Cross-Solution Analytics with SAP Analytics Cloud #ASUG Webcast Recap
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Customers are using SAP Analytics Cloud but want to analyze in Excel
Created interaction – Analysis Office can consume native SAP Analytics Cloud models
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Today in Analysis Office you can create a connection to the cloud
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At this point there was a demo
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Planned for 2018 – consuming SAP Analytics Cloud planning models using Analysis Office
Can only reach native models
NEW:
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This is under discussion
Bring it to the cloud
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Concept of bringing scripting and bringing own UI themes and style sheets – under discussion
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Developer can improve/enrich using functionalities
Applications are planned to be separate from the stories
Stories – create charts and data
Question & Answer
Q: Is the application building replacing design studio?
A: no it won’t replace design studio
Q: Is it possible to publish Lumira Designer dashboards to the Analytics Cloud? Is that what Application Building will be for?
A: early stage, not planned…not possible right now.
Q: Can you speak about the upcoming modeling capabilities
A: SAP Analytics Cloud – working on bringing in more calculations and capabilities
Q: Will the EPM add-in disappear?
A: no
Q: Yes Story Building part of Lumira 2.
A: not the same, will be differences – idea is more on premise and in cloud
Q; Can you talk about current theme options, like setting default color scheme for charts?
A: You can define your own color palettes and templates of stories in SAP Analytics Cloud
Q: So similar to Design Studio/ Lumira Designer will JavaScript knowledge be needed for application building (is that the product name?)
A: not required
Q: Analysis can be modified locally and apply required calculation logics but locally. However, can we publish analysis to be used by others same as SAP BO reports?
A: Share workbooks and share
Q: Do you expect the application building to be a separate license or part of SAC_BI
A: no idea
Q: Do you expect the application building feature to be available by SAPPHIRENOW 2018 timeframe?
A: can’t timeframe; keep eyes open
Q: Is SAP Analytics Cloud supported in the SAP Analytics Hub?
A: yes