SAP S/4HANA Embedded Analytics: Experiences in the Field

Table of Contents
About the Author
About the Technical Reviewers
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: Before the Work Starts
	Business Intelligence: The Art of Enriching Data
	Data Modeling for Dummies
		Where Are the Numbers?
		Layered Approach
		Operators for Data Integration
	HANA Changing the OLTP vs. OLAP Game
	Cloud Flavors: SaaS vs. IaaS
	Front End: Fiori and UI5
	SAP’s BI Portfolio
	The Latest Thing: CDS Views
	S/4HANA Embedded Analytics
Chapter 2: No Work: Use What Is Delivered
	Which Tiles Are Shown, and How Are They Grouped?
	Discover Analytical Apps
	Activate Them
	Use Them
	Export to Excel…Please Don’t
	Retrospective
Chapter 3: Some Work: Smart Business Service
	Demo
	Retrospective
Chapter 4: More Work: Building Analytical Queries Using Tiles
	Discovery of SAP-Delivered CDS Views with Tiles View Browser and Query Browser
	Custom Analytical Query in an Almost Ideal Situation: Part 1
	Custom CDS View in an Almost Ideal Situation
	Custom Analytical Query in an Almost Ideal Situation: Part 2
	Custom CDS View in a Not-So-Ideal Situation
	Transporting Custom CDS Views and Analytical Queries
	Retrospective
Chapter 5: Most Work (Basic): Building Analytical Queries in an IDE
	Getting Started with an IDE
	Naming Convention for CDS Views
	Documentation and Data Lineage
	Getting Started with ABAP CDS
	Embedded Analytics from Scratch: Requirements and Data Model
	Embedded Analytics from Scratch: Basic Views
	Embedded Analytics from Scratch: Data Integration
	Embedded Analytics from Scratch: Cube View
	Embedded Analytics from Scratch: Query View and Final Result
	Retrospective
Chapter 6: Most Work (Advanced): Building Analytical Queries in an IDE
	Custom Master Data Views
		Custom Text View
		Custom Attribute View
	Complex Logic
		Transposition from Columns to Rows
		Transposition from Rows to Columns
		Homework!
	Using Parameters
	Using Session Variables and Environment Annotations
	Compatibility Views
	Author-Delivered Content
		Material Classification Characteristics
		Flattened Hierarchies
		Inventory Levels and Movements
		Financial Actuals, Plan, and Commitments
	Making the Data Less Real-Time
	Multilingual Descriptions of Field Names
	“Jump To” Functionality
	Creating a Dedicated Tile for a Query
	Data Authorization
	Query Performance
		Performance Analysis
		Performance Optimization
	Transporting CDS Views
	Analysis for Office
	Topics Not Covered by This Book…for a Reason
	Retrospective
Chapter 7: Extensibility, OData, and Beyond
	S/4HANA Extensibility
	APIs and OData Services
	How to Turn a CDS View into an OData Service
	Agile Development and Business Intelligence
	DevOps and Business Intelligence
	Ideal Skill Set for an Embedded Analytics Expert
	Epilogue
Index