the technical setup in SAP S/4HANA. Learn how to implement key services, train machine learning models, and manage applications, from data integration to user interface design. c. Business Implementation See how machine learning improves your lines of business. Explore machine learning in SAP S/4HANA business processes for finance, procurement, sales, inventory, and more. Highlights Include: 1) Predictive analytics 2) Predictive intelligence 3) Tools and technologies 4) Architecture 5) Embedded services 6) Technical implementation 7) Business implementation 8) Extensibility 9) SAP HANA 10) SAP Cloud Platform 11) SAP Analytics Cloud

Meet your BI needs with SAP S/4HANA embedded analytics! Explore the system architecture and data model and learn how to perform analytics on live transactional data. Business user? Walk step-by-step through SAP Smart Business KPIs, dashboards, and multidimensional reporting. Analytics specialist? Master the virtual data model and report creation. Jack of all trades? Create CDS views, apply custom fields and logic, and learn to integrate SAP S/4HANA with SAP Analytics Cloud. This is your complete guide to SAP S/4HANA embedded analytics! Highlights include: 1) Architecture 2) Virtual data model (VDM) 3) CDS views 4) SAP Fiori apps 5) SAP Smart Business 6) Key performance indicators (KPIs) 7) Dashboards 8) Reporting 9) Data warehousing 10) SAP Analytics Cloud 11) Machine learning

Enter the fast-paced world of SAP HANA 2.0 with this introductory guide. Begin with an exploration of the technological backbone of SAP HANA as a database and platform. Then, step into key SAP HANA user roles and discover core capabilities for administration, application development, advanced analytics, security, data integration, and more. No matter how SAP HANA 2.0 fits into your business, this book is your starting point. In this book, you'll learn about: a. Technology Discover what makes an in-memory database platform. Learn about SAP HANA's journey from version 1.0 to 2.0, take a tour of your technology options, and walk through deployment scenarios and implementation requirements. b. Tools Unpack your SAP HANA toolkit. See essential tools in action, from SAP HANA cockpit and SAP HANA studio, to the SAP HANA Predictive Analytics Library and SAP HANA smart data integration. c. Key Roles Understand how to use SAP HANA as a developer, administrator, data scientist, data center architect, and more. Explore key tasks like backend programming with SQLScript, security setup with roles and authorizations, data integration with the SAP HANA Data Management Suite, and more. Highlights include: 1) Architecture 2) Administration 3) Application development 4) Analytics 5) Security 6) Data integration 7) Data architecture 8) Data center