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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)

Viewing model data

As mentioned earlier, the data of the Account dimension members is not visible in the modeler. You can view this data in Stories, which is the subject of Chapter 4, Creating Stories using Charts. For the time being, you will create a temporary Story to see how the model data is reflected.

To view the model data, execute the following steps:

Upon clicking on the Story option, a wizard will initiate, and you will get the following screen:

When you click on Import & Export Data, you get a Choose how you'd like to add data screen:

Proceed further with the steps displayed in the following screenshot to add dimensions:

Viewing numerical data

We have the option of viewing numerical data. We can do...