SAP S/4HANA Embedded

Analytics– Day 2
Expert-guided Implementation

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SAP S/4HANA embedded analytics– Day 2
Embedded Analytics Architecture
EGI Agenda Embedded Analytics Introduction

Embedded Analytics Tools Set Query Browser/Overview

Pages/Multi Dimensional Apps

SAP Fiori Launchpad Overview

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 Automation
Expert Guided Implementation Methodology
Level 3
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Automation Automation
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Empowering
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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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Learning Objectives – Day 2

▪ Explore End User Tools

• Analytical List Pages
• Smart Business KPI’s
• Analytical SAP Fiori Apps
• Analytical Path Framework

▪ Understand Key User Tools

• View Browser
• Custom CDS Views
• Custom Analytical Queries

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 Agenda – Day 2

▪ Recap Day 1
▪ End user tools (continued):
• Analytical List Pages
• Smart Business KPI’s
• Analytical SAP Fiori Apps
• Analysis Path Framework
▪ Key users tools
• View Browser
• Custom CDS Views
• Custom Analytical Queries

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 End User Tools -
Analytical List
Pages (ALP)

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End User Tools - Analytical List Pages
Overview

• Analytical List Page (ALP) offers a

unique way to analyse data step by
step from different perspectives, to
investigate a root cause through
drilldown, and to act on transactional
content. All this can be done
seamlessly within one page.
• The purpose of the analytical list
page is to identify interesting areas
within datasets or significant single
instances using data visualization
and business intelligence.

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End User Tools - Analytical List Pages
Overview

• The ALP is highly customizable to ensure a very focused and localized view of the business issues. Each
user can set their own preferences and share common filter choices and layouts with other users.
• SAP provides many ready-made ALPs, but they can also be created from scratch. The standard delivered
ALPs are very well documented in the SAP Fiori Apps Reference Library with both usage and installation
details provided.
• You can locate the tile in a catalog group using the SAP Fiori Launchpad to launch the ALP.

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End User Tools - Analytical List Pages
Header

• The page is made up of two key Click directly to filter by these values
parts:
• Header – Use the set filters for
the page
• Content – Displays a chart, a
table, or both based on the filter
values chosen in the header
• The header section is where the
filters are defined. The section can be Optionally switch header to compact view
shown as a simple field list with drop-
down lists, or as a visual filter where
you see small charts that are
clickable.

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End User Tools - Analytical List Pages
Content

• The Content section includes charts

• The Content toolbar offers a chance to change the chart types, choose different dimensions and measures
used in the chart etc.

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End User Tools - Analytical List Pages
Content

• In the Content section, you find a list of transactions that meet the filter criteria that you set from the filters
in the header and also from the clicks in the chart area
• Using the Settings option, you can remove or add new columns

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End User Tools - Analytical List Pages
When to Use

Use the analytical list page if:

• Users need to extract key information to understand the current situation or identify a root cause. The way
the data is presented is crucial for giving them the insights they need to take the right action
• Users need a way to analyze data step by step from different perspectives, investigate a root cause
through drilldown, and act on transactional content within one page
• In addition to the filtered dataset, users need to see the impact of their filter settings in a chart (visual filter)
• Users need to switch between integrated chart and table views (hybrid view)
• Users need to see the impact of their action on a global key performance indicator (KPI)
• Users need to find and act on relevant items out of a large set of items by searching, filtering, sorting,
grouping, drilling down, and slicing and dicing

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End User Tools - Analytical List Pages
When Not to Use

Do not use the analytical list page if:

• Drilldown functionality is rarely used or not needed.
• Users need different visualizations for the entire dataset (for example, as a table or chart), but don’t need to
work with both visualizations on the same page (for example, in a reporting scenario). In this case, a list report
might be sufficient
• Users need to find and act on relevant items from within a large set of items by searching, filtering, sorting, and
grouping, without using drilldown or “slice and dice”. In this case, consider using a list report
• Users need to work with multiple views of the same content, for example on items that are “Open”, “In Process”,
or “Completed”. They want to be able to switch views using tabs, segmented buttons, or a select control. In this
case, consider using a list report
• Users need to see or edit a single item with all its details. Use the object page floorplan instead
• Users need to find a specific item, and the item or an identifying data point is known to the user (such as a
code). In this case, use the initial page floorplan
• Users need to work through a comparably small set of items, one by one. In this case, use the worklist floorplan
• Users have a trivial use case that does require the use of a chart, but that do not involve identifying a root cause,
analysing data, or drilldown. Instead, use a list report with a table/chart switch
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 End User Tools -
Smart Business KPIs

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End User Tools - Smart Business KPIs
Overview

• Smart Business KPIs are SAP Fiori tiles which display information on the tile level. They display real-time
information that is essential in the monitoring of business performance.
• SAP Provides a large number of standard pre delivered KPIs, these are already grouped into the typical
roles allowing you to start quickly.
• Cockpits can be formed by grouping multiple KPI tiles in the SAP Fiori Launchpad to provide complete
picture of performance at a glance. These can be reorganized by the user through dragging, dropping,
adding and removing.

