Product Information
What’s New in SAP Analytics Cloud and SAP Digital Boardroom Q2 2022
SAP Analytics Cloud is a single solution for business intelligence (BI), augmented and predictive analytics, and enterprise planning with the power of artificial intelligence and machine learning technology. It helps everyone in your organization make fast, confident decisions.
This blog post introduces the new features and enhancements of the SAP Analytics Cloud Q2 2022 Quarterly Release (QRC).
Join our SAP Product Experts in the video below as they demonstrate some of the features highlighted in Q2 2022.
System Administration & Technical Requirements
Although not required, you may upgrade to the latest SAP Analytics Cloud agent version 1.0.349 to take advantage of all data acquisition types.
The agent’s minimum version remains at 1.0.75, with the following exceptions:
- Version 1.0.99 for SAP ERP/SQL Database
- Version 1.0.91 for SAP universe (UNX)
- Version 1.0.233 for SAP Business Warehouse (BW)
- Version 1.0.235 for SAP HANA View
- Version 1.0.248 for File Server
For more information, see System Requirements and Technical Prerequisites.
Release Highlights
- Administration and Service Management
- Connections Management | (SAP Roadmap Explorer) (Video)
- View Team Membership of Users | (SAP Roadmap Explorer) (Video)
- Performance Benchmark | (SAP Roadmap Explorer) (Video)
- New Menu Group Performance
- Backend Error Messages (Extension for Performance Statistics and Analysis)
- Data Management Job Statistics and Analysis
- Lithuanian Language Support
- Analytics Cataloging
- Analytics Design
- Optimized View Mode for Analytic Applications | (SAP Roadmap Explorer) (Video)
- Custom Widget Data Binding (Video)
- Input Control Script API Enhancement | (SAP Roadmap Explorer) (Video)
- Support Calculation Input Control in Definition of Restricted Measure | (SAP Roadmap Explorer) (Video)
- Support for Android Mobile App | (SAP Roadmap Explorer) (Video)
- Keep Last Saved Value of Dynamic Variables in Bookmark | (SAP Roadmap Explorer) (Video)
- Launch Script Performance Popup with One Click | (SAP Roadmap Explorer) (Video)
- Publish and Leave Dialog for Planning Applications | (SAP Roadmap Explorer) (Video)
- Advanced Customization Options for Tab Strips | (SAP Roadmap Explorer) (Video)
- Filter Single / Multiple Selection Mode Improvement
- Exporting Custom Widgets to PDF
- Exporting External Images to PDF
- Augmented Analytics
- Dashboard & Story Design
- Optimized Design Experience – Initial Release | (SAP Roadmap Explorer) (Video)
- Story Dynamic Time Calculations and Variance Improvements
- Improved Table Scrolling
- Field Selection Cross Calculation Input Control in Optimized View Mode
- Improved Caching Logic for Data Related Widgets and Story Reset in Optimized View Mode
- Data Center Availability
- Data Exploration
- Data Integration
- Data Modeling
- Enterprise Planning
- Data Export – Open API for Data Export (General Release) | (SAP Roadmap Explorer) (Video)
- Public Dimension Parameter | (SAP Roadmap Explorer) (Video)
- Data Locking-Aware Data Disaggregation | (SAP Roadmap Explorer) (Video)
- Fluid Data Entry (General Availability) | (SAP Roadmap Explorer) (Video)
- Additional Task Wizard Features | (SAP Roadmap Explorer) (Video)
- Assignee Support for Automatic Calendar Tasks | (SAP Roadmap Explorer) (Video)
- Conditional Dependencies Between Calendar Events | (SAP Roadmap Explorer) (Video)
- Version Size and Record Visibility | (SAP Roadmap Explorer) (Video)
- Advanced Formulas: Support MEMBERSET filter with no equal condition | (SAP Roadmap Explorer)
- Improved Management of Child Tasks | (SAP Roadmap Explorer)
- Ability to Abort Pending Actions | (SAP Roadmap Explorer)
- Copy & Paste Underlying Values Across Measures with Different Currencies
- Cut & Paste in Mass Data Entry Mode
- Redesign of Calendar Completion Settings
- Customized Planning Area
- Calendar Views Renamed to Workspaces
- Mobile Analytics
- Microsoft Office Integration
- Support for new cell-based custom formula: “SAP.OVERWRITEDIMENSION” | (SAP Roadmap Explorer) (Video)
- Tenant repointing – Ability to Transport a Microsoft Excel Workbook Across Tenants | (SAP Roadmap Explorer) (Video)
- Smart Copy and Paste Functionality in Microsoft Excel Reports | (SAP Roadmap Explorer) (Video)
- Pop-up of a Support Prompt | (SAP Roadmap Explorer) (Video)
- Filter by Property in Member Selector
- Cell-based Formulas for Calling Member Selector
- Show Refresh State in Task Pane
- Support of Neo Tenants
- Single Table Refresh
- Member Selector: Option to Only Select Leaf Member
- User Collaboration
Administration & Service Management
View Team Membership of Users
Administrators can now view, but not edit, the teams that a user belongs to through the User Administration page. This helps to improve the administrator’s visibility of the user population by enabling them to view the teams a user belongs to. (SAP Roadmap Explorer) (Video)
Analytics Design
Custom Widget Data Binding
This new feature makes designing analytical applications easier by providing the ability for users to simplify the binding of data to a custom widget.
