Storytelling with SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) dashboards
Self-service BI enables every employee in a company (from the junior controller through to the CXO) to create their own dashboards. At each point in the dashboard creation process, there is the ability to (1) select data yourself; (2) perform analyses with a wide variety of visualisations, (3) generate reports and (4) share the results with others.
What is self-service BI with SAC?
Self-service BI enables users to create reports and analyses themselves without the need to work directly with the company's IT department. This creates significant flexibility for the department and for the company as a whole. Decisions can be made more quickly and the IT department has a lighter load. A widevariety of information (for examplefromproduction,the supply chainor HR) can also be broughttogether. All data can be called up atanytime and made available for analysis .
In which system landscape will the solution be implemented?
The SAP sector:
SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC)
Stories
Applications
On-premise (SAP BO)
- SAP Lumira Designer
Other non-SAP analytics products:
- Qliksense
- Power BI
- Tableau
- Excel
And other older SAP products
- SAP Design Studio
- SAP Crystal Reports
"Every employee can build their own dashboards using SAC's self-service tool.
The knowledge remains in the company and is a sustainable business decision.
Central to s-peers AG is the coaching approach, where users are almost immediately enabled to create their own dashboards with SAC and to intuitively operate the appropriate functions (such as storytelling, smart predict and smart insights)."
Andreas Bahr, Senior SAP Analytics consultant
How long does the implementation process take and what are the individual steps?
The implementation process depends on various factors and usually takes four-to-eight weeks. It consists of the following steps:
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Five facts about the self-service BI Tool in the SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC)
- What is self-service BI in the SAC?
- What are the actual benefits for the customer?
- How long does it take to implement?
- How does the implementation process work?
- Success stories from businesses
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