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Analytics
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S/4HANA Embedded Analytics
With the seamless integration of analytics features in S/4HANA, you can benefit from a variety of analysis options in an
environment with simplified data model, new user experience, advanced processing and deployment options suitable to your
business needs. Often transactions and analytics are handled separately. But in most cases, business processes consists of a
recurring sequence of transactions and analytics, so that analytics are embedded in the daily work with transactional data.
To fulfill these needs, SAP S/4HANA embedded analytics offers the following:
For end users, who analyze data and act according to their insights:
Multidimensional reports
Smart Business Runtime Environment
Analytical apps based on Analysis Path Framework (APF)
Query Browser
Analytical Fiori applications
For analytics specialist, who enable the end users:
Custom View app
Custom Analytical Queries app
APF Configuration Modeler application
Manage KPIs and Reports
View Browser
All the analytical tools consume Core Data Services (CDS views), which make up the Virtual Data Model (VDM) of SAP S/4HANA.
In addition, to use CDS views of type analytical queries, you must set up the Analytic Engine, which is used to evaluate and
execute analytical queries at runtime.
The end user can use the Fiori Launchpad to access both transactional and analytical applications coming from S/4HANA system.
The user can navigate between the applications, which enables insight to action in real time without need for data replication.
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