With the third quarter of 2024, SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) is once again setting standards in the world of data analysis and business planning. The latest update brings with it a multitude of exciting innovations and enhancements that not only further increase user-friendliness but also analytical performance. In this article, we would like to give you an overview of the most important new features and improvements introduced with the Q3 update.
Here is an overview of the most important innovations:
Data Analyzer – share insights within the tool
You can now share an insight directly in the Data Analyzer using the Share Insight feature in the new Share toolbar button. In the Share Insight dialog, you can add the users or teams you want to share the insight with, set the access type, and decide whether new recipients should receive an email.
Data Analyzer – Shortcut – Link
If you want to capture the current state of your data view in Data Analyzer without saving it, you can now create a shortcut link using the "Create Shortcut Link" function in the new "Share" button in the toolbar. The generated shortcut link can be copied to the clipboard and pasted into an email or opened in a new tab, for example. A cleanup task is scheduled in the System Configuration area to delete shortcut links at regular intervals. As an administrator, you can reconfigure the default period.
Data Analyzer - Enhancements to the context menu in the Builder panel / Available objects list
Several improvements have been added to Data Analyzer to optimize user workflow:
Advanced filtering options for members (filter with swap/remove; contextual highlighting for tuple filters)
The table context menu has been extended with additional filter options:
Integration with Microsoft PowerPoint
This is the first release of the SAP Analytics Cloud add-in for Microsoft PowerPoint. The add-in is a fully web-based service that allows you to insert SAP Analytics Cloud widgets into your PowerPoint presentations. You can update the widgets' data at any time to include accurate and trustworthy information in your presentations without having to copy and paste the data again from your SAP Analytics Cloud system.
Optimized Design Experience Story – Blended Charts with SAP BW, Time Series Forecasting, Smart Grouping
Optimized display mode:
Optimized design experience Story and optimized display mode:
Combined diagrams for SAP Business Warehouse
Support in the Unified Story functionality for combined visualizations for the following SAP Business Warehouse (SAP BW) data models:
Data Actions - Mapping Strategy "Property"
In the Cross Model Copy Step, you can now select the property that will be used for mapping identical names. This feature allows the user to automatically map dimensions by maintaining an additional property in the Modeler.
Advanced Formulas – Support for the “any” hierarchy parameter
When creating Advanced formulas Users can now include a data action parameter that has a hierarchy of type “ANY” without requiring a specific hierarchy for the dimension the parameter is set to. CONFIG.HIERARCHY This provides more flexibility by allowing the selection of the hierarchy to use when performing the data action with the advanced formulas. Note that a parameter of a date dimension with the hierarchy "Any" cannot be included.
Of course, this overview only provides a glimpse into the most important changes. For more comprehensive and detailed information, visit the SAP Q3 2024 Update blog.
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