This is the fourth blog of SAP Analytics Cloud In-story Calculation Series. Check out our blog series here to learn more functionalities about In-story Calculation in SAP Analytics Cloud.
Scenario:
Your Warehouse Management Team wants to know the change of order amount between 2019 and 2020 in different cities.
In-story Calculations:
Method 1: Difference From
In SAP Analytics Cloud, you can use Difference From to reflect the change of a Measure during a certain time frame. In this case, you need to make sure there is at least one Time Dimension in your data.
Method 2: Restricted Measure + Calculated Measure
You might have noticed the Difference From calculation is not always available in SAP Analytics Cloud. If your data connection is based on a live data source, you may find there is no Difference From option in the Calculation Editor. In this case, you can use Restricted Measure and Calculated Measure together to obtain the same result as the Difference From option.
Create Restricted Measure
In this scenario, we need to create 2 Restricted Measures for the order amount in 2019 and 2020 before calculating their difference.
Create Calculated Measure
In this step, we create a Calculated Measure to find the change of order amount between 2019 and 2020:
The following table shows that the results produced by different calculation methods are identical in SAP Analytics Cloud.
Did you find this blog post helpful? Try to enrich your data model with In-story calculation and make your story incredibly more powerful! The next blog will discuss how to use In-story Calculation to calculate Time-to-Delivery. Don’t hesitate to follow this blog series if it’s useful for you!
* The product interface may vary depending on the product version
Scenario:
Your Warehouse Management Team wants to know the change of order amount between 2019 and 2020 in different cities.
In-story Calculations:
- Difference From
- Restricted Measure + Calculated Measure
Method 1: Difference From
In SAP Analytics Cloud, you can use Difference From to reflect the change of a Measure during a certain time frame. In this case, you need to make sure there is at least one Time Dimension in your data.
Method 2: Restricted Measure + Calculated Measure
You might have noticed the Difference From calculation is not always available in SAP Analytics Cloud. If your data connection is based on a live data source, you may find there is no Difference From option in the Calculation Editor. In this case, you can use Restricted Measure and Calculated Measure together to obtain the same result as the Difference From option.
Create Restricted Measure
In this scenario, we need to create 2 Restricted Measures for the order amount in 2019 and 2020 before calculating their difference.
Create Calculated Measure
In this step, we create a Calculated Measure to find the change of order amount between 2019 and 2020:
The following table shows that the results produced by different calculation methods are identical in SAP Analytics Cloud.
Did you find this blog post helpful? Try to enrich your data model with In-story calculation and make your story incredibly more powerful! The next blog will discuss how to use In-story Calculation to calculate Time-to-Delivery. Don’t hesitate to follow this blog series if it’s useful for you!
* The product interface may vary depending on the product version
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