What s New for SAP Cloud for Analytics. SAP Cloud Analytics and EPM Product Management December, 2015 Based on the Release (December 2015)

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1 What s New for SAP Cloud for Analytics SAP Cloud Analytics and EPM Product Management December, 2015 Based on the Release (December 2015)

2 Agenda Cloud for Analytics Overview Latest Enhancements Core BI Planning SAP Digital Boardroom Demo Q&A Customer 2

3 Overview

4 SAP Cloud for Analytics Overview Applications SAP Digital Boardroom Vertical Apps Analytic Capabilities BI Exploration Planning Planning Allocation Predictive Analytics* Exploratory Analytics GRC* Access Controls Embedding Analytics into Applications Core Capabilities Data Connectivity & Modeling Visualization & Stories Collaboration & Events Administration & Security Auditing & Monitoring APIs HANA Cloud Platform * Planned Cloud Data Sources and Applications On-Premise Data Sources and Applications Customer 4

5 SAP Cloud for Analytics - BI Capabilities Connect and Prepare your Data Explore, Search, Visualize your Data Share with your team Prepare and model cloud and on-premise data from your browser Design, Visualize, and create your stories online Support data connectors from SAP (ie S4HANA, No Desktop required! BW, HANA, Universes) and non-sap sources Personalize your own dashboard views including hierarchical data Simply collaborate with your team Take action on your data Receive notifications on any device when thresholds exceeded Support Blending Aggregated Data Customer 5

6 SAP Cloud for Analytics - Planning Capabilities Simplify Experience Trust Simply create and modify calculations and planning models and on the fly Take action anytime, anywhere on the desktop or on the go Align plans across Finance and business units with direct integration into SAP Business Planning and Consolidation Analyze, plan and visualize in the same application Personalize your KPIs, dashboard, processes and storyboards Collaborate in-context of your plan and make faster decisions Enjoy a new generation of planning in the cloud with a modern look and feel Plan and simulate at any level of detail, with any number of users, at any time Drive high performance planning and forecasting process with the SAP HANA Cloud Platform Customer 6

7 Latest Enhancements Cloud for Analytics Wave 15-17

8 Agenda Cloud for Analytics Overview Latest Enhancements Core Planning SAP Digital Boardroom Demo Q&A Customer 8

9 Core: Data Integration Connect to On-Premise SAP HANA data without replication Online Connectivity (also known as Remote Connectivity) to HANA through a reverse proxy configuration (Apache, SAP Web Dispatcher) is now supported SAP Cloud for Analytics Web Client running in browser Note features not supported for Online HANA Views: Dynamic Table Control Modeler formulas (Lookup, Details, SMA, YoY, CAGR, etc.) Geo Blending SAML/SSO Planning HANA Hierarchies Data preparation See Documentation for full details Data Connector HANA On-Premise System Customer 9

10 Core: Data Integration Connect to SAP HANA Cloud Platform data without replication Online Connectivity (also known as Remote Connectivity) to SAP HANA Cloud Platform data. Contact SAP DevOps to configure the internal reverse proxy configuration SAP Cloud for Analytics Web Client running in browser Note features not supported for Online HANA Views: Dynamic Table Control Modeler formulas (Lookup, Details, SMA, YoY, CAGR, etc.) Geo Blending SAML/SSO Planning HANA Hierarchies Data preparation See Documentation for full details Data Connector HCP HANA Cloud Platform Customer 10

11 Core: Data Integration Integrate with Google Drive storage Connect to and import data and models from Google Drive Import data from Google Drive into a story Import a data model from Google Drive, and later import more data into that model Customer 11

12 Core: Modelling Improved dimension modelling Dimensions can be organized in the Modeler Unwanted dimensions can be hidden Dimensions can be grouped Descriptions of customized dimensions can be displayed Calculate On information is now visible and editable in the Modeler for an Account dimension Calculated Measures can be managed and formatted while analyzing data in stories Customer 12

13 Core: Modelling New formulas Rename Restrict formula to LOOKUP Support ABS (Absolute Value) function Customer 13

14 Core: Administration New integration with HANA Cloud Platform Improved roles and privilege enforcement by license A new license type with roles and privileges is now available for SAP HANA Cloud Platform (HCP) Present roles and privileges appropriate to a customer s license i.e.) if a customer has only BI licenses, Planning privileges and roles are disabled See Documentation for full details Customer 14

15 Core: Dynamic Table Improved usability with dynamic tables Dynamic Tables are enhanced to maintain parity with Stories and Reports All editable cells in the Dynamic Table are now colored white, including the editable cells of versions Top N ranking is now available Titles can be added to Dynamic Tables Data is automatically updated in both tables if two Dynamic Tables appear in one grid The Unbooked toggle has been added The Dynamic Table does not display a measure when there is only one measure present Customer 15

16 Core: Dynamic Table Improved Financial Planning with dynamic tables It is now possible to delete a data region in a Dynamic Table YTD, QTD, and MTD aggregation types have been added as possible dimensions Structured allocation now works in Dynamic Tables in stories Data entry on unbooked cells is now supported Customer 16

