How SAP cloud Analytics enables Integrated Planning Across All Enterprise Activities. This eBook provides an in-depth look at how the SAP Cloud Analytics platform can be leveraged to provide flexible, integrated Cloud Planning processes across a wide range of enterprise functional areas.

1. Partnership
Expertise
& IP
Experience People
SAP Cloud for Planning
How SAP Cloud Analytics Enables Integrated
Planning Across All Enterprise Activities
As part of Bramasol’s ongoing series on Financial Innovation, this eBook provides an
in-depth look at how the SAP Cloud Analytics platform can be leveraged to provide
flexible, integrated Cloud Planning processes across a wide range of enterprise
functional areas.

2. Content
1. Overview 3
2. Why Financial Transformation? 3
3. The SAP Cloud Analytics Architecture 4
4. Cloud for Planning Methodology 7
7. Use-Case Example Scenario 8
8. Setting Up the Data for Analysis 8
9. Creating the Story for Analyzing, Planning and Modeling 12
10. Summary 17
11. Key Factors for Successful Implementation – Why Bramasol? 18
About Bramasol, Inc 20

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Overview
As part of Bramasol’s ongoing series on Financial Innovation, this eBook provides an in-depth look at how the SAP Cloud
Analytics platform can be leveraged to provide flexible, integrated Cloud Planning processes across a wide range of
enterprise functional areas.
Why Financial Transformation?
Most conventional finance management technologies have developed to serve specific“stovepipe”functions and
therefore lack native capabilities for cross-integration between applications.
Some of the chronic problems that arise from these limitations include:
›› Inefficient separation of analytical capabilities and transaction data
›› Inability to accurately aggregate disparate data for decision-making
›› Lack of support to business transformation initiatives
›› Dependence on IT staff for creating specialized and ad hoc reports
›› Loss of productivity due to users juggling multiple systems and data sources
Because of these issues, most companies are forced to spend an inordinate amount of time coping with mundane but
necessary challenges such as“keeping the lights on”and juggling data sources just to keep their head above water.
Industry surveys indicate that 70 to 80 percent of time is typically spent on such problems. A key goal of Financial
Transformation is to shift the balance in favor of spending less time on these non-productive activities and more time on
driving business innovation.
In contrast, the approach to Digital Transformation for Finance developed by Bramasol in conjunction with SAP
overcomes these limitations by bringing together Cloud functionality, Data from a variety of sources, Mobile access
capabilities, and seamless connectivity to connect People throughout the enterprise and beyond.
›› Simplicity
›› Time to Value
›› Speed to
Innovation
›› Predictive Insights
›› New Product
Strategies
›› Customer
Engagement
›› Adaptibility for
the 21st
Century
Workforce
›› Everything doable
from anywhere
›› Hyperconectivity
›› Digital communities
›› Social Collaboration
›› Collaborating
beyond Enterprise
Boundaries
The Building Blocks of Digital Transformation
CLOUD DATA MOBILE PEOPLE
More information on Bramasol’s overall Financial Transformation topics including other eBooks, webinars,
customer stories, how-to videos, and demos can be found in the Bramasol Resource Center.

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Sharing
The SAP Cloud Analytics Architecture
The SAP Cloud Analytics approach combines Planning, Business Intelligence and Predictive functionality within an
integrated environment that seamlessly combines data from On-Premise and Cloud systems, as well as third-party data
sources.
SAP HANA PLATFORM
Real-time Platform | Advanced Analytics | Smart Data Integration
SAP S4HANA
Embedded Analytics
SAP BW/4HANA
Integrated Data Warehouing
Planning
Predictive
Business
Intelligence
Simulation
Storytelling
AutomatedInsigh
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DataPrep

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This eBook also covers below areas;
»» The SAP Cloud Analytics Architecture
»» Cloud for Planning Methodology
»» Use-Case Example Scenario
»» Setting Up the Data for Analysis
»» Creating the Story for Analyzing, Planning and Modeling &
»» Key Factors for Successful Implementation
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the CFO moves from recording the past and documenting the present, to driving innovation and strategy, Treasury plays
a key role in the management of cash, risk and driving innovation. Bramasol is a leader in SAP finance solution delivery.

6. About Bramasol, Inc.
Bramasol is the leader in SAP Leasing, Revenue Recognition and Office of the CFO Solutions
Bramasol is the Leasing leader and a recognized SAP Leasing services partner for companies seeking to comply
with and benefit from the new Leasing standards. Our SAP-certified experts, partnering with SAP and Nakisa, have
lead the way in education and enablement of the new Leasing standards. Even before the announcement of the
new IFRS 16 and ASC 842 standards, Bramasol was working to educate companies on the coming changes and
how to leverage the existing Revenue Recognition work to help with compliance. Our industry leading experience
and focus on Office of the CFO solutions, enables our customers to ramp up quickly and evaluate the options to
not only comply with the standards, but transform finance during the process.
Bramasol is also the Revenue Recognition leader and a recognized SAP Revenue Recognition services partner
for companies seeking to comply with and benefit from the new Rev Rec standards. Our SAP- certified experts,
partnering with SAP, assisted in the majority of SAP Revenue Accounting and Reporting Ramp-Up projects. Driving
successful workshops, Proofs of Concept, and implementation projects throughout the U.S., Bramasol is the go-
to partner with the experience and expertise for companies wanting to leverage SAP Revenue Accounting and
Reporting to comply with ASC-606 and IFRS 15.
Currently, Bramasol is performing implementations and Proofs of Concept/Pilots for additional clients; proving
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Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) revenue recognition standard or the newly announced ASC-
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