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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)

Applying filters to a table

The table object allows you to apply filters to the measures and dimensions you select in the Rows and Columns sections to confine your analysis to some specific criteria. In this step, you will add a filter to the Columns section. The filter being applied here will only show values for the Net Revenue measure. Note that the table is created with all the measures from the Account dimension and doesn't show any of the three calculated measures. But when you intend to apply filters to a table, you are provided with a list comprising all measures, including the three calculated measures you created in the previous chapters.

Here are the steps:

  1. In the Builder panel, click on the Manage Filters icon representing the Account dimension.
  2. On the Selected filters for Account screen, select Net Revenue, and click on OK. The filter will remove all the default...