This document discusses creating KPI tiles in SAP Analytics. It provides an overview of the Manage KPIs and Reports app, which allows creating KPIs, reports, and applications. It describes how to create a KPI group, define a KPI, data source, semantics, and report. It also covers adding drilldown views and creating an application to publish the KPI tile. The document demonstrates these steps and provides information on roles and catalogs for accessing analytics content.

1. Week 4: SAP Analytics
Unit 4: Creating a KPI Tile

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Content
▪ SAP Fiori content for SAP S/4HANA embedded
analytics overview
▪ SAP Manage KPIs and Reports app overview
▪ Terminology changes
▪ Create a KPI group
▪ Create a KPI
▪ Define a data source
▪ Define semantics
▪ Create a report
▪ Add drilldown views
▪ Create an application

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SAP Fiori content for SAP S/4HANA embedded analytics
SAP Fiori delivers various content offerings to support SAP S/4HANA embedded analytics
Smart Business KPI Smart Business APF
Analytical List
Report
Multidimensional reporting
Create Query

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Overview
User role required:
SAP_BR_ANALYTICS_SPECIALIST
Smart Business
Modeler Apps
The Manage KPIs and Reports app is a single platform used to create KPIs, reports, and applications that can
be launched directly from the SAP Fiori launchpad.
Report Design
Modeler Apps
Manage KPIs
and Reports
Combined into
one app

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Terminology changes
▪ Groups – Previously called KPIs and Manage Associations
▪ KPIs – Previously called Evaluations
▪ Reports – Previously called Configure Drill Down
▪ Applications – Previously called Tiles
Manage KPIs
and Reports
Groups
KPIs and
Manage
Associations
KPIs Evaluations
Reports
Configure Drill
Down
Applications Tiles

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Catalogs and roles
Catalog Tile App (Function) Use Case Created Object
KPI Design modeler apps
(SAP_TC_CA_SSB_COMMON
SAP_CA_BC_SSB_PC)
KPI Workplace/Create KPI/Create
Evaluation/Create Tile/Configure
Drill-Down/Manage KPI Association
Create and manage KPI tiles, including KPI, evaluation, tiles,
drilldown and association
KPI Tile (KPI, Evaluation,
Tile, Drilldown, and
Association)
Report Design modeler apps
(SAP_TC_CA_SSB_COMMON
SAP_CA_BC_SSB_PC)
Create Report Evaluation/Configure
Report Drill-Down/Report
Workspace/Publish Report/Create
Report/
Create and manage report, including evaluation, tile, and
drill-down
Only available in SAP S/4HANA Cloud 1702 (on Apr 2017)
Report Tile
Analysis Path Framework Modeling
(SAP_TC_CA_APF_COMMON
SAP_CA_BC_APF_MODELING)
APF Configuration Modeler Create objects (filters/categories/navigation targets) for KPI
tile (APF)
Analysis Step
Query Design
(SAP_TC_CA_VDM_COMMON
SAP_CA_BC_ANA_AQD)
View Browser List CDS views and check detail of each CDS view e.g.
attribute/measure/annotation
–
Application Services
(SAP_BASIS_TCR_T
SAP_CA_BC_ANA_AQD)
Custom Analytical Queries Create custom analytic query from CDS view Analytic Query
Custom CDS Views Create custom CDS views CDS View
▪ Catalogs contain a series of apps aimed at addressing specific user requirements.
▪ Catalogs are assigned to roles, where roles are assigned to users.
▪ SAP_BR_ANALYTICS_SPECIALIST is the role required for accessing the Manage KPIs and Reports app.

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Demo

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Create a KPI group
Creating the KPI group definition:
▪ The name of the KPI group
▪ Technical ID generated automatically

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Create a KPI
Creating the KPI definition:
▪ KPI title
▪ Technical ID automatically generated

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Define a data source
Creating data source definition:
▪ Data source in the form of a CDS view and
relevant OData service
▪ Entity set provides the input parameters for
the SAP HANA calculation view
▪ Input parameters required by the data source
to be maintained
▪ Optional filters to be defined

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Define semantics
Creating semantics definition:
▪ Value Measure is the KPI metric you are
monitoring
▪ Numerous parameters for further
tailoring including:
– scaling, precision, additional
measures, thresholds, and trends

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Create a report
Creating report definition:
▪ Generic reports (drilldowns) can be
created for KPIs
▪ Multiple mini charts of different types
can be added inside a report

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Add drilldown views
Adding drilldown views inside report:
▪ Chart type, axis, scaling, color scheme, title…
▪ Configure dimensions
▪ Set data limit (how many records retrieved for the initial display)

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Create an application
Creating application definition:
▪ Define the tile type
▪ Target Mapping
▪ Save and publish to catalog

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