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End User Tools - Smart Business KPIs
Tiles

• Tiles can be set with thresholds, meaning KPI tiles

can indicate statuses such as green or red.
• Tiles can also have mini-charts which may focus on
the most important or recent data
• KPI Tiles can be shared across multiple users
• A powerful toolkit is available to the Key User
allowing the creation of new KPI tiles.

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End User Tools - Smart Business KPIs
Further Analysis

• When you click a KPI tile you typically launch a detailed analysis. What happens after the
click depends on how the KPI tile has been defined. For example, you may be offered a
number of predefined drill-down views that provide deeper insight.

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End User Tools - Smart Business KPIs 1
Demo & Exercise

1. In the App Finder search for “Days Payable

Outstanding”.
2. Notice the tile contains a chart, and
notification regarding last refresh.
3. Hover over the refresh for further details.
3
4. Click on the Tile to see underlying report.
2

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End User Tools –
Analytical SAP Fiori Apps
(Free Style SAP Fiori
Apps)

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End User Tools - Analytical SAP Fiori Apps (Free Style SAP Fiori Apps)
Overview

• SAP Fiori Analytical Applications are delivered by SAP and follow a standard floorplan design (a
Fiori design standard) to provide business users with a focused application for a very particular
business scenario.

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End User Tools - Analytical SAP Fiori Apps (Free Style SAP Fiori Apps)
Overview

• There are many Free style analytical applications delivered and they usually follow these
principles:
• They are based on a very specific user role and task, for example, material planner,
resource assigner.
• They provide real-time insight into the operations of your business by collecting and
displaying KPIs in useful places.
• They combine the transactional and analytical data in one application (insight to action).
• They provide real-time information on large volumes of data in a simplified front end.
• They monitor important key performance indicators (KPIs) in real time with SAP Smart
Business KPIs, and they react immediately to changes in market conditions or
operations.

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End User Tools - Analytical SAP Fiori Apps (Free Style SAP Fiori Apps)
Where to Find

• You can search for SAP Fiori Analytical Applications using the SAP Fiori Apps Library
https://fioriappslibrary.hana.ondemand.com/ and filtering to UI technology “SAP Fiori
(SAPUI5)”

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 End User Tools -
Analysis Path
Framework (APF)
[Practical Tips: APF is one type of tool set which is
very limitedly used by the customers.
Customers try to explore the standard APF apps
provided by SAP and very rarely creates a custom
APF]

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End User Tools - Analysis Path Framework
Overview

• Analysis Path Framework (APF) is a

framework for creating interactive, chart-
oriented analytical drilldown apps by
configuration
• APF-based apps enable the user to view and
analyze the data of several key performance
indicators (KPIs) from different data sources
• Users can interactively explore data step by
step from different perspectives to analyze
and investigate root causes
• In each analysis step, you can investigate
KPIs/measures and select relevant data to
filter the information provided in subsequent
steps
• By combining different analysis steps and
applying filters, you interactively create your
own flexible analysis path
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End User Tools - Analysis Path Framework
Options

• Facet Filters
• Footer tool bar
• Drop down menu
• Analysis Path thumbnails of
all steps
• Data of current step of
analysis path
• Full Screen
• Change chart type

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End User Tools - Analysis Path Framework
Run Time

• The business user executes the APF-based apps in the APF runtime.
• There are many ways to launch an APF app:
• KPI tile
• Link or button in an Fiori Analytical Application
• Card from an overview page
• The user can navigate through the predefined steps in the path and add filters and
then optionally save their own analysis path

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End User Tools - Analysis Path Framework
Run Time

1. Click + to get started 2. Choose a category 3. Add a new step

4. Select a representation

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End User Tools - Analysis Path Framework
Pre-Delivered Content

https://fioriappslibrary.hana.ondemand.com/sap/fix/externalViewer/#/home
→ UI Technology ‘SAP Fiori: Analysis Path Framework (APF)
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 End User Tool –
Review Booklets

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 Key User Tools –
Review Booklets
Designer

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Review booklets Designer
• Review booklets represent the next generation of multidimensional analytical applications.

