SAP Analytics Cloud is modern web based reporting tool.
November 15, 2022

SAP Analytics Cloud is modern web based reporting tool.

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with SAP Analytics Cloud

SAP Analytics Cloud is our Business reporting front-end tool. We use that for Financial reporting, Margin reporting, Sales reporting, etc. stories. SAP Analytic Cloud is based on our SAP BW 4 HANA server using a Live connection. SAP Analytic Cloud reads queries from our SAP BW 4 HANA Composite provider objects.
  • Reporting front end layout.
  • Story design.
  • Powerful editor.
  • Performance analytic and reports.
  • Supporting two structure queries based on Live Connection from SAP BW 4 HANA.
  • More concentrated table layouts like Excel.
  • Integrate DWC.
  • Information centralization.
  • Information simplicity.
  • Connectivity with our S4.
The SAP Analytics Cloud seems to be a very useful tool with many possibilities of connection to many sources like S4, BW 4, HANA even some flat files. With really big-scale presentation forms packed into modern architecture based on Stories. It brings a lot of possibilities there and back.
  • Product Features
  • Product Usability
The previous decision to implement SAP Analytics Cloud was made based on some aspects. One of them was that SAP Analytics Cloud is a tool from the SAP family it's well-supported. Next is that it seems to be a future-prooved tool and stay probably be supported for a long time. Also possibility of integration with many SAP tools implemented in our company.

Do you think SAP Analytics Cloud delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with SAP Analytics Cloud's feature set?

Yes

Did SAP Analytics Cloud live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of SAP Analytics Cloud go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy SAP Analytics Cloud again?

Yes

Well-suited business cases are Management based reporting with a lot of pages, KPIs, dashboards, graphical objects like charts, small tables, simple input controls, etc. Less appropriate business cases are always twisting around some specific group of users, like Controllers that still very rely on Excel reporting with its functionalities.

SAP Analytics Cloud Feature Ratings

Long-term financial planning
8
Financial budgeting
8
Forecasting
7
Scenario modeling
6
Management reporting
8
Financial data consolidation
8
Journal entries and reports
8
Multi-currency management
7
Intercompany Eliminations
7
Minority Ownership
6
Local and consolidated reporting
8
Detailed Audit Trails
6
Financial Statement Reporting
9
Management Reporting
9
Excel-based Reporting
7
Automated board and financial reporting
Not Rated
XBRL support for regulatory filing
Not Rated
Personalized dashboards
8
Color-coded scorecards
7
KPIs
8
Cost and profitability analysis
8
Key Performance Indicator setting
8
Benchmarking with external data
8
Flat file integration
6
Excel data integration
6
Customizable dashboards
8
Drill-down analysis
8
Formatting capabilities
8
Publish to PDF
8
Report Versioning
7
Report Delivery Scheduling
5
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)
7
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization
7
Predictive Analytics
7
Multi-User Support (named login)
6
Role-Based Security Model
7
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)
7
Single Sign-On (SSO)
6
Responsive Design for Web Access
7
Mobile Application
6
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile
7