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Learning SAP Analytics Cloud

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Learning SAP Analytics Cloud

Overview of this book

The book starts with the basics of SAP Analytics Cloud (formerly known as SAP BusinessObjects Cloud) and exposes almost every significant feature a beginner needs to master. Packed with illustrations and short, essential, to-the-point descriptions, the book provides a unique learning experience. Your journey of exploration starts with a basic introduction to the SAP Analytics Cloud platform. You will then learn about different segments of the product, such as Models, Stories, Digital Boardroom, and so on. Then, you are introduced to the product's interface: the Home screen, the main menu, and more. Then comes the hands-on aspect of the book, which starts with model creation. Next, you learn how to utilize a model to prepare different types of stories(reports) with the help of charts, tables, Geo Maps, and more. In the final chapters of this book, you will learn about Digital Boardroom, Collaboration, and Administration.
Table of Contents (11 chapters)

Setting security for models

You can also make your models secure. The following options are available for this purpose:

  • Model security: You can make your model secure by turning on the Privacy option (A) in model preferences. When this option is turned on, the model is accessible only to the owner and other users who are explicitly granted access through roles by the administrator:

  • Dimension security: You can also apply security at the dimension level by enabling Data Access Control (B). With this type of security, access to individual values in the model output can be restricted to specific users. You can apply this security to a new dimension (C) or to an existing dimension by selecting it and clicking on Preferences (D). When you enable Data Access Control, the Read and Write columns are added to the dimension. Using these columns, you can specify the users you want to...