SAP S/4HANA Embedded

Analytics– Day 4
Expert-guided Implementation

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SAP S/4HANA Embedded Analytics– Day 3

Key User Tools: Key User Tools: Key User Tools:

KPI Design / Report Manage KPI’s and Reports APF Configuration Modeler
Design Framework

IT User Tools:
Testing Analytical Queries using RSRT
IT User Tools:
Understanding
CDS View

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 Automation
Expert Guided Implementation Methodology
Level 3
“Training on the Job” at Its Best

Automation Automation
Level 0 Level 1

Empowering
Empowering Execution
Execution Expertise on Demand
Expertise on
Day 1
Demand Demand
During Execution
Web session, 1-2 hours each
Day 2 morning
2-3 hours on the same day Participants have direct access to
Participants execute demonstrated an SAP expert who directly
Day 3 SAP expert explains step-by-step supports them remotely, if
steps within their own project, on
configuration using training necessary, during the execution
their own SAP environment
materials
Day 4

Day 5 ✓✓ ✓✓ ✓
✓

Delivery Training, practical experience, remote consulting

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Expert-guided Implementation
How to Get Help?

How to get help?

During the execution part you have direct
access to the Expert via telephone
number to solve questions quickly.

If relevant for this EGI, please ensure that

the remote connections are open and that
we can logon to your system.

+353871718702
Venkadesh Subramanian

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Expert Guided Implementation Schedule
SAP S/4HANA embedded analytics
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5
Empowering lesson Empowering lesson Empowering lesson Empowering lesson Empowering lesson
(2 Hours in the Morning) (2 Hours in the Morning) (2 Hours in the Morning) (2 Hours in the Morning) (2 Hours in the Morning)
Introduction & Overview:
End User Tools: Key User Tools: Integration: Miscellaneous:
Introduction to SAP S/4HANA embedded analytics
Analytical List Pages KPI Design / Report Design Framework (Overview & Fiori Launchpad Designer (Providing few applications Decision criteria (Feature/Functionality check)
Embedded Analytics Architecture / Tool sets
Smart Business KPI’s Convergence) access to Business user) between SAP S/4HANA Reporting and BW Reporting
Fiori Launchpad Overview (Catalog, Roles)
Analytical Fiori Apps (Free Style Fiori Apps) Manage KPI’s and Reports Transient provider and Transient Query Concepts Analytics Decision Tree
Positioning SAP S/4HANA embedded analytics (with
Analysis Path Framework (APF) APF Configuration Modeller Integration of SAP BI Launchpad into SAP Fiori ABAP CDS Views for Data Provisioning in BW with
BW,BO and SAC)
Review booklets Fiori Smart Templates for creating Apps (Like OVP, Launchpad Extraction based Annotations (High Level)
ALP) (High Level Overview) Integration of SAP S/4HANA ABAP CDS views with Embedded BW in SAP S/4HANA (High Level)
BO Reporting tools (Ex: Analysis Office for Excel) New AI Capabilities
Integration of SAP S/4HANA ABAP CDS with SAC SAP Best Practices for SAP S/4HANA
Key User Tools: IT User Tools: (Live and Acquire Data Connection) Introduction to Fiori Apps Library
Review booklets Designer Tools for IT Expert - Explore CDS View using Eclipse Embedded SAC in SAP S/4HANA2020 SAP Fiori Content Activation
End User Tools:
View Browser & Important Analytical Annotations Limitations of Embedded Analytics compared with
Overview Page (OVP)
Custom CDS Views Testing Analytical Queries using RSRT BO/SAC
Query Browser
Custom Analytical Queries
Multi Dimensional Apps
How to enable Custom Analytical Query as an App to
Business user (End to End Scenario using Custom
Catalog Extensions)

Execution by customer Execution by customer Execution by customer Execution by customer Execution by customer
(Remote support in the afternoon) (Remote support in the afternoon) (Remote support in the afternoon) (Remote support in the afternoon) (Remote support in the afternoon)

Create a New Custom App using : How to enable Custom Analytical Query as an App to
Overview Page (OVP) Fiori Launchpad Designer (Providing few applications
Custom CDS Views Business user (using Custom Catalog Extensions)
Query Browser access to Business user)
Custom Analytical Queries .
Multi Dimensional Apps
View Browser
Custom Catalog Extensions

Goal of the day Goal of the day Goal of the day Goal of the day Goal of the day

◼ Overview ◼ End User Tools ◼ Key User Tools ◼ Fiori Launchpad Designer ◼ BW/Embedded Analytics decision Criteria
◼ Architecture ◼ Key User Tools ◼ IT User Tools ◼ Transient Concepts ◼ BW Data Provisioning
◼ End User Tools ◼ BO/SAC Integration ◼ Best Practices
◼ Project Learning

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Title
Learning Objectives – Day 4

• Understand Integration options and capabilities with SAP S/4HANA ABAP CDS
• See SAP Analytics Cloud integration with the SAP S/4HANA Fiori Launchpad
• Be aware of differences between SAP S/4HANA embedded analytics and Strategic Reporting Solutions
such as BusinessObjects and SAP Analytics Cloud
• Explore SAP Fiori Launchpad Designer
• Learn the Transient Concepts

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 Agenda – Day 4

▪ Recap day 3
▪ Integration Overview
▪ Integration of SAP S/4HANA with SAP Analytics Cloud
▪ Embedding SAP Analytics Cloud into the SAP S/4HANA Fiori Launchpad
▪ Integration of SAP BI Launchpad into SAP Fiori Launchpad
▪ Integration of SAP S/4HANA with SAP Analysis for Microsoft Office
▪ Integration of SAP S/4HANA with Non-SAP Tools
▪ Limitations of SAP S/4HANA embedded analytics compared with Strategic
Frontends
▪ SAP Fiori Launchpad Designer (Providing few applications access to Business user)

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Integration Overview

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Integration Overview
Use Cases for Integration

• The SAP S/4HANA embedded analytics tools as shown are only for Operational data available
within SAP S/4HANA, this means it may not meet your historical reporting requirements.

• So for strategic reporting use cases another front end tool may be required to combine data
from multiple data sources for reporting.

• Only Real-time data access is available in SAP S/4HANA embedded analytics. For snapshots
or time specific views of data a front end tool is required that supports data imports.

• By integrating with front end tools such as SAP Analytics Cloud we can leverage our SAP
S/4HANA operational data along with data from various other data sources for strategic
reporting.

• Transient Analytical Queries enable the SAP strategic reporting front-ends to receive data from
SAP S/4HANA. We will explain what these Queries are along with the capabilities when
combined with the various front ends.

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Integration Overview
High Level Architecture
SAP S/4HANA Intelligent Technologies

SAP Fiori UI SAP Analytics

Visualization analytical apps, reports, KPIs,… delivered as part of SAP
S/4HANA, extensible by the customer
access SAP S/4HANA data directly via
Transient analytical queries

Transient analytical
Access Odata services
queries

SAP BW/4HANA
ABAP-CDS-Models
Modelling (for analytical and transactional purposes)
(for seamlessly extending transactions with data
warehousing workflows)

Persistency Database tables on SAP HANA Database tables on SAP HANA

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Transient Providers
and Transient Query
Concept

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Transient Providers and Transient Query Concept
Overview

• A Transient Provider is a Virtual Provider with

transient metadata and a special access routine
to read data.
• Thus, SAP S/4HANA embedded analytics
applications can use the analytic engine without
creating SAP BW models in the first place.
• The transient provider is created based on the
following annotation from the CDS View
@Analytics.query:true

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Transient Providers and Transient Query Concept
Analytical Query Annotation

• A CDS view that includes the annotation

@Analytics.query=true is always executed in the
analytics engine (embedded BW) of SAP
S/4HANA.
• Technically, a temporary info provider is
automatically generated at runtime on top of the
analytical query. This temporary info provider is
known as a transient provider and translates the
CDS analytical query into a format that can be
read by the analytical engine.
• The analytical queries, processed by the
analytical engine, are then available for
consumption by SAP BI tools and SAP Analytics
Cloud.

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Transient Providers and Transient Query Concept
Transient Query Generation

• In the ABAP Development Tools for

Eclipse, the CDS view "ABC" is created.
The view annotation @Analytics.query:
true automatically creates a transient
analytic query (BWQuery) for this view as
a separate DDIC object. The query name
gets a prefix 2C, so the generated name
for this transient analytical query
becomes: 2CABC. The transient analytic
query can be tested in the ABAP system
using the transaction: RSRT2.

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Transient Providers and Transient Query Concept
Query Monitor

• The Query Monitor can be used to test

the correctness of query views
(Annotation: @Analytics.query: true) and
views used in these query views. It can
also be used to test Analytical views
(CUBE or FACT) via a default query. It
allows testing of the complete query
functionality in different UIs. Add 2C to
your SQL view name.
• For example:
• CDS view name: ZTKC_FlightQuery
• SQL view name:
ZTKCFLIGHTQUERY
• ID of (transient provider for) query:
2CZTKCFLIGHTQUERY

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Transient Providers and Transient Query Concept
Transient Provider Preview

• The Transient Provider Preview displays the

metadata of the transient provider which is
used at runtime for a specific CDS view
(DIMENSION, HIERARCHY, CUBE, FACT).
Use it to check if the Analytic Engine is able to
interpret the metadata of the CDS view
correctly. Enter the SQL view name of the
CDS view you want to check. The ID of the
transient provider ("2C" + ) and the metadata
that the info provider takes from the CDS view
(key fields, key figures, attributes and
hierarchies) is displayed. For example, you
can check if the association of a field is done
to the correct dimension view. Use the
Standard Query button to check the results of
the view (transient provider) execution.

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Integration of SAP
S/4HANA with SAP
Analytics Cloud

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Integration of SAP S/4HANA with SAP Analytics Cloud
Overview

• SAP Analytics Cloud is a software

as a service (SaaS) solution that
provides tools to the business
user for self-service analytics
using data from any source,
including SAP S/4HANA.
• SAP Analytics Cloud combines
the three pillars of analytics by
providing tools to build the
following:
• Business Intelligence
• Planning
• Predictive Analytics

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SAP S/4HANA embedded analytics
powered by SAP Analytics Cloud Integrated in S/4HANA
role and screen Embedded in
variant management SAP Fiori User
Experience

SAP S/4HANA Cloud

powered by

SAP Analytics Cloud Based on live data

connections, for
replication-free access

Pre-built standard
dashboards
Seamless navigation
between analytical and
transactional apps.

SAP Analytics Cloud is a next-generation BI solution that allows business users to analyze, simulate, plan, discover, predict, and
collaborate all in one place.
It can be seamlessly embedded into the Fiori UI of SAP S/4HANA, to enable unprecedented ease and speed
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Integration of SAP S/4HANA with SAP Analytics Cloud
SAP Analytics Cloud Possibilities

• Combine analytics, predictive, and planning

capabilities to allow for new insights.
• Use enterprise analytics to blend data from
multiple sources into meaningful stories.
• Create compelling visualizations,
dashboards, and stories with insights
discovered in your data and answer
business questions on the fly.
• Use the go-to financial planning solution to
support planning in SAP S/4HANA Cloud.
• Collaborate in context with integrated
messaging and shared stories.

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Integration of SAP S/4HANA with SAP Analytics Cloud
Connections

• There are two possibilities for

connecting SAP S/4HANA data
with SAP Analytics Cloud:
• Live Data Access – real-
time access to data
• Data Import – controlled
data acquisition

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Integration of SAP S/4HANA with SAP Analytics Cloud
Live vs Import

Live Data Connections

• Are available for cloud and on-premise data
sources
• Do not replicate your data in SAP Analytics
Cloud
• Use existing data models for analysis
• Update your data visualizations and stories
with new data in real-time
Import Data Connections
• Are available for cloud and on-premise data
sources
• Replicate data within SAP Analytics Cloud
• Create new data models through the SAP
Analytics Cloud Modeler
• Update your data visualizations and stories
when refreshed
2715030 - Considerations when using SAP BW and SAP S/4HANA Live Connections in SAC

2788384 - Unsupported Features with SAP BW, SAP S/4HANA and SAP BPC Embedded Model Live Connections in SAC
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Integration of SAP S/4HANA with SAP Analytics Cloud
Connections

• SAP Analytics Cloud supports connecting to

both SAP S/4HANA On-premise edition and
SAP S/4HANA Cloud edition deployments.
• The solution supports live connections to
SAP S/4HANA, accessing the underlying
ABAP CDS views/queries.
• On-Premise SAP S/4HANA connections can
use either a Direct Connection type or
Tunnel connection, including the ability to
leverage SSO
• With respect to SAP S/4HANA Cloud Edition,
a separate cloud connection using OAuth
and SSO security types are available.

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Integration of SAP S/4HANA with SAP Analytics Cloud
Prerequisites

• Only CDS Views containing the

@Analytics.query: true annotation will
appear in SAP Analytics Cloud. A
CDS view with this kind of annotation
generates a transient query
automatically, with the naming
convention 2C<sqlViewName>. For
more information, see SAP Note
2595552

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Integration of SAP S/4HANA with SAP Analytics Cloud
SAP Analytics Cloud vs SAP S/4HANA embedded analytics

SAP Analytics Cloud SAP S/4HANA embedded analytics

• Operational and historical data • Operational data

• Connections to various products • System internal data

• Import and Live connections • Real-time data access

• Stories, Analytical Apps • Transactional decision support

• Advanced visualization e.g. geo maps, in- • Insights to action

cell charts
• KPI-driven process handling
• Advanced Analytics

• Planning

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SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC): Standalone vs Embedded

Standalone SAC tenant SAC Embedded tenant

• Solution for business intelligence, enterprise planning • Solution purely for business intelligence
and predictive analytics • Data retrieval: solely live connection
• Data retrieval: both live and import connection • Data source: only S/4HANA
• Data source: various SAP and non-SAP systems • Authentication method: SSO required
• Authentication method: both SSO and username and • No additional license cost
password
• Little pre-build standard (business) content
• Additional license cost, depending on license type
• BI features: story templates, story view bookmarks,
• More pre-built standard (business) content responsive pages, dynamic text, charts and tables,
• BI features (in addition to embedded ones): e.g., Excel story-defined thresholds, story and page filters,
export, calculations (restricted measures), scheduling story variable linking, linked analysis, input controls,
and publication and scripting capabilities. share and collaboration, export to / as PDF /
template / Google Slides, calculations (calculated
measures and aggregation).

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Integration of SAP S/4HANA with SAP Analytics Cloud
SAP Analytics Cloud Pre Built Business Content for SAP S/4HANA CDS Views

• Business Content includes

visualizations, stories, KPIs &
models that map directly to SAP
solutions. These scenarios are
aligned to specific departments,
industries or in some cases both.
Some business content is
designed for the embedded
analytics that comes with the
LOB solution.

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Integration of SAP S/4HANA with SAP Analytics Cloud
SAP Analytics Cloud Pre Built Business Content for SAP S/4HANA CDS Views

SAP Created Partner Created

▪ Advanced Compliance Reporting ▪ A41S Avantum – Finance and Controlling
▪ Finance Account Receivable – Invoice Payment ▪ Abaco Consultores – Logistics and supply chain
Forecasting ▪ Bramasol – Revenue Recognition
▪ FI Operational Expense Planning ▪ Ernst & Young – Financial Statement
▪ Goods and Services Tax Analysis ▪ Infomotion – Corporate Finance
▪ Intelligent Asset Management ▪ Itelligence India – It.Analytics CXO Dashboard
▪ Liquidity Planning ▪ Itelligence Nordics – Gross Profit and Revenue Analysis
▪ Product Cost Planning ▪ Itelligence Turkey – Finance dashboard
▪ Project and Portfolio Management ▪ Sierra – Contract and Lease Management Analytics for SAP
▪ Receivables Management HANA
▪ Contract-based revenue recognition ▪ Syntax – Financial Planning
▪ Financial Products Subledger ▪ VASPP – Inventory Optimization
▪ Treasury Management ▪ Visual BI – Accounts receivables
▪ Westernacher – Supply Chain Performance
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Integration of SAP S/4HANA with SAP Analytics Cloud
SAP Analytics Cloud Pre Built Business Content for SAP S/4HANA CDS Views

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SAP S/4HANA Cloud, public edition: Pre-delivered embedded stories*
Initial Initial
# Story LoB # Story LoB
Shipment Shipment
Aging Report for Accounts
1 1911 Finance 10 Fund Overview 2202 Finance
Payable

2 Budget Consumption Dashboard 2111 Finance 11 Grant Overview 2202 Finance

Collections Management 12 Group Financial Statements 1911 Finance

3 2005 Finance, Sales
Reporting
Finance, Sales,
Contract and Lease Cashflow Real Estate 13 Order to Cash Dashboard 2005
4 2105 …
Dashboard Management
Sourcing &
Contract and Lease Management Asset 14 Purchasing Spend Dashboard 2002 Procurement,
5 2002
Dashboard Management Supply Chain
Marketing,
6 Credit Management Reporting 2005 Finance, Sales 15 Solution Order Profitability 2108
Sales
Finance, Sales,
7 Customer Returns Overview 2005 16 Treasury Executive Dashboard 1911 Finance
…

8 Dispute Management Reporting 1911 Finance, Sales Warehouse Dashboard for Daily Warehouse
17 2302
Operation Management

9 Service Contracts Dashboard 2302 Finance, Service

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* As of January 2023
SAP S/4HANA Cloud, public edition: Pre-delivered embedded Stories
Order-to-Cash Dashboard

This dashboard provides insights into sales volume,

profit margin, and incoming (sales and service)
orders across various dimensions.

 Analyze sales volume, credit memos, profit

margin, incoming orders, cancellations, profit
margin, net sales cost, incoming orders, and open
orders

 View key figures by sales office, customer group,

sold to party, product and product group

 Further references:
 SAP Help
 Fiori App Library

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 Integration of SAP S/4HANA with SAP Analytics Cloud
SAP Analytics Cloud Pre Built Business Content for SAP S/4HANA CDS Views

Also refer to the link:

https://help.sap.com/docs/SAP_ANALYTICS_CLOUD/42093f14b43c485fbe3adbbe81eff6c8/3
131939edff040b7bb8318fcc8378fbb.html
Give proper filter conditions to understand the type of content that exists
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SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud – Data Integration
Key Capabilities

Finance SAP Access CDS Views that are

Procurement
Scenarios/Best Practices
BW/4HANA

SAP BW
1 Full or Delta Extraction
Enabled
powered by SAP
Communication Scenarios HANA

Sales SAP
Datasphere Operation Data

Service SAP S/4HANA Cloud

SAP Data
2 Provisioning provides the
technical framework

Extraction API Intelligence

Support different API types

Asset
Management
Extraction Runtime
CDS Extraction Views
*SAP HANA
3 for different Target Source

**3rd Party
Supply Chain Data
Warehouse Virtual Data Model as the
Tables
Manufacturing,
R&D, Cross
**3rd Party
Database
4 model and source for all types
of applications
Function and
Industry
Capabilities

Sources Framework Targets

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SAP Analytics Cloud
Enterprise & SAP
S/4HANA Cloud

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SAP Analytics Cloud Enterprise & SAP S/4HANA Cloud
One single analytics platform, connected to SAP and non-SAP applications, for 360° analytics across your
entire enterprise

SAP S/4HANA Cloud embedded analytics enables real-

time operational reporting on a single source of truth for
instant insight to action and consistent UX and KPIs.

SAP Analytics Cloud provides:

• Live integration with SAP S/4HANA Cloud with real-

time, live access to transactional data with no data
replication

• Full visibility across multiple data sources

• All analytics: BI, planning, predictive, and

augmented analytics

• Embedded where you work: Financial planning and

analysis, supply chain management

• Prebuilt content optimized for SAP S/4HANA Cloud

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SAP Analytics Cloud Feature Comparison

Feature Embedded(OEM) Enterprise (Stand-alone)

Included with SAP S/4HANA Cloud, Public Edition ✓
Live access (no data replication) to embedded app data ✓ ✓
Live access to other data sources ✓
Access to acquired (replicated) data from other sources ✓
Data preparation including joining multiple datasets from different systems together ✓
Administration rights – configure new connections and users ✓
Create and modify SAC stories based on embedded app data ✓ ✓
Create and modify SAC stories based on other data ✓
Use Smart Assist features likes Smart Discovery, Smart Insights ✓
Use Smart Predict feature with predictive models ✓
Use ‘R’ predictive language ✓
Consume prebuilt analytics applications ✓
Create and modify analytic applications ✓
Create planning models ✓

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Integration Options of SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC)
with SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition and SAP S/4HANA

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition SAP S/4HANA

- SAP Analytics Cloud (embedded) tenant is - Customers need the enterprise license of SAP Analytics
automatically available for all customers Cloud to connect with SAP S/4HANA.

- For User Management, an SAP Identity Provisioning - SAP Identity Provisioning Service or similar identity
Service is also co-deployed for all customers provisioning solution to be run by the customer

- Deep embedding of SAP Analytics Cloud - Deep embedding of SAP Analytics Cloud stories (SAP
dashboards S/4HANA 2020 onwards) But:
- Predefined SAP Fiori apps with embedded dashboards - No predefined Fiori apps with embedded dashboards will be
will be shipped with SAP S/4HANA Cloud, public edition shipped with SAP S/4HANA
- Customers can create own apps with embedded - Wrapper app for embedding stories into Fiori, apps have to be
dashboards deployed manually
- Customers can create own apps with embedded dashboards
- Customers can use the SAP Analytics Cloud dashboards shipped
as best practices for SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition via the
SAP Analytics Cloud Analytics Network (once ABAP CDS views
used in those SAC stories are available for SAP S/4HANA)
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Embedding SAP
Analytics Cloud into
the SAP S/4HANA Fiori
Launchpad

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Embedding SAP Analytics Cloud into the SAP S/4HANA Fiori Launchpad
Embedding Overview

• As of SAP S/4HANA 2023, SAP Analytics Cloud Stories can

now be fully embedded in the SAP S/4HANA Fiori
Launchpad
• Provide embedded insights in the solution, optimally support
business users in defined business processes with decision
support and information at the users fingertips.
• Integrate seamlessly into the enterprise intelligence offerings
such as SAP Analytics Cloud and SAP BW/4HANA
• Provide real-time access to solution data as well as replication of
data and blending with multiple other sources for end2end
enterprise intelligence direct access to SAP S/4HANA data
based on live connectivity
• SAP Analytics Cloud stories of SAP S/4HANA live connections
are listed in the SAP S/4HANA application (Manage KPI and
Reports), based on the connection to the SAP Analytics Cloud
• Integrated into SAP Fiori Launchpad, integrated in SAP
S/4HANA role and screen variant management

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Embedding SAP Analytics Cloud into the SAP S/4HANA Fiori Launchpad
Launching SAP Analytics Cloud Stories

• Open SAP Analytics Cloud Stories from

SAP Fiori Launchpad
• Easily create custom SAP Fiori tiles to
launch a Story using OAUTH-enabled
Story Catalog Service
• Integrate available pre-defined SAP
Analytics Cloud Best Practices content
with configured SAP Fiori tiles

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Embedding SAP Analytics Cloud into the SAP S/4HANA Fiori Launchpad
SAP Analytics Cloud in SAP Fiori

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Embedding SAP Analytics Cloud into the SAP S/4HANA Fiori Launchpad
Continue your Analysis in SAP S/4HANA embedded analytics

• You can use dynamic URL to

open SAP S/4HANA transaction
• It can be done by adding the
relevant URL to SAP S/4HANA
into the field “External URL” and
then adding the ID delivered from
the dimension value exactly at
the place in the URL, where the
sales order is required.

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Embedding SAP Analytics Cloud into the SAP S/4HANA Fiori Launchpad
Continue your Analysis in SAP S/4HANA embedded analytics

• After switching to the view mode,

you can see the hyperlinks
directly in the table.
• Now you can click on the link and
you will be taken to SAP
S/4HANA transaction.

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Integration of SAP BI
Launchpad into SAP
Fiori Launchpad

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 Integration of SAP BI Launchpad into SAP Fiori Launchpad
Overview

Consume data using SAP Analytics (SAP

SAP BusinessObjects
Examples: SAP LumiraEnterprise:
BusinessObjects)
Designer, WebIntelligence

SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise:

Examples: SAP Lumira Designer, WebIntelligence

▪ The SAP BusinessObjects analytics suite provides the advanced

analytics for SAP BW/4HANA and integrates with the SAP S/4HANA
embedded analytics.
▪ It offers the complete range of BI, Predictive, Planning, and more.
▪ Offerings in a set of streamlined packages:
▪ BusinessObjects Enterprise, Premium is a comprehensive analytics
offering of BI, mobile, predictive capabilities, and Big Data analytics.
▪ BusinessObjects Enterprise, Professional is a BI suite that includes
reporting, visualization, and discovery capabilities to enable users to
easily uncover insights, and make better decisions.
▪ BusinessObjects Enterprise, Standard provides a complete set of ad hoc
reporting tools to offer immediate answers to all users via the Web,
desktop, or mobile devices.

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Integration of SAP BI Launchpad into SAP Fiori Launchpad
Overview

• The business users may also need to run SAP BusinessObjects

reports.
• Rather than have to navigate to each SAP Analytics application, such
as Analysis for Microsoft Office or Lumira, and then locate the report
to finally launch it, it is possible to directly launch a report from a SAP
Fiori tile.
• There are two options:
• Launching the BI report from the SAP Fiori Launchpad
• Launching the BI Launchpad from the SAP Fiori Launchpad
• Access to both of these options can be controlled using the Catalog,
Groups and Roles Concepts
• To create these tiles, you must create Tiles with the Static App
Launcher style in the Launchpad Designer

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Integration of SAP BI Launchpad into SAP Fiori Launchpad
Option 1: Fiorified SAP BI Launchpad linked to SAP Fiori Launchpad

Option 1:
Fiorified SAP BI Launchpad linked to SAP Fiori Launchpad
Prerequisites:
SAP Fiori Launchpad
1. SAP Fiori Launchpad

2. Fiorified SAP BI Launchpad as of BIP 4.2 SP04

(http://<WebServer>:<Port>/BOE/BILaunchpad)
New BI launchpad has dependency on REST SDK which
deployed on WACS(Web Application Container Server).
URL Link So WACS must be running to use new BI Launchpad.
SAP Fiorified SAP BI Launchpad in
BOE 4.2 3. URL link between SAP Fiori Launchpad and Fiorified SAP BI
Launchpad

Details about Fiorified SAP BI Launchpad:

https://blogs.sap.com/2017/05/16/Fiorified-bi-launchpad-in-boe-4.2/

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Integration of SAP BI Launchpad into SAP Fiori Launchpad
Option 2: Integration of SAP BI Launchpad Reports to SAP Fiori Launchpad

Option 2: • This approach could be applied as long as the number of

Integration of SAP BI Launchpad Reports to SAP Fiori Launchpad documents is limited.
via Document Link
SAP Fiori Launchpad • Each BI report must be separately linked to SAP Fiori
Launchpad.

Prerequisites:
1. OpenDoc URL from BI Report (e.g. Design Studio, WebI,
Crystal Reports)
2. Some adjustments steps in SAP Fiori front-end server
Document Link on SAP BI Launchpad
3. Some adjustments steps SAP Fiori Launchpad Designer

How To Details:
https://blogs.sap.com/2017/05/14/business-objects-enterprise-integration-with-sap-fiori-
launchpad-on-sap-enterprise-portal-netweaver-7.50-sp7/

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Integration of SAP
S/4HANA with SAP
Analysis for Microsoft
Office

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Integration of SAP S/4HANA with SAP Analysis for Microsoft Office
SAP Analytics for Microsoft Office Overview

• SAP Analysis for Microsoft Office was introduced as the

flagship OLAP tool for SAP BW users who required multi-
dimensional reporting on their BW data sources and who
wanted to work in a familiar environment (Microsoft Excel).
• SAP Analysis for Microsoft Office replaced the very
famous Business Explorer (BEx) Analyzer. A key
difference between BEx Analyzer and SAP Analysis for
Microsoft Office is that the latter can consume data from
sources other than SAP BW. This includes the CDS views
of the virtual data model of SAP S/4HANA embedded
analytics.
• Specifically, the type of CDS views that can be consumed
by SAP Analysis for Microsoft Office are analytical queries
(CDS views with the annotation @Analytics.query:true
and also CDS views of the type cube (CDS views with the
annotation @Analytics.dataCategory: #CUBE.

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Integration of SAP S/4HANA with SAP Analysis for Microsoft Office
AO Overview

• There are many reasons to implement SAP Analysis for Microsoft Office with SAP S/4HANA embedded
analytics, including the following:
• Integrate data from any sources, not just SAP S/4HANA, to create mash-up worksheets and
workbooks.
• Present SAP S/4HANA data in a format familiar to most users.
• Work with SAP S/4HANA data offline.
• Expert business users can include their own local calculations using native Excel formulas and
additional logic using visual basic macros.
• Use SAP planning capabilities with SAP S/4HANA data.
• Work with advanced charting capabilities.
• Take workbooks anywhere: SAP Analysis for Microsoft Office workbooks are very portable and can
easily be stored locally or on secure platforms such as BusinessObjects Platform.

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Integration of SAP S/4HANA with SAP Analysis for Microsoft Office
Steps

• Start SAP Analysis for Microsoft Office.

• Start with a blank workbook.
• In the Analysis ribbon from the menu bar. Choose insert data source -> Select Data source for analysis
• Skip the SAP BusinessObjects log on screen
• Choose your SAP S/4HANA system. All connections available in you SAP GUI will be listed here
• Search for your CDS View or alternatively on the Select Data Source Screen chose the Area tab

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Integration of SAP S/4HANA with SAP Analysis for Microsoft Office
Steps

• Drill down to your CDS View for Analysis

• Fill any required prompts
• Begin your Analysis
• For further infomation https://blogs.sap.com/2017/05/12/consumption-of-cds-views-in-analysis-for-office/

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Integration of SAP
S/4HANA with Non-
SAP Tools

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 Integration of SAP S/4HANA with Non-SAP Tools
Options

• There are potentially 4 ways to connect with some of the 3rd party analytical tools:
• OData Services
• HANA Views (SQL Views)
• Transient Queries (using Analytical Query Annotations)
• Using BW query (Embedded BW in SAP S/4HANA)

Useful Links:
Unable
ODataQuery
to activate
features
the and
OData
limitation
service-for
HERE
a SAP Fiori Analytic App on SAP S/4HANA - HERE

Useful Links:
Unable to activate the OData service for a SAP Fiori Analytic App on SAP S/4HANA - HERE
ODataQuery features and limitation - HERE

NOTE: Please do a detailed PoC exploring the Pros and Cons of

each approach, before finalising a option.

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 NOTE: Please do a detailed PoC exploring the Pros and
Integration of SAP S/4HANA with Non-SAP Tools Cons of each approach, before finalising a option.
Architecture

SAP Analytics
SAP Fiori UI (SAC, AfO, Lumira, WebI) 3rd party
Visualization analytical apps, reports, KPIs,… delivered as part of SAP
S/4HANA, extensible by the customer
access SAP S/4HANA data directly via frontends
Transient analytical queries

OData
services Transient
Access analytical
Embedded BW
queries Query (accessing
transient provider)

ABAP-CDS-Models
Modelling (for analytical and transactional purposes)

Persistency Database tables on SAP HANA

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Comparison of SAP
S/4HANA embedded
analytics vs SAP
Analytics Cloud

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Feature Comparison
User Interfaces

SAP S/4HANA
Feature SAP Analytics Cloud
Embedded Analytics

Access Via Browser or Mobile Yes Yes

Navigate Between Analytical and

Yes Intent-Based Navigation Yes Intent-Based Navigation
Transactional Applications

SAP Analytics Cloud, Add-in for

Microsoft Excel
Many Fiori Applications Provide an
Real-Time Reporting in Excel No* Yes
Export to Excel Option
SAP Analysis for Microsoft Office,
Edition for SAP Analytics Cloud

SAP Analytics Cloud, Add-in for

Real-Time Reporting in PowerPoint No Yes
Microsoft PowerPoint

Schedule Reports No Yes Publications

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Feature Comparison
Key Features

SAP S/4HANA
Feature SAP Analytics Cloud
Embedded Analytics

Report on S/4HANA Data Yes Yes

Report on Other Data Sources No Yes SAC Data Connections

Fiori Application Library

Standard Content Yes Yes SAC Business Content
ABAP CDS Views

Planning No Yes SAC Enterprise Planning

Included with S/4HANA at No SAC Is a Separate Product and

Licensing Requirements No Yes
Additional Cost Requires Additional Licensing

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Feature Comparison
Flexibility & Customization

SAP S/4HANA
Feature SAP Analytics Cloud
Embedded Analytics

Slice & Dice Analysis Yes Multidimensional Data Grid Yes Data Analyzer

Single Report with Multiple Data Sources No Yes

Single Report with Multiple Pages / Tabs No Yes

Wide Array of Charting Options No Yes SAC Chart Types

Custom Widgets
Custom Visualizations No Yes
R Visualizations

Calculated Dimensions & Measures Yes* Custom Analytical Queries Yes

Scripting No Yes SAC Scripting Features

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Feature Comparison
AI

SAP S/4HANA
Feature SAP Analytics Cloud
Embedded Analytics

Just Ask
Intelligent Scenario Lifecycle
AI / ML / Predictive Analytics Yes Yes Smart Insights
Management
Smart Predict

Joule in S/4HANA Private Cloud

Edition

Joule in S/4HANA Public Cloud Joule in SAP Analytics Cloud

AI Copilot Yes* Yes*
Edition Planned for 2025

Not Currently Planned for S/4HANA

On-Premise

Compass
What-If Analysis No Yes*
Planned for 2025

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SAP Fiori Launchpad
Designer

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SAP Fiori Launchpad Designer
Overview

• You use the SAP Fiori launchpad designer to manage

catalogs, groups, and tiles.
• Before you can run the launchpad designer, you need
to make several prerequisite configurations. See Initial
Setup of the Launchpad Designer.
• The launchpad designer is the standard tool for:
• Configuring the tiles for static app launchers,
dynamic app launchers, and target mapping.
• Creating pre-configured groups and catalogs for
the home page.
• Transporting the configurations via correction
requests / packages or customizing workbench.
Few features in Launchpad designer are deprecated.
Always refer an online document to get more updated information:
https://help.sap.com/docs/ABAP_PLATFORM/738e09d24ccb4fc59a4243a83572426c/05dbd66b1
9a143999c1b802a6fa61910.html
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SAP Fiori Launchpad Designer
Browser Support

• The launchpad designer is designed to optimally work

on desktop. This application can be launched in any of
the following browsers:
• Internet Explorer 9 and above
• Safari
• Mozilla Firefox
• Chrome

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SAP Fiori Launchpad Designer
Flow of Usage

• The flow of usage for launchpad designer is mentioned below:

• Ensure that the apps that you want to configure have valid roles and are registered correctly
in LPD_CUST entries.
• Administrators would first use the launchpad designer to configure tiles, catalogs, groups, and
transport them to target systems.
• Administrators would then communicate the various tile instances, catalog names, and group
name to the PFCG administrator so that the tiles, catalogs, and groups can be assigned to
roles.
• The administrator can then test the actual rendering of the groups in the launchpad runtime.

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SAP Fiori Launchpad Designer
Designer Components

What is SAP Fiori Catalog?

• A catalog is a set of Tiles / Applications you want to make available for one role. Depending on the role and
the catalogs assigned to the role, users can browse through the catalogs and choose the Tiles /
Applications that they want to display on the entry page of the SAP Fiori launchpad.
What is Business Group?
• A group is a subset of Applications from one or more catalogs. Which tiles are displayed on a user’s Home
page depends on the groups assigned to the user’s role. In addition, the user can personalize the entry
SAP Fiori Page by adding or removing Applications to pre-delivered groups or self-defined groups.
Why to Create a Custom Role?
• If we use SAP Standard Role End User / Business User will be getting lots of other Application which are
not required actually and His / Her Home page will end up messy with lots of business groups and
Applications

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SAP Fiori Launchpad Designer
How to Access

How to Launch the Launchpad Designer

• The Following URLs
• https://<server>:<port>/sap/bc/ui5_ui5/sap
/arsrvc_upb_admn/main.html
• https://<server>:<port>/sap/bc/ui5_ui5/sap
/arsrvc_upb_admn/main.html ?sap-
client=<client>&scope = <CONF/CUST>
• Via the SAP GUI
• Transaction code /n/ui2/flpd_cust

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SAP Fiori Launchpad
Designer Exercise

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SAP Fiori Launchpad Designer
Demo & Exercise

• This exercise is a continuation of the exercise on day 3

• In this scenario, we have a end user who needs information which currently isn’t captured in a single CDS
View. We will create a CDS View to meet their requirement and make this available to the business user.
• So far we have created a custom CDS View
• We then created a custom Transient Query
• Next we will make this available to the business user, to do this we must:
• Create a Catalog
• Create a Business Group
• Assign to the Role

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SAP Fiori Launchpad Designer
Demo & Exercise

1. Open the Launchpad Designer, in the SAP

GUI enter T.code :- /n/ui2/flpd_cust
2. Click on Add / Create button under Catalogs
3. Give Title & ID (its Description)
4. Click Save

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SAP Fiori Launchpad Designer
Demo & Exercise

5. Create a KPI Tile based on our custom

query following the steps from day 2.
6. When creating the Tile you will have the
option to choose your catalog.
7. Once finalised return to the Launchpad
Designer.
8. Observe the KPI Tile appears in the
catalog.

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SAP Fiori Launchpad Designer
Demo & Exercise

• Optionally you can copy tiles from other catalogs, the

steps are as below
• Select the required Tile which you need to add to your
catalog and drag once its dragged as shown above 2
options will be enabled Create Reference and delete
• Once you drop in Create reference. A popup will
appear to select under which catalog to add this to
• Select catalog which you created earlier
• Click on Target Mapping
• Select the required segment and Action and click on
create reference.
• Select the Catalog under which you need to copy
Mapping . like this you can add multiple
Applications/tiles and Target Mapping as per the
Applications you wanted to Add

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SAP Fiori Launchpad Designer
Demo & Exercise

9. Now click on Group and click Create

10. Give Title & ID and click on save
11. Click on add
12. Once you click on add will get a list of tiles /
Apps which we added in Catalog, add your
tiles to the business group.

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SAP Fiori Launchpad Designer
Demo & Exercise

13. In the SAP GUI Open PFCG Transaction.

This is the Role Maintenance Transaction.
14. Give the role name and click on the create
single role. Alternatively if a suitable role
exists select that.
15. Give the description and long text
16. Save
17. Select Menu Tab and select Transaction
Drop down to select SAP Fiori Tile Catalog.
18. Once you select SAP Fiori Catalog “Assign
Catalog” Popup will be opened in catalog
ID select from search and select Catalog
which we created
19. Clicks continue.
20. Repeat same to select Business Group
21. Select The Business Group we created
22. Click Continue

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SAP Fiori Launchpad Designer
Demo & Exercise

23. Now we will assign our user to the role. Go

to User Tab and assign User ID to whom
these new roles need to be assigned.
24. Click Save

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SAP Fiori Launchpad Designer
Demo & Exercise

25. Now login to SAP Fiori launch Pad by using /n/UI2/FLP

26. Now you will find a tab has been created with the name of the business group you created and
the Business Groups Tiles have been added.

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Key Takeaways

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Key Takeaways

• The Transient Query enables SAP reporting solutions to connect to SAP S/4HANA data.
• SAP Analytics Cloud is a cloud based Front-End reporting Solution from SAP, offering
integration with SAP S/4HANA.
• SAP Analytics Cloud can be embedded within the SAP S/4HANA user interface from the end-
user point of view.
• The BusinessObjects BI Launchpad can be unified with the SAP S/4HANA SAP Fiori
Launchpad
• Analysis Office can connect to the CDS Views which contain the Transient Query
• SAP Fiori Launchpad Designer is where we can create and manage Catalogs and user access
to tiles.

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Recommended Hands-
on Exercise

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Title
Day 4: Recommended hands-on exercises

• Ex1: SAP Fiori Launchpad Designer (Providing Applications access to Business User) (Slides 68 - 75)

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Thank you.
Contact information:

Venkadesh Subramanian

SAP Enterprise Support Academy

[email protected]

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