Logging-On and Navigating in SAP Analytics Cloud

Objectives

After completing this lesson, you will be able to:
  • Navigate in the SAP Analytics Cloud interface
  • Manage the user profile and settings

SAP Analytics Cloud Home Screen

When you log in to your SAP Analytics Cloud tenant, your default Start Page will be the Home screen. The Home screen is where you can access your recent stories and visualizations as tiles. You can also add useful reminders such as personal notes. Your Home screen is private, and you cannot share it with other users or add it to discussions. This privacy also applies to the notes and tiles you pin there. To access all functionalities of SAP Analytics Cloud, also use the vertical menu on the left side of the interface.

Watch this short video to find out more about the SAP Analytics Cloud Home screen.

Embedded SAP Analytics Cloud Help

SAP Analytics Cloud has a very robust help feature. Simply select the help button ? from the horizontal menu and get in-application help related to where you are in SAP Analytics Cloud. To exit the help, simply close the right-side Help Topics pane.

The image shows the SAP Analytics Cloud interface with the Shell Bar and Help Topics sections open. The Shell Bar provides navigation and universal features, while the Help Topics section offers search functionality and video tutorials.

User Profile and Settings

User profiles are used in many parts of the platform to identify the logged-on user. You can view your own user profile by selecting the user icon in the horizontal menu at the top of the SAP Analytics Cloud screen.

The image shows the SAP home screen interface with options like Today, Catalog, Favorites, and Shared With Me. The user profile dropdown menu is open, displaying options such as Profile Settings and Sign Out.

When you select a user in any dialog, the picture from the user profile displays in addition to the display name and ID. You can access your profile and edit user preferences from the Profile Settings dialog.

Profile Picture: By default, a photo placeholder is displayed. To upload your own picture from your computer, choose Upload Profile Picture.

User Preferences: To change any of the default settings, select the edit icon.

You can choose the default language for the SAP Analytics Cloud interface. The Data Access Language option sets the preferred language for displaying live data and text in stories. If the Data Access Language is set to Default, the value used in the Language setting will be used. The setting is used by default unless an administrator selects a different language when the live data connection is created.

You can also change the formatting for dates, numbers, currency position, and other options.

Profile settings screen showing user information and preferences, including language, date and time formatting, and default application. An edit icon is highlighted for modifying user preferences.

Passwords: If you use SAP Cloud Identity (ID), your profile information will be pulled from your SAP Cloud ID profile. To edit your SAP Cloud ID profile, go to Edit Profile & Change Password at Profile Settings in that system. If you are using authentication via a SAML Identity Provider (IdP) or connecting with the Identity Authentication service, choose Change Password at Edit Profile. The Password section appears as an option in your user profile. Choose Change Password to redirect to the password change page.

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