Custom widget data binding supports assigning SAP Analytics Cloud Data Models to custom widgets via the Builder Panel without the need of writing codes for data binding. This means that application designers will no longer need to use hidden tables to bind data to their custom widgets. The custom widget developer must implement data binding capabilities in the Json file and web component JS file for a custom widget consumer to assign an SAP Analytics Cloud model to the custom widget.
Please note that this is only available in Optimized View Mode. (Video)
Data Center Availability
Data Center Availability in Germany with EU Access Through Amazon Web Services
There is now expanded availability of SAP Analytics Cloud in Germany with EU Access through Amazon Web Services. (SAP Roadmap Explorer)
Enterprise Planning
Data Export – Open API for Data Export (General Release)
Planning and forecasting data can now be pulled externally from SAP Analytics Cloud using the Open API with support for:
- Fact data
- Master data (local & public dimensions)
- Audit data (data change log)
- Cloud Foundry tenants
The general availability release also to include:
- Respect for user access privileges
- Additional performance improvements for larger models
(SAP Roadmap Explorer) (Video)
Ability to Abort Pending Actions
Users can now cancel actions that are pending or in a queued state which will help improve system performance and simplify maintenance. (SAP Roadmap Explorer)
Calendar Views Renamed to Workspaces
To align terms across SAP Analytics Cloud, the calendar views Calendar, Gantt, and List are now called workspaces.
Mobile Analytics
Optimized View Mode in iOS App
Users can now enable Optimized View Mode in the iOS App. Optimized view mode provides several usability improvements when viewing, exploring, and interacting with stories. It also provides performance improvements depending on the dashboard characteristics and executed workflows. Please note, this is a controlled release and not all features and story options will be available when you enable this mode.
Microsoft Office Integration
Support for new cell-based custom formula: “SAP.OVERWRITEDIMENSION”
Users can now overwrite the selection of members for any dimension positioned in the filter area or in a row or column axis of a table with the new cell-based custom formula “SAP.OVERWRITEDIMENSION”. (SAP Roadmap Explorer) (Video)
Please note that this feature will be released in June 2022.
Tenant repointing – Ability to Transport a Microsoft Excel Workbook Across Tenants
Users can now transport a Microsoft Excel workbook from one tenant of SAP Analytics Cloud to another. (SAP Roadmap Explorer) (Video)
Smart Copy and Paste Functionality in Microsoft Excel Reports
Users can now copy a table definition and paste it to another sheet within the same workbook.
The functionality is offered within the Ribbon tool as a menu Copy Table within the ribbon group Table with its options, Copy Table / Paste Table. (SAP Roadmap Explorer) (Video)
This function is not supported when:
- Pasting tables to another workbook
- Pasting to another platform (e.g. from Excel desktop to Excel online)
- Pasting to another application (e.g. from Excel to PowerPoint)
Please note that this feature will be released in June 2022.
Pop-up of a Support Prompt
Users can now design workbooks with prompt screens to define restrictions on the data set displayed. Prompts can be used for individual tables or a whole workbook. (SAP Roadmap Explorer) (Video)
This blog post only provides a high-level overview of the latest features and enhancements of SAP Analytics Cloud. For more details on these features, please visit the SAP Analytics Cloud Help Portal. You can also visit the SAP Road Map Explorer to see the upcoming features of SAP Analytics Cloud.
Hello Megan Hoy,
I am trying to configure SAP Analytics Cloud for SAP Clout Platform Integration (Neo) and and SAP Integration Suite (Cloud Foundry). But, I couldn't be able to configure multiple Instances (Test, Prod etc.) to SAC.
Can you clarify if this is possible or not?
Regards,
Naresh
Hi Naresh Dasika i think you would have more success asking this question directly in the SAC forum SAP Analytics Cloud | SAP Community
from my side, i'm not quite sure i understand your question - why are you connecting SAC to Integration suite - is it for the "Open Connectors" functionality? I can't think of any other use-case to do so.
because typically SAC would be connecting to a datasource, like a HANA database running on Cloud Platform (BTP).
Regards,
H
Hello Henry Banks,
Thanks for suggestion. I have already posted this question on SAP Analytics Cloud community before posting here.
Intention of Integrating SAC with SAP CPI/Integration Suite is to get analytics of messages (Success/Failed) processed between different Upstream and Downstream apps via SAP CPI/Integration Suite.
Regards,
Naresh
thanks Naresh Dasika please could edit your question to include this context above as it would greatly help the community in helping answer your enquiry . regards, H