Introduction and Log in

Introduction

SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) is a new generation of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) that is built on the SAP HANA Cloud Platform which provides business intelligence, planning, and predictive capabilities for all users in one solution. In the boardroom, at the office, or in front of a customer, you can discover, analyze, plan, predict, and collab­orate in one integrated experience designed expressly for the cloud. Access all data and embed analytics directly into business processes to turn instant insight into quick action.

What is Analytics Designer?

Analytics Designer is a capability that you can use to build Analytical Applications within SAP Analytics Cloud. In Analytics Designer you can use scripting, extensions, old data, and visual widgets to build Enterprise Dashboards, Planning Applications, and Predictive Applications. Analytics Designer leverages all the platform services already built into SAP Analytics Cloud such as, Data Connectivity, Data Preparation, Scheduling and Lifecycle Management to name a few. Analytics Designer also integrates with Business Intelligence, Augmented Analytics, and Enterprise Planning. By using Analytics Designer to leverage all the existing services provided by SAP Analytics Cloud, you can integrate different capabilities into your Analytics Application to implement your business scenario and support your business needs. With Analytics Designer you have more flexibility to build sophisticated and interactive dashboards as well as Planning and Enterprise Analytical Applications within your company. Refer to the image below to learn about the platform services and features that can be integrated with Analytics Designer.

In this hands-on exercise, you are going to create a simple responsive analytical application and access it using your mobile phone. We will also create a simple feedback form to ask user to enter the rating of a web page and then calculate the average score of this web page. We are going to leverage the responsive capability of analytics designer and integration with SAC planning capability to implement this scenario.

Before You Start

SAP Analytics Cloud requires Google Chrome for designing its Stories. If you discover any issues with chrome, disable Third-Party cookies in your Chrome Settings:

• Type “cookies” in the Windows or Mac search box and then click “Block or Allow Third-Party Cookies”

• Then navigate to Content settings Cookies

• Unselect “Block third-party cookies and site data”

Access the SAP Analytics cloud system via the URL provided by the instructor.

System URL, Username and Password will be provided during the session.

Log in

1. Launch SAP Analytics Cloud in Chrome

2. You will receive the login URL along with your assigned username and password ahead of time.

3. SAP Analytics Cloud will prompt you with tooltips to help guide you through the application. You may find it distracting.

If this pops up when you logon you can turn these off by doing the following:

4. Click the question mark on the top right of your window

5. Click the toggle off for ‘Guided Page Tips’

6. There is a “Navigation Bar” in the top left corner of the UI. You can always expand or hide the side navigation if needed by clicking the icon as follows: