Reporting and dashboards with SAP Analytics Cloud
We build stories and dashboards in SAP Analytics Cloud that show one version of the numbers. They read live from SAP HANA, SAP BW/4HANA or SAP S/4HANA, or use data imported on a schedule, for example from SAP Business One.
What you get
- Live connections to SAP HANA, SAP BW/4HANA and SAP S/4HANA
- Imported data, including SAP Business One
- Dashboards that refresh automatically
- One version of the numbers for every department
Is this for you?
Reports are built from exports
Someone downloads data every month and rebuilds the same spreadsheet.
Departments disagree on the numbers
Sales, finance and operations each bring a different figure to the same meeting.
Management waits for answers
A simple question about margins or stock takes days, because the data is spread across systems.
From data source to dashboard
The same route for every dashboard, whether the data stays in the source or is imported.
Connect
A live connection or a scheduled import to your source system.
Model
Measures and dimensions defined once, with the same meaning everywhere.
Build
Stories and dashboards designed with the people who will use them.
Share
Each user sees the figures they are allowed to see.
What we do
01
Live connections
Stories on live data from SAP HANA, SAP BW/4HANA or SAP S/4HANA, with no copy of the data.
02
Imported data
Data replicated into SAP Analytics Cloud on a schedule, including from SAP Business One.
03
Stories and dashboards
Dashboards for management and departments, built around the questions they ask most.
04
Handover and training
Your key users learn to change stories and build new ones themselves.
Live connection or imported data
| Live connection or imported data | Live connection | Imported data |
|---|---|---|
| Where the data is | Stays in the source system | Copied into SAP Analytics Cloud |
| How current | As current as the source | As current as the last scheduled import |
| Typical sources | SAP HANA, SAP BW/4HANA, SAP S/4HANA | SAP Business One and other systems |
| Planning | Reporting on existing figures | Also the basis for planning models |
Case studies
All case studiesWhat the cost depends on
- How many data sources are connected
- Live connection, imported data or both
- How many dashboards and user groups you need
- How much your key users build themselves
Next step
Plan in the same tool
Once actuals are in SAP Analytics Cloud, budgets and forecasts can be planned next to them.
Frequently asked questions
- Live connection or import: which should we use?
- A live connection keeps data in SAP HANA, SAP BW/4HANA or SAP S/4HANA and always shows the current state. An import copies data on a schedule and suits sources such as SAP Business One. Many companies use both.
- Can SAP Business One data be shown?
- Yes. SAP Business One data is imported on a schedule, so the dashboards refresh automatically.
- SAP Analytics Cloud or Power BI?
- We build dashboards in both. SAP Analytics Cloud fits SAP data sources and planning. Power BI fits companies that already report in Microsoft tools.
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