• Frequently, business users need to work with multiple reports at the same time, comparing information and applying filters that
affect all reports simultaneously. Review Booklets combine multiple reports into a collection of easy-to-navigate pages that
provide the business user with all the information they need in one place.

• Review booklets present an aggregated view of business data in a specific area by combining predefined business pages. You
use review booklets to display, analyze, and validate data.

• SAP delivers a standard review booklet in S/4HANA (On premise and private cloud) → Group Financial Statements Review
Booklet. (As of 2023)

• In the Manage KPIs and Reports app, you can use the Review Booklet Designer wizard to create your own review booklets.

• As an analytics specialist, can create own review booklets in the Review Booklet Designer in the Manage KPIs and
Reports app.

• Copying an SAP-delivered booklet (Group Financial Statements - Review Booklet), or review booklets that have status
either Configuration Final or Application Active your needs and publish the application. The following review booklets are
available:
Cost Centers Review Booklet (F7763) – Available SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud
Group Financial Statements Review Booklet (F6133) - Available SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud and On-Premise
Service Profitability Review Booklet (F6600) - Available SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud

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Review Booklets Designer

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Review Booklets Designer
Configuration options

• General: It displays basic information, for example, the name and description of the copied review booklet.

• Analytical Queries: Create a new data provider if required.

• Business Pages: Configure the business page groups and the content of the business pages. Choose
between different layouts.

• Variables: Configure the variables and default values.

• Groups: Select the groupings of column sets and row sets for the multi-combo boxes.

• Formatting: Select the semantic styles for the various structures and measures.

• Navigation: Specify the apps to which you can navigate from the review booklet.

Guided error handling is available on all configuration tabs.

Role: SAP_BR_BUSINESS_ANALYST_GRP

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Review Booklets Designer

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Various Parts of Review Booklets Designer

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Adapting a Copied Review Booklet to business Needs

As an analytics specialist, can create own review booklet in the Review Booklet Designer in
the Manage KPIs and Reports app. Already copied an SAP-delivered booklet, adapt to business
needs.

➢ Open the Copied Review Booklet

1. On the SAP Fiori launchpad, open the Manage KPIs and Reports app and select copied review booklet.
2. Choose Open Configuration.
3. On the General tab, change the name and description if required.
4. On the Analytical Queries tab of the review booklet
designer, in the Analytical Query (CDS View Name) field, select SAP released queries or custom query.
Prerequisite: The General tab includes the information Extensibility: Fully supported incl. custom analytical queries for the booklet.
5. On the Business Pages tab configure the business page groups and its pages.
6. On the Variables tab, configure the variables and default values.
7. On the Groups tab, select variable groups as well as groupings of column sets and row sets for the multi-
combo boxes on the business pages. Also add filter dimensions and further entries.
8. On the Formatting tab, select the semantic style for the various structures and measures.
9. On the Navigation tab, define the navigation targets on booklet, data provider, and field level.

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 Key User Tools -
View Browser

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Key User Tools - View Browser
Overview

• The View Browser is an SAP Fiori application that you use to quickly and easily search
through all CDS Views supplied by SAP and also those custom created in the customer
environment.
• One of the key tasks of the analytics specialist is to determine if a suitable CDS view
already exists or a new one is needed, and to be able to explore the complete virtual data
model of embedded analytics.
• All types are shown here: Basic, Composite and Consumption
• Essential information about the CDS is exposed here. To explore full details about a CDS
view, including the code, you would use the Eclipse tools.

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Key User Tools - View Browser
Features

Some of the key features are as follows:

• Search
• By View Name, Tags, Application
Component etc.
• Tags
• Custom Tags can be added by users to
increase findability
• Favorites
• Switching between view types
• Filtering
• Exporting As list to Excel

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Key User Tools - View Browser
View Information

By clicking on a view you can see more key

information such as:
• Definition
• Shows Information regarding data accessed
by the View.
• Column Names
• Data Types
• Descriptions etc.
• Annotations
• Key Annotations for the Embedded Analytics
include:
• ODATA.PUBLISH
• ANALYTICS.QUERY
• Cross References
• Shows which Interface Views from which
this CDS View is derived
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Key User Tools - View Browser 1
Demo & Exercise

1. Launch the View Browser.

2. Display only views that contain the word
overdue.
3. The list contains both released and non-
released views. Show only released views. 3

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 Key User Tools - View Browser
Demo & Exercise

4. Search for views that refer to the table VBAK or using Alternative search.
In alternative search have an option to search with table name and column
name/annotations/tags.
5. Observe category and CDS view type
6. Open the view and locate the field MRP Area. Observe the data type and length
7. See the Cross References to view which tables and views it references.

