How to learn SAP ANALYTICS CLOUD

Generally this is the order to be followed to learn SAC

🌐 1. How Organizations Purchase SAC Licenses

• SAC licenses are typically purchased through SAP or an SAP partner.

• Organizations choose between planning, business intelligence (BI), or predictive license types.

• Licensing is usually user-based, with options like viewer, standard, or professional users.

• Pricing may depend on whether it's public cloud (SaaS) or private tenant.

🛠️ 2. Admin Setup & Admin-Level Settings

• Admins receive access to the System Administration and Security areas.

• Common setup tasks:

  • Tenant branding (logos, welcome message)

  • User provisioning via manual, CSV upload, or SCIM with Identity Authentication

  • Role and team management

  • Managing trusted origins and SSO configuration

  • Audit logs, usage metrics, and system notifications

🔄 3. Extracting Data into SAC

• Data can be brought in through:

  • Live Connections (to systems like S/4HANA, BW, HANA)

  • Import Connections (Excel, CSV, OData, etc.)

• Use Data Management and Data Flows to schedule and transform data loads.

📊 4. Setting Up Models & Model Settings

• Models are the backbone of SAC—used in both reporting and planning.

• Key tasks:

  • Define Dimensions and Measures

  • Set hierarchies, formulas, currency conversion

  • Choose between Classic and New Model depending on features needed

📈 5. Creating Stories & Story Settings

Stories are where visualizations come to life. They can be created for:

📊 Reporting Purpose

• Build dashboards with charts, tables, filters, and KPIs.

• Use input controls, linked analysis, and responsive layouts.

🧮 Planning Purpose

• Enable data entry in tables

• Use version management for public/private plans

• Add value driver trees for simulations

✍️ 6. Customizing with Scripting

• Use Analytics Designer for building interactive apps using JavaScript-like scripting.

• Add logic for dynamic visibility, custom buttons, and user-triggered actions.

• Enables pixel-perfect control for complex requirements.

🔁 7. Using Data Actions & Multi Actions

• Data Actions: Automate calculations, value copying, and planning logic.

• Multi Actions: Chain together multiple data actions and trigger workflows.

• Useful for mass updates, calculations across time, or allocation logic.

🔐 8. Object Access

• Manage who can view/edit/delete objects (stories, models, data actions).

• Assign access using roles and teams.

• Share content securely using folders and permissions.

🔒 9. Data Access (Row-Level Security)

• Control what data a user can see using Data Access Control (DAC).

• Filter access based on dimension values like region, department, etc.

• Combine DAC with roles and teams for granular control.

🗓️ 10. Calendar Tasks

• Use the Calendar for managing planning processes.

• Types of tasks: General, Composite, Review tasks.

• Assign users, set due dates, attach data actions, and track approvals.

🔄 11. Change Management

• Use Transport Management to move content across environments (Dev > QA > Prod).

• Maintain clear naming conventions, versioning, and documentation.

• Helps in managing collaborative development and avoiding errors in production.