17 Core: Dynamic Tables Calculations/Formatting Enhanced dynamic table functions make it easy to create intuitive planning schedules Copy & Paste in Dynamic Table Copy value to booked/unbooked cell Copy value to/from Excel Copy value to cells outside of dynamic table Can maintain formula and cell references Formatting for custom cells Exclude Filters Set the drill state for a hierarchy within dynamic table Customer 17

18 Core: Visualize and Compose Improved visualizations for Financial Planning Variance Settings are now part of the Analytical Objects area of the chart builder Create a Bridge chart by rotating a Waterfall chart: This new feature does not support Variances Private models (created through I Feel Lucky, Prepare Dataset, or added from a file), can now be deleted, if they have no dependencies: When the model is deleted, the associated Data View menu items are also deleted The entry for a public model can also be removed from the Data View menu, but in this case, the public model itself is not deleted Customer 18

19 Core: Visualize and Compose Support static reference lines in charts Static Reference Lines have been added to charts in Stories. Reference Lines can be applied to Area, Bar/Column, Line, Marimekko, and Stacked Bar/Column charts Chart action items have been moved to the top corner of the Chart widget The date-range member selector has been enhanced to distinguish members from other members with the same name Customer 19

20 Core: Visualize and Compose Improved chart filtering 1 The date-range selector now supports interactive range selection at various levels in a date-time hierarchy (1) Additional pattern support for versions (2) Variances can now be created based on single measures and multiple versions for planning models The Exclude filter can be applied to charts based on multiple models Custom Top-N definition has been added for charts and tables in stories 2 Customer 20

21 Core: Visualize and Compose Improved chart interactivity and performance The data point limitation for charts has been removed (it is now possible to have more than 10,000 data points) Custom Top-N definition has been added for charts and tables in stories The Action menu for a chart is now displayed on the side when the chart is selected Explorer mode has been implemented to help with chart generation in stories It is now possible to zoom in an out of visualizations Range selection for numeric dimensions is now available for both chart and story filters Customer 21

22 Core: Visualize and Compose New chart types for visualizing data New Chart Types Added: 1. Cluster Bubble (SBEE Bubble Chart) 2. Box Plot 3. Improved Bullet Chart 4. Growth Chart/Simulation Chart type with variance support Also known as Combination Bar/Line Chart and Combination Stacked Bar/Line Chart 5. Trellis or mini-chart behavior has been added for Scatter, Bubble, and Cluster Bubble chart types Customer 22

23 Core: Explorer Use Explorer with Planning models Explorer now supports charts based on planning models Can now remove data sources from Data View Customer 23

24 Core: Geospatial Visualize your data with improved maps Geospatial maps can now be created from Excel- or CSV-based analytic or planning models with longitude and latitude coordinates, or from HANA Analytic views that have longitude and latitude converted to a location dimension Geospatial maps support multiple layers. It is possible to add, remove, show, or hide layers Bubble layers can be added by color or size Colors can be set from predefined or custom color palettes Users can define KPI ranges for measures and assign them to different colors Customer 24

25 Core: Geospatial Interact with enhanced maps Free-form polygon filters have been added for location data, along with predefined shapes, such as circles and squares A custom popover (tooltip) that includes a mini chart on location points has been added to the Bubble layer Point of Interest (POI) data can be imported from Esri shapefiles or geo-enriched analytic models to be displayed as new map layers, such as custom regions or competitor locations Map filters can be used to further define a POI, such as specific distance from a POI It is possible to overlay Esri feature layers from a public web service URL Customer 25

26 Agenda Cloud for Analytics Overview Latest Enhancements Core Planning SAP Digital Boardroom Demo Q&A Customer 26

27 Planning: Distributions and Spreading Improved user experience distributing and spreading values Data entry on unbooked cells Automatically groups members visually if their names are ambiguous, e.g. Display tooltips with full name path Users can now resize columns in the Spreading dialog Customer 27

28 Planning: Allocations Streamline processes by performing Perform allocations on a public version within a story Perform allocations on public versions, which can be later be saved or discarded Create new pool members on the fly in the dynamic table Pool mapping layout available in stories Customer 28

29 Agenda Cloud for Analytics Overview Latest Enhancements Core Planning SAP Digital Boardroom Demo Q&A Customer 29

30 SAP Digital Boardroom Incremental Boardroom improvements Open Explorer option now available Allow users to gain new insights through exploration on different perspectives of the data Users can open the Data Explorer from a visualization during a Boardroom presentation New color palette added Enhance visualizations with new color palette choices Customer 30

31 Agenda Cloud for Analytics Overview Latest Enhancements Core Planning SAP Digital Boardroom Demo Q&A Customer 31

32 Agenda Cloud for Analytics Overview Latest Enhancements Core Planning SAP Digital Boardroom Demo Q&A Customer 32

33 Extra Planning/ Reportin g Enhance ments