Introduction: SAP Analytics Cloud
SAP Analytics cloud is a SaaS based Business Intelligence tool provided by SAP Organization. It provides all the key functionalities of an Analytics tool to SAP business users. in this SAP analytics cloud tutorial you will learn SAP analytics cloud features, understanding of basics, different types of charts (Pie chart, timeseries chart etc ..), different types of filters (page filter, Story filter) etc. Please use right side menu to see all about SAP analytics cloud.
This tool is developed by SAP and provides analytics compatibility from data coming from different database, CRM and ERP solutions. You can connect data source from Microsoft SQL, ERP, SAP BW, SAP HANA and Salesforce. You can upload the data via excel.
Live connection of Analytics Cloud bring the SAP organization in front of analytics field as others BI tools are not compatible to connect with SAP system, Either other BI tools don’t have the connector drivers or performance issue with SAP system, However SAP organization build the SAP Analytics cloud for their users.
Any business users can perform the data analysis, discovery, ad-hoc reporting and Analytics to support predictive model.
This tool converts the raw data from transactional system into meaningful insight for making better decisions.
SAP Analytics cloud have analytical capabilities based on data algorithms, programming, and operations research to get data insight and to help the business in finding meaningful information from data coming from multiple data sources.
How its look like?
Below are the amazing layout of visualized dashboard on Analytics Cloud.
Key capabilities:
It uses algorithm based on Machine Learning technology to perform data cleaning, data discovery, search to insight and smart insight capabilities options. Modelling feature in SAP Analytics cloud can be used to enhance your data and create hierarchies for deeper data insight.
Key capabilities:
• Business Intelligence
• Modelling
• Smart Transformation
• Augmented Analytics
• Planning
How can get the SAP Analytics Cloud Licence?
There are two ways to get the licence
First: Organization/company level licence
Organization and company need to pay the cost for the licence and can be distributed the licence to organization employee. To know more about the product costing please visit link given below.
Second: Individual Level
SAP also provides 30 days’ free trial version option. To start trial version for 30 days, you need to register on SAP website with your official email ID.
Enter your business email and accept the T&C’s from SAP to start using trial period. Once you enter your email ID, you will receive an email from SAP with welcome email. click that link to activate.
Please follow link to know how to register for Trial version.
Key Features of SAP Analytics Cloud
Below are the key features:
• Data visualization
• Story / Dashboards design
• Search to insight (As Analytics chatbot functionality)
• Smart Insight
• Data Discovery
• Integrated Financial and Business Planning
• Machine Leaning capabilities
• Predictive Analysis
• Role-Based customization for different users
• Mobile extension
FAQ:
Q: What are the Analytic Capabilities?
This includes key capabilities of SAP Cloud platform related to analytics and data processing based on analytics, data visualization, Predictive analysis, business and financial planning features and use of Machine learning.
Q: Which database we can connect SAP analytics Cloud
It can be connected as live connection with Microsoft SQL, Salesforce, CRM, SAP HANA, SAP BW etc. You can also upload excel file to play with data.
Q: What are Machine learning capabilities?
it has the capabilities to create Machine Learning based algorithm to generate smart discovery which can tell you why the variance you have in your data, it will show all top contributor which is driving the profit, cost and ,Margin, It also generates the comments based on Machine Learning capabilities.
Q: can we get free version for practice?
Yes, you can get the free trial version for 30-days within 30-days you can renew your trial version for next more 60-days as trial.