Mapping SAP Analytics Cloud Stories

Objective

After completing this lesson, you will be able to integrate SAP Analytics Cloud stories to the spend profile cards, map application functions to product classifications, and map API for market intelligence feed with category management data.

Mapping SAP Analytics Cloud Stories

In SAP Category Management, category management administrators can link spend profile cards to SAP Analytics Cloud stories. These stories can display data in various formats, such as charts, visualizations, text, images, and pictograms, to illustrate category spending data.

You can also set filter parameters for the mapped SAP Analytics Cloud story by including the dimension ID of the purchasing category or region. These dimension IDs can be obtained from the relevant SAP Analytics Cloud dashboard. When you access the SAP Analytics Cloud dashboard, the spend data displayed there will be based on your configured filter parameters, which appear as preselected filters in the left navigation pane.

To map UI, spend cards to SAP Analytics Cloud stories for analyzing category spend data at a detailed level, there must be a connection between SAP Ariba Category Management and the procurement data warehouse that contains the SAP Analytics Cloud destination. Additionally, single sign-on must be enabled between SAP Ariba Category Management and SAP Analytics Cloud. Alternatively, a user account with the necessary permissions on SAP Analytics Cloud is required to sign in and perform a detailed analysis of category spend profile data.

To map SAP Analytics Cloud stories to UI spend cards:

Choose the Manage Configurations tile.
Choose the UI Card Mapping from the Integrations drop-down menu.
Choose the selector button in the Story field available for the Category Spend Card.
Choose a story name to map the spend profile card.

Choose the selector button in the Dimension Filters field. Add the following:

Parameter	Description
Dimension ID for Purchasing Category	Enter the following dimension ID for purchasing category: purchasingCategoryHierarchy
Model for Purchasing Category	Select the primary model for purchasing category.
Dimension ID for Region	Enter the dimension ID for region obtained from the SAP Analytics Cloud dashboard
Model for Region	Select the secondary model for the region

Choose Add.
Repeat steps 3-5 for the remaining spend profile cards.

Retrieving the Dimension Filter ID for a Specific Region

Category management administrators can set filter parameters for the assigned SAP Analytics Cloud story by including the dimension ID of the purchasing category or the region. The dimension ID for the purchasing category is predefined, whereas the ID for the region must be obtained manually.

Choose the Manage Configurations app.
Choose the UI Card Mapping from the Integrations drop-down menu.
Choose the selector button in the Story field for the relevant fields.
This opens the SAP Analytics Cloud Story pop-up, which shows all available SAP Analytics Cloud stories. The pop-up displays each story's name, description, file path, and the date it was last modified.
Select the story name selector to which you want to map the spend profile card.
In the Dimension Filters field available for the Category Spend card, click the value-help icon.
The Add SAP Analytics Cloud Story Dimension IDs for Filtering popup appears. Add the following information:
Parameter Description
Dimension ID for Purchasing Category purchasingCategoryHierarchy
Model for Purchasing Category Primary Model – Purchasing Category
Repeat steps 4 - 6 for the other spend profile cards.

Parameter	Description
Dimension ID for Purchasing Category	purchasingCategoryHierarchy
Model for Purchasing Category	Primary Model – Purchasing Category

Mapping Application Functions

Category management administrators can assign application functions to product categories. Mapping these functions helps category managers see only relevant data in the system. SAP Ariba Category Management provides the following functions for which you can define standard or custom domain product classifications:

Function	Default Product Classification	Description
Spend Data	ACT	The product classification mapped to the spend data function is used to retrieve the relevant spend data associated with the category. You can modify the default product classification for spend data to any of the other available product classifications based on your business requirements.
SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing	UNSPSC	The product classification is mapped to the SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing function, which is used to retrieve relevant contracts and sourcing project information for the category in the application. This mapping will also be utilized for integration with guided sourcing. You can modify the default product classification for this function to any other available classification based on your business requirements.
Market Intelligence	UNSPSC	The product classification is linked to market intelligence, which is used to fetch relevant data for the category within the solution. You can customize the default product classification for this function to any other available classification that aligns with your business needs. To set up a product classification for market intelligence, you need to import the domain codes received from the external data provider.

