SAP Analytics Cloud Great for Connecting to SAP and other Data Sources
September 25, 2019

SAP Analytics Cloud Great for Connecting to SAP and other Data Sources

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 7 out of 10
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Overall Satisfaction with SAP Analytics Cloud

It was purchased to be used as the Enterprise Analytics Solution for SAP-based platforms and applications. The desire is for content to be published for enterprise-wide consumption and also to enable end-users to build their own dashboards and analytical solutions. However, user adoption has been a significant issue.

Pros

  • Easy access, no installation of application.
  • Drag and drop excel files to create stories.

Cons

  • User-friendliness. The user interface and report building capabilities are not user-friendly or intuitive. Navigating also is challenging and not very intuitive. In particular, we have various scenarios where users have navigated to a certain state in the dashboard and it has been virtually impossible to backtrack or return to the initial view.
SAP Analytics Cloud has better integration with SAP. The other tools are more user-friendly now but SAP Analytics Cloud seems to be catching up and making constant improvements.
Well Suited for simple visualizations with pre-formatted data. The automatic creation of visualizations is very useful to generate ideas for visualizations. Live connection via BOE Universes is very good.

It is less appropriate for a user who knows other tools such as PowerBI and Tableau. I have found the SAP Analytics Cloud to be less intuitive. Also, the reusability of dashboard designs and data wrangling is a challenge.

SAP Analytics Cloud Feature Ratings

7.0
Management reporting
7
Consolidation and Close ()
Not Rated
Financial Reporting and Compliance ()
Not Rated
5.6
Personalized dashboards
7
Color-coded scorecards
5
KPIs
5
Key Performance Indicator setting
7
Benchmarking with external data
4
10.0
Flat file integration
10
Excel data integration
10
Direct links to 3rd-party data sources
10
5.5
Customizable dashboards
7
Report Formatting Templates
4
7.0
Drill-down analysis
6
Formatting capabilities
7
Report sharing and collaboration
8
Report Output and Scheduling ()
Not Rated
8.0
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)
8
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization
8
Predictive Analytics
8
8.5
Multi-User Support (named login)
9
Role-Based Security Model
7
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)
8
Single Sign-On (SSO)
10
9.0
Responsive Design for Web Access
9
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile
9

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