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 Key User Tools -
Custom CDS Views

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Key User Tools - Custom CDS Views
Overview

• If you need access to data in your system

in a way the system does not offer so far,
you can create your own data access by
making use of a Custom Core Data
Services view (Custom CDS view)
• In SAP S/4HANA embedded analytics
there is a tool to create custom CDS
views using a simple guided process
• The views that can be created are of the
type dimension and cube only

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Key User Tools - Custom CDS Views
Creation

• After selecting to create a new view, you

will be presented with a sequence of tabs
along the top of the screen to move
through the steps of view creation.
• There is an option to preview the data at
any time during the creation process, but
it must be saved as a draft view
• First step is to provide the use of the view
(data source for an analytical query or an
Odata service, dimension or cube type of
view?) and to choose one primary data
source and optional one or more
associated data sources

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Key User Tools - Custom CDS Views
Creation

• If you define an optional associated data

source then you must also define the logic
that combines the sources
• A mandatory step is to select fields for the
custom view. You can also change the
names of fields to make them more
meaningful.
• Optionally, each field can be customized
by adding aggregation behaviours to the
measures and defining semantic
information so that consumption tools
know how to treat each field

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Key User Tools - Custom CDS Views
Creation

• If the selected data sources include prompts, it can be defined how they are filled with optional
default values
• The final step is to optionally set filters (helpful if you want to limit the data that is exposed
through your view)

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Key User Tools -
Custom Analytical Queries

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Key User Tools - Custom Analytical Queries
Overview

• Analytical queries are the core component in embedded

analytics. They provide focused views on real-time business data
that power many of the Embedded Analytics tools that the
business user will use. SAP provides a large number of
analytical queries for all areas of business.
• While the tool is very easy to use (no coding required), an
understanding of the Core Data Services (CDS)-based data
sources is essential. This is why the tool is usually only used by
the analytics specialist and not the business user.
• Analytical Queries are actually built using CDS views, and in fact
you could use the ABAP for Eclipse Editor to create these.
Learning the syntax of CDS is not for everyone however, so SAP
provides a simpler way to build these CDS views using the form-
based Custom Analytical Queries tool. This tool is a simplified
way to create the CDS view without coding and requires very
little learning effort

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Key User Tools - Custom Analytical Queries
Features

• The tool supports a number of important

features:
• Create, copy or delete queries.
• Select and arrange the fields to be
used.
• Add restricted and calculated
measures.
• Setup fixed or user input filters.
• Preview the created query.

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Key User Tools - Custom Analytical Queries
Creation

• When launched the Custom Analytical Queries application shows the available analytical queries, the
number displayed here depends on your authorizations.
• From the landing page, you can search for existing queries or choose New to create a new query.
• All new queries will be automatically named with prefix with ZZ1_.
• Then, choose the data view for which the query is defined. The views available in the data view are the
list of Interface views released by SAP. To create the query, choose OK.
• The General tab shows the basic details of the query. You can enter a more meaningful name for the
query in the Label field.
• In the Field Selection tab the available fields from the Data View (CDS view) are shown. To add a field
from Data View into the query, mark the checkbox in the column Selection next to the field you want to
add. This field is automatically added as a display field and can be used in the filters.
• Don’t worry about the field order, the field order can later be changed in the Display tab.

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Key User Tools - Custom Analytical Queries
Creation

• The Display tab has several functions. First of all you can rearrange the display order of the selected
fields. You can move the field up and down the list by selecting a field and using the Up and Down
buttons.
• A newly added field automatically inherits the label from the Data View field. If required, you can change
this label. You can enter a new field label name into the Override Label field.
• Selecting the Add button give you the option to add one ore more Restricted or Calculated measures.

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Key User Tools - Custom Analytical Queries
Creation

• In the expression editor you can choose any measures from the Data View, Calculated or Restricted
Measures, and the User Input Filters defined in the query to create an expression.
• The functions supported in the expressions are listed when you select Functions button.
• You can also type in the expression using the supported fields and functions.
• The editor supports syntax highlighting and code completion, and will display error messages when the
expression is incorrect
• When you are finished using the Expression editor, the expression that you created is listed in the
expression list.