To perform application mapping:

Choose the selector button for the Product Classification field.
Choose the domain to map the function.
Repeat steps 1 - 2 for the other functions.

Mapping APIs

Category management administrators can link market intelligence functions to API endpoints of data providers to access news feeds, alerts, and market dynamics data for categories. SAP Ariba Category Management allows integration with market intelligence data providers through the SAP BTP cockpit. Administrators can link the data points from various functions to the data provider's API endpoints.

The Market Intelligence Feed function receives news feed and alerts
The Market Dynamics function receives market dynamics data

Category management administrators can consult the API documentation provided by the data provider to determine the required values for data point mapping. To map API Endpoints to view Market Intelligence Feed and Market Dynamics Data:

Choose the Manage Configurations app.
Choose API Mapping from the Integrations drop-down menu.
Choose the selector button in the Data Provider field for the Market Intelligence Feed function.
Choose the data provider and choose OK.
Open the Market Intelligence Feed row.
Choose Change Product Classification in the right panel.
Choose OK.
Select the data provider and the product classification that is used to map the data provider's custom domain code.

Enter the API endpoints for each of the following data points based on the API provider:

Data Point	Description
Title	The title of the news feed
Description	The description of the news feed
Publication Date	The published date of the news feed
Image URL	(Optional) The URL of the news article thumbnail
Source	(Optional) The source of the information
Tags	(Optional) The tags or labels attached to the news
Region	(Optional) The area where the news originated
News ID	The ID of the news
Article URL	The URL of the source news article
Category Name	The name of the category related to the news feed
Alert Field	The date when the news article was last updated
Category unique field	The ID of the category

Image of the News Feed Data Provider Data Point and API Field screen.

Next, map the data provider’s product classification to the purchasing categories in the Manage Taxonomy page. The news feed is displayed in the Monitor Strategy Execution page for the category.

Mapping API Endpoints to Receive Market Dynamics Data

For the Market Dynamics tool to use data from a market intelligence provider, category administrator managers must connect the Market Dynamics function to the Data Provider by linking the data points with the Data Provider's API endpoints. They also need to configure the destinations for data providers in the SAP BTP cockpit and import the custom domain codes obtained from the data provider.

To map API endpoints to receive Market Dynamics Data:

Choose the Manage Configurations app.
Choose API Mapping from the Integrations drop-down menu.
Choose the selector button in the Data Provider field for the Market Dynamics function.
Choose the data provider and choose OK.
Choose the (>) to select the Market Dynamics row.
Choose Add Product Classification in the right panel.
Choose OK. Then, select the data provider and the product classification that is used to map the data provider's custom domain code.
Enter the API endpoints for data points based on the API of the provider.
Choose Map.

Data Point	Description
<Market Dynamics Metric> Score	The score of the market dynamic metric. The score is displayed on the MarketDynamics page.
<Market Dynamics Metric> Notes	The notes for the corresponding market dynamic metric. It is displayed on the Market Dynamics page.
Summary	The summary of the notes.
Country/Region	The country and region for which you want to get the data.
Fiscal Period	The financial period for which you want to get the data. For example, yearly, quarterly, and monthly.
Category Name	The ID of the subcategory.

Summary

In this lesson, you learned how to link spend profile cards to SAP Analytics Cloud stories in SAP Category Management. This integration allows category management administrators to visualize and analyze spend data thoroughly. We covered:

Mapping spend profile cards to SAP Analytics Cloud stories.
Setting filter parameters using dimension IDs.
Application mapping for product classifications such as Spend Data, SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing, and Market Intelligence.
API Mapping to integrate market intelligence functions and obtain relevant news feeds and market dynamics data.

By following these steps, you can optimize category spend analysis and leverage powerful data insights to make informed decisions within SAP Ariba Category Management.

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