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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)

Working with grids

As mentioned earlier in this chapter, a grid is a spreadsheet-like object where you can create and work with formulas. Let's go through this object by adding one to our story:

  1. Click on the Add New Page icon, and select Grid from the menu to create a grid page in your story:

A new page will be created with a data grid covering the whole story page as illustrated in the following screenshot. Just like a spreadsheet, you can freely type or paste data into the cells (A) of a grid, create formulas that perform calculations (B), and apply formatting to the cells (C). This is one side of the grid where you work with it without connecting to a model. However, if you want to work with the data from a model, you have to add a table to the grid, as instructed in the following steps:

  1. Click on the Add Table icon on the Insert toolbar.
  2. The Select Model dialog box...