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Key User Tools - Custom Analytical Queries
Creation

• In the Filters tab, you can define new filters. By default, the newly
added fields do not have any filters.
• Choose Fixed Values to define include and exclude filters for the
selected field. Like Restricted Measures, one or more include and
exclude filters can be defined for the dimensions. The filters take
effect on the whole query upon execution. Only those records that
match all the filters are displayed.
• You can also choose the filter to be a User Input Filter.
• The New Custom Analytical Query can then be saved and published
• Click Save Draft and Publish to publish the query.
• In the Preview mode you can test the Custom Analytical Query using
the same OLAP features that the business users would use.
• Once you have published the query it will be available for business
users to locate using their tool Query Browser. They can add tags
and include it in their Favourites, so it is easy to find.

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 Exercise - Custom
CDS and Custom
Analytical Query
End to End

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Analytical Query End to End 1
Demo & Exercise – Custom CDS Views

In this scenario, we have an 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.
1. Launch the Custom CDS Views application. 3
2. Press create
3. In the resulting pop up. Give a label, Name
and choose Analytical Cube as the Scenario.
Then press Create
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 4
Analytical Query End to End
Demo & Exercise – Custom CDS Views

4. Add a primary data source. We are using the

view I_SalesOrderItemCube
5. Add an associated data source. We are using the
view I_BusinessPartner.
6. Define the join between the views by clicking on 5
the broken chain icon.

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Analytical Query End to End
Demo & Exercise – Custom CDS Views

7. Select Add and choose the element that you

will use for the join. In our sample we will 7
choose BusinessPartner. Tip: Check the
cardinality before you proceed. A warning
may indicate the view cannot be created
later on.
8. Set the Operator to Equal. For Value set
this to the element in Primary DataSource
you need for the Join. In our case it is 8
SoldToParty.
9. Click Close.

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Demo & Exercise – Custom CDS Views
10
10. In the Elements tab select Add. Then
choose all dimensions which should be
available in new CDS View.
11. Publish your new CDS view.
12. Preview the CDS View via the View
Browser.
13. Notice it will not display in the Query
Browser as no Analytical Query has 12
been created for it yet.

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Analytical Query End to End
14
Demo & Exercise – Custom Analytical Queries

14. Launch the Custom Analytical Queries

application.
15. Click Create
16. Give your new query a name and select the
Custom CDS View you just created as the
DataSource.
16

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Analytical Query End to End
Demo & Exercise – Custom Analytical Queries
17
17. Navigate to Field Selection.
18. Choose which fields you would like
accessible via the Query.
19. Optionally add Restricted
Measures/Calculated Measures via the
Display tab.
20. Publish the Query.
21. Locate the Query via the Query Browser.
The Query is now ready for consumption
via the various Embedded Analytics Tools.
21

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 Key Takeaways

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Key Takeaways

▪ Analytical List Page (ALP) offers a unique way to analyse data step by step from different perspectives, to
investigate a root cause through drilldown, and to act on transactional content. All this can be done seamlessly
within one page.
▪ Smart Business KPIs are SAP Fiori tiles with surface content. They display real-time information that is
essential in the monitoring of business performance.
▪ SAP Fiori Analytical Applications are delivered by SAP and follow a standard floorplan design (a SAP Fiori
design standard) to provide business users with a focused application for a very particular business scenario
▪ Analysis Path Framework (APF) is a framework for creating interactive, chart-oriented analytical drilldown apps
by configuration.
▪ Review booklets present an aggregated view of business data in a specific area by combining predefined
business pages. Review booklets to display, analyze, and validate data.
▪ The View Browser is an SAP Fiori application that you use to quickly and easily search through all CDS Views
supplied by SAP and also those custom created in the customer environment.
▪ In SAP S/4HANA embedded analytics, there is a tool to create custom CDS views using a simple guided
process.
▪ Analytical Queries are actually built using CDS views, and you can build them with the Custom Analytical
Queries Application.

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 Recommended
Hands-on
Exercises

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Title
Day 2: Recommended hands-on exercises

• Ex1: Smart Business KPIs (Slides 19)

• Ex2: Revie Booklet Designer(Slides 32)
• Ex3: View Browser (Slides 39 - 40)
• Ex4: Analytical Query End to End (Slides 54 - 59)

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Thank you.
Contact information:

Venkadesh Subramanian

SAP Enterprise Support Academy

[email protected]

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