Introduction to SAP Analytics Cloud Q2 2024 Enhancements

SAP Analytics Cloud has introduced several new features in its Q2 2024 release, with a focus on enhancing planning, usability, flexibility, and efficiency for both administrators and end-users.

Key Features Overview:

1. User Profile Settings: Administrators can now set global user profile settings, including language preferences, date and time formatting, number formatting, and notification preferences. These settings can be found under the System Administration Default Appearance tab.

2. Predictive Planning: A new predictive planning feature allows users to retrieve prediction intervals in planning stories. Users can view forecasted values and save or refresh predictions in the planning model.

3. Natural Language Query - Just Ask: Enhancements include support for models in workspaces, aggregation queries, and improved model selection. Users can also utilize sample questions.

4. Open Models: Models can now be opened in Data Analyzer from Workspaces, and insights can be saved. Keyboard shortcuts for copying and pasting selected values are also available.

5. Variable Dialog Enhancements: The redesigned dialog features a compact design and grid layout for improved usability. New presentation options for variable values have been added.

6. Extended Support for Unit Property Type in Measures: Dynamic unit properties based on another dimension have been introduced, enhancing reporting capabilities for measures with mixed unit types.

7. Calendar Wizard Enhancements: A new toggle includes all descendants when selecting a node in the process hierarchy, simplifying the creation of process hierarchies.

8. Advanced Formulas: Support for sourcing data from an analytic model using a link function has been added, enhancing cross-model data actions.

9. Story Polling API: A new API for polling the execution status of data actions in optimized stories allows for real-time feedback or establishing dependencies based on execution status.

10. Data Action Tracing: Improved navigation to leaf levels in dimension hierarchies and a new option to show only leaf nodes in the tracing table for easier access to impacted members.

Additional Enhancements by Product Managers:

1. Multi-Actions Enhancements: Simplified copying of external API URLs and applying analytical models to multi-action parameters.

2. Notification Management: Enhanced calendar task notifications with customizable settings based on roles, event types, and delivery channels.

3. Calendar APIs: New APIs for administering and updating calendar tasks, providing near parity with the Calendar UX.

4. Formatting Options for Planning Triggers: Expanded formatting options, including SVG files and story theme support.

5. Dynamic Expansions in Planning Areas: Feature allowing dynamic extensions of the planning area during data entry based on table context.

6. Add-In for Microsoft Excel: Introduced a refresh menu for selected functions, offline mode for report viewing, and enhanced filtering experience.

7. Batch Export and Dynamic Font Scaling: Device preview for automatic font size and chart scaling and batch export options to PDF or PowerPoint.

8. Rank with Others: Ability to rank dimension values and group non-top/bottom values into an "others" category.

9. Model Replacement: Process for replacing models within a story if they have the same data source type and structure.

10. Burst Mode for Data Change Insights: For data change insights, you can choose between broadcast and burst mode.

11. Composite Feature Enhancements: Data source reconfiguration based on story context and the ability to add composites to responsive story pages.

12. Universal Account Model with Custom Widgets: Support for linking custom widgets to universal account models.

13. Unified Story Presentation Mode: This presentation mode reproduces the functionalities of the classic SAP digital boardroom, allowing cross-story navigation and an immersive viewing experience.

These updates collectively aim to enhance the user experience, streamline processes, and provide more flexible and powerful data management and analysis capabilities in SAP Analytics Cloud.

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