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This blog includes the videos of S/4HANA Analytical Application for business users to understand how to use the applications.
Most of the analytical applications in S/4HANA are based on several predefined application templates, so you can understand how to naviagte many of the standard applicationss only by understanding those standard application template.
Iit is not only for analytical applications. t should also help understanding how to navigate standard applications (SAP Fiori app and Web Dynpro Grid app) in S/4HANA.
As the videos includes the basic operations, I expect it could be used for training as well as demo.
To find which standard app uses which applicatoin template, see the section.
Target readers
Business user
Functional Expert (FI/CO/SD/MM/PP, etc..)
Analytics Expert
Fiori expert
As many standard SAP Fiori apps in each business area are based on these application templates, Business Users and Functional Experts are expected to understand how to navigate the apps as well as Analytics and Fiori Experts.
With Web Dynpro Grid app, OLAP (Online Analytical Processing) navigations including slicing, dicing and drill down (add/remove field, filtering) are possible like MS Excel Pivot table.
OLAP navigations (add/remove fields, change the position of the fields, filtering (characteristic value/measure)) in
Navigation Panel
Context Menu
Navigation Button
Defer Layout Update (stop refreshing data)
Scrolling
Expand/Minimize
Jump to another app
Display ID and Description / Description only
Hierarchy
Select hierarchy
Filter with node
Exchange field
Chart View
Technical Information of the query
Export as Excel/PDF file
Customize Filter bar
Save Variant for the customized Filter Bar and the values in the fields
Save Bookmark (Navigation state of the table)
Apply Variant and Bookmark
Save as Tile
2. Overview Page
Overview Page give the holistic view of the business. It consists of many cards, and from the card, it is possible to jump to another application in which detail analysis is possible.
Default value, value proposed when launching the app
Jump to another app from a Card
Customizing the Overview Page
Move the cards
Change the size of the cards
Hide/Show the cards
Change parameter value
Local operation in a Card
Customize the Filter Bar
Save Variant of Filter Bar
Apply Variant
Manage the Variants, e.g. apply automatically
3. KPI Tile Generic Drilldown application
KPI, Key Performance Indicator, is a tile in Fiori launchpad in which number (KPI) is included, and Generic Drill down application is the one to analyze the detail about the KPI. Data is displayed as chart, and several views are included in the app.
Other operations (zoom-in/out, expand/minimize, hide/show legend, change the chart type)
Mini chart
Threshold
KPI tiles included in the same KPI Group
4. Analytical List Page
Analytical List Report Consists of 2 parts, Filter Area and Content Area, and Content Are consists of Chart and Table. Filtering values in Filter Area works in Content Area, and when you point parts of the chart, the records in the parts are listed in the table.
In Analysis Path Framework, the steps called “Analysis Path” are expected to be added. In the left side of the screen, analysis paths are displayed, and the selected chart of the analysis path is displayed on the right side. Data can be filtered by pointing the parts of the chart and it filters the data in all subsequent steps.
Select a part of the chart in the 1st Analysis Path and data is filtered in all subsequent steps.
Filtering values in the Filter bar.
Other operations in the chart (expand/minimize, hide/show legend, Chart View/Table View, Value display)
Save explored Analysis Paths
Open the saved Analysis Paths
Which app is based on which application templates?
It is possible to detect which app is based on which application template in most cases. Other than Web Dynpro Grid, the application type should be “Analytical” in principle, and application template of the app can be detected by the UI Technology as below.
It is not possible to detect which apps are based on Analytical List Page. In more cases, the app in which UI technology is SAP Fiori elements would be List Report.
Regarding Web Dynpro Grid, both application type and UI technology are Web Dynpro but Web Dynpro applications other than Web Dynpro Grid are included in the category. But in most Web Dynpro Grid applications, BexQueryName is filled or/and “FPM_OVP” is included in WDAConfiguration.
Application template
UI Technology
Application Type
Web Dynpro Grid
Web Dynpro*
Web Dynpro
Overview Page
SAP Fiori elements: Overview Page
Analytical
Generic Drill down app
SAP Fiori: SAP Smart Business generic drill down app
