SAP Embedded Analytics
- Advanced Analytics, Embedded Analytics
- embedded analytics, reporting, sap
- 3 min reading time
William Kotterla
SAP Embedded Analytics is, so to speak, a high-performance operational reporting in real time, which is presented via a Fiori application. SAP Embedded Analytics contains a variety of applications for analyses. It is not necessary to prepare and replicate the data in a data warehouse. The data can be accessed at any time from all end devices. This availability of real-time data makes it possible to react promptly.
What SAP Embedded Analytics offers
- General and industry-specific analysis applications
- Operational reporting in real time
- Instant information
- Role-based functions according to the Fiori concept
- Virtual and extensible data modelling
- Through Fiori, a common interface for analyses and transactions
- Data enrichment through machine learning
- Insight-to-Action
What SAP Embedded Analytics does not offer
SAP Embedded Analytics does not offer data consolidation as in a data warehouse and does not offer the possibility to use BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation). Interface changes and functions must be carried out by a software developer. In addition, further developments are limited to S4/HANA Cloud.
What is the insight-to-action paradigm?
In contrast to other analysis tools, embedded analytics has one decisive advantage: insight-to-action. This means that the user can directly carry out an action from the findings of an analysis. This means that the user can jump directly from an analytical application to a transactional application in order to carry out a business action there.
How does data modelling work?
The data modelling runs virtually and does not have to be persisted. ABAP CDS views are used as a common domain-specific basis to implement search, analysis, planning and transaction functions. These ABAP CDS views are made available to the analysis tool via OData service.
What analytical apps are available?
Is the data model expandable?
The virtual data model provides semantic access to business data based on CDS views. It enables unified patterns in the implementation and a common naming convention based on business terms. Power users can also extend existing CDS Views (e.g. add new fields) or create new CDS Views based on existing CDS Views.
Can I change the appearance of the Fiori Apps?
All Fiori apps were developed using SAPUI5. SAPUI5 is a web development framework based on JavaScript, CSS and HTML5. It follows the Fiori Usability Guidelines and is designed to provide users with an intuitive and easy-to-understand application. The SAPUI5 framework also creates responsive interfaces. Responsive means that the interface adapts to any monitor size (desktop, laptop, mobile ...) accordingly. This framework also allows to visually change any Fiori app. Thus, the corporate identity can be guaranteed here as well. Likewise, completely custom apps can be developed using SAPUI5.
Know more?
Would you like to delve deeper into this topic? Then we would be happy to present all the benefits of SAP Embedded Analytics to you in person - very much in combination with details of other functions of the SAP Analytics Cloud. Simply get in touch with us!
