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Performing Planning and Calculations in SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC): Working with Data Actions

SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) is evolving into an innovative platform to improve not only customer experience and data analysis, but also aspects of planning, which were previously done using SAP BPC, SAP IBP, and similar technologies. SAP SAC now allows the implementation of input data and calculations in the cloud within your model, and store…
How SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) aligns with evolving trends in data and analytics

by Kumar Singh, Research Director, Automation & Analytics, SAPinsider With data rapidly becoming the new currency, we have recently seen an explosion in the number of data and analytics tools in the marketplace. Advances in computing technology, availability of open source programming tools and the exponential increase in the data that organizations generate and…...…
Fonterra’s Experience with SF SAC Stories

SuccessFactors SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) is a foundational reporting requirement for many People & Culture functions across organisations globally. For Fonterra, SAC means they can produce real time, cross module reporting at the fingertips for HR, leaders, and managers in Fonterra.  With their new job and career architecture in SAP SuccessFactors, the SAC visualisation dashboards…
The “Story” of Oz Minerals Leveraging SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) to Provide Valuable Insights into Budgeting for Asset Maintenance Costs and Activities

OZ Minerals, a modern mining company, invested in SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) to support their reporting, analytics and planning processes, giving the individual assets the ability to build, manage and support their own financial and operational planning and reporting capabilities. Learn more about OZ Minerals journey. This content is for SAPinsider Monthly Subscription, SAPinsider Annual…
Case Study: Financial reporting and planning with SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) and SimpleFi’s prepackaged FP&A content

Read the case study to discover how to overcome reporting and analytical challenges and gain insights for success. The Company had just completed an implementation of SAP S/4HANA, which also included a reporting model in SAC. They quickly discovered that the dimension structures their previous consultants had used in the design and build of their…
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Key Insights using SAP Analytics Cloud

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In today’s world, data is becoming more valuable day by day. For any organization, it is necessary to analyze their data before making any critical decisions regarding business operations such as finance, sales, supply chain operations and more. For enterprises with large amounts of critical data, but under-analyzed data, SAP Analytics Cloud has simplified and…
A General Overview of SAP Analytics Cloud

Managing multiple reports, charts, tables, and models in a single environment and with real-time data from multiple sources can be challenging. Over the years SAP has designed multiple tools to support these tasks and help business users identify trends and behaviors. Most recently, SAP Analytics Cloud was created to provide a unified and secure public…
Case Study: Maersk Controls Liquidity Using SAC Planning

Click Here to View Session Deck. Maersk has been a World’s largest container shipping company serving customers across the globe. The company brought technology into the heart of financial process, spearheading the industries, digital transition to support their customers’ evolving needs and future growth. Forecasting cash flows is an integral function of Treasury. Their current…...…
FP&A: Leveraging SAC Planning to Streamline Core Processes

Click Here to View the Session Deck See how a consumer financial services company used SAC Planning to accelerate their planning and forecast process, including how Protiviti’s xP&A Accelerator was used to automate and streamline core planning processes such as profit center gross margin planning down to product, channel, and state, fully integrated to profit…...…
Implementing SAP IBP Analytic Stories to Improve Supply Chain

he SAP IBP Analytics Stories App, while incorporating several features from the SAP SAC product, remains exclusive to the SAP IBP product. Consequently, not all functionalities of SAP SAC are present in SAP IBP Analytics Stories. However, like all SAP products, enhancements are expected over time and SAP IBP Analytics Stories roadmap is still valid…