Configuring Other Widgets

You can add static or dynamic text using the text widget. Dynamic text automatically updates the text based on what dynamic text elements you choose.

The hyperlink option for the widget can be used to navigate between pages in the story, to a new story, or to any website. In the text widget, manually type the text you want for the hyperlink, such as Go to Page [X]. Select the text and either right-click the widget or use the widget's More Actions button, choose Add→Hyperlink and define the link.

R code is an open-source programming language that can enable developers to create custom charts and graphs. If the chart options in SAP Analytics Cloud do not meet your needs, the R visualization widget may provide a solution for you. The following figure illustrates how native R visualization support enables you to visualize and analyze data without limits.

You use the R visualization widget to create and edit visualizations based on R scripts. By setting the relevant properties, you can change the size and style of the widget.

To add R visualizations to a story, you must have an R server running and connected to SAP Analytics Cloud. Your system must be configured to connect to an R runtime environment.

SAP does not provide a managed R server. To use R visualizations, you must set up your own R server with an R engine running on a cloud machine and configure it to connect to SAP Analytics Cloud.

You can learn more about R visualization widgets in the Creating R Visualizations in SAP Analytics Cloud course.

Composites are widgets that are created by advanced story designers, so creating a composite is only possible if you have specific permissions in SAP Analytics Cloud.

They typically contain widgets and data sources that are grouped together into a single widget, allowing for consistency in your story design. In the following example, an image and text widget are grouped to create a basic header widget.

A story can contain several composites, but a composite cannot be part of another composite.

Because composites exist as entities independent from a specific story, they can be shared with other users and be reused in many different stories.

You access the Composites tab from the Stories start page. Here, you will find the Create New Composite option as well as your recently used composite files.

Composites can be saved just like any other resource in SAP Analytics Cloud, so you can create specific folders to organize them.

Composites are available only in a Canvas page story.

To use a composite in a story, you must first import it. You can use either the Assets area of the left side panel or simply add it from the Insert area of the toolbar. A dialog appears where you can select the composite, and you simply browse to the composite you want.

Once the composite is imported to the story, it is listed under Composites in the Assets panel with other available widgets.

To add a composite to your story, simply drag and drop it from Assets to the page. The composite is then listed in the Outline panel, with the default ID Composite_#, and you can change the ID if you choose.

Once a composite is added, you can configure it as any other widgets in your story. The actions apply to the composite as a whole, rather than the individual widgets that make up the composite. However, theme preferences can apply to the individual widgets.

Currently, there are limitations to creating and using composites, but these limitations will change over time. For a complete and current list, please see the Restrictions in Composites | SAP Help Portal. .

By using the hyperlink options in SAP Analytics Cloud stories, you can use a story as a launchpad to access other stories or pages within the same story.

In a story that is purely a launchpad, the single page of the story may contain only hyperlinks to other stories or even overview widgets that hyperlink to another story. In a single story, the first page might simply contain links to other pages in the story so that consumers can quickly navigate to the information they need; or, it could also contain overview widgets that are linked to other pages within the story.

For more information on this topic, see: Building User Intuitive Stories in SAP Analytics Cloud (Tips & Tricks)