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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)

Creating an agenda

After adjusting the page width, you are ready to create an agenda in which you can add meeting information, agenda items, and link story pages for your boardroom presentation. Here are the steps to create an agenda:

  1. Go to Main Menu | Create | Boardroom Agenda:

The Create Agenda dialog box comes up. Just like stories, an agenda can also be marked as Public, available to specific teams, or kept as private.

  1. For now, select Public from the Path list.
  2. Enter Annual Board Meeting as the agenda name.

An interface to create a new agenda will be displayed, as illustrated in the following screenshot, where you can input title, date, location, and create agenda items for your presentation.

  1. Click on the New icon to add an agenda item (A). An agenda consists of one or more agenda items that break up your presentation into different topics. Agenda items break up your...