Sap Analytics Cloud : Zero To Hero

A warm welcome to the SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) course with detailed understanding to all the aspects.

What you'll learn

Create your own story to build informative data visualizations

Develop and execute the planning capabilities using SAP Analytics Cloud

Build predictive models using machine learning features embedded in SAP Analytics Cloud

Learn key concepts within SAP Analytics Cloud and valuable tips

Requirements

this course is geared for absolute beginners and intermediate students

No paid software required. SAC is free of cost and comes with a 90 days free trial.

Basic JavaScript knowledge required for Analytics Designer component.

Description

SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) is a new tool in the SAP portfolio to meet the needs of data visualization in the cloud. It is delivered as an all-in-one, SaaS-based product. It covers the needs of data visualization, budget planning, and predictive analytics. Its main function is the creation of data reports. SAP Analytics cloud can retrieve data from spreadsheets, on-premise databases, and cloud databases, or a combination of all three. SAP Analytics Cloud transfers raw data from the transactional system into precise data by providing meaningful insights.SAP Analytics Cloud evolved out of the Cloud for Planning product, which was released in February 2015. In addition to business planning, the other key components are BI (for reporting, dashboarding, data discovery, and visualization), predictive analytics and governance, risk, and compliance. Analytics Cloud allows data analysts and business decision-makers to visualize, plan, and make predictions all from one secure, cloud-based environment. With all the data sources and analytics functions in one product, Analytics Cloud users can work more efficiently. The key functions are accessed from the same user interface that is designed for ease-of-use for business users. In simple words, SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) or SAP Cloud for Analytics is a cloud-based BI solution from SAP. SAC was previously called as SAP Business Objects Cloud or SAP BO Cloud. It is generally used for Business Intelligence, Planning or forecasting activities, helping business owners’ insights and act accordingly regarding Business Decisions.SAP Analytics Cloud is an all-in-one cloud product offered as software as a service (SaaS) for business intelligence (BI), planning, and predictive analytics. Built natively on SAP BTP, it provides a unified and secure public cloud experience to maximize data-driven decision making. SAP Analytics Cloud is a software-as-a-service with a platform of tools and functionalities for data visualization, data analysis, and business planning. It provides business analysts, data scientists, and developers with a central hub through which they can perform their daily business intelligence (BI), financial planning, and application build tasks. It runs on SAP Business Technology Platform (formerly SAP Cloud Platform). SAC is nothing but a HANA cloud-based platform tool used for visualization & reporting.The evolution of the SAC analytics cloud has made catering to various needs of users (related to business analysis and planning) possible with just one integrated product. SAP Analytics Cloud is one simple cloud solution that connects your people, information, and ideas. It’s powered by artificial intelligence and is complete with SAP’s world-class compliance, security, and data protection practices. SAC enables the organizations to make fast and confident decision making with useful insights and in-depth analysis. With SAP Analytics Cloud you can automatically receive strategic insights with SAP Analytics Cloud’s embedded machine learning technology. It also helps you go from vision to action in a segment of the time. With SAP Analytics Cloud you can avoid agenda driven decision making by introducing the true story of what is driving your business.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction

Lecture 2 Introduction-Part2

Section 2: Connections in SAC

Lecture 3 Connections in SAC

Lecture 4 Connections in SAC Part-2

Section 3: Understanding basics of Models in SAC

Lecture 5 Introduction to Transactional data

Lecture 6 Master Data / Dimension tables

Lecture 7 Introduction to Fact tables

Lecture 8 SAC model types and basics

Section 4: User and Role Management

Lecture 9 User Management

Lecture 10 Roles and Teams

Section 5: LIVE connection to SAP HANA Cloud

Lecture 11 SAP BTP introduction

Lecture 12 LIVE Connection to SAP HANA Cloud

Section 6: Deep dive in Modelling

Lecture 13 Modelling Part 1

Lecture 14 Data Modelling Part 2

Lecture 15 Data Management Option

Section 7: Business Intelligence

Lecture 16 Widgets

Lecture 17 More Options - Widgets

Lecture 18 More Options - Widgets Part 2

Lecture 19 Playing with multiple options

Lecture 20 Beyond Charts

Lecture 21 Page Types, Blending and Widget types

Section 8: Planning

Lecture 22 Creating Dimensions for a model

Lecture 23 Loading Fact Data and Table types in SAC

Lecture 24 Data Actions

Lecture 25 Multi Actions

Section 9: Predictive

Lecture 26 Predictive - Part 1

Lecture 27 Predictive - Part 2

Section 10: Analytics Designer

Lecture 28 Analytics Designer

Anyone interested in learning SAP Analytics Cloud to help with their current job or to find a new role.