Integrate PPT for AfO

When discussing SAP integration with PowerPoint, it's important to distinguish between:

• SAP Analysis for Office (AfO) itself:
  • AfO does have PowerPoint integration, allowing you to bring in data from SAP sources.
• SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) integration with PowerPoint:
  • SAC offers a dedicated add-in for PowerPoint, which works differently.

Here's a breakdown:

1. SAP Analysis for Office (AfO) and PowerPoint:

• AfO allows you to insert data from your SAP data sources (like BW or HANA) into PowerPoint presentations. This enables you to create presentations that contain live or refreshable SAP data.
• Essentially, you can bring in tables and data sets that are based on your SAP queries.
• This is valuable for situations where you need to present detailed analytical data within a PowerPoint format.
• Key points:
  • AfO allows for the insertion of data sources into powerpoint, so that reports that are created using AfO can be shown in powerpoint.
  • This allows for the data within the powerpoint to be updated.

2. SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) and PowerPoint:

• SAP provides an "SAP Analytics Cloud add-in for Microsoft PowerPoint." This is a separate add-in specifically for SAC.
• This add-in allows you to embed SAC widgets (charts, tables, etc.) directly into PowerPoint slides.
• A key advantage is that you can refresh the embedded data, ensuring your presentations always display the latest information.
• Key points:
  • This is a seperate add in from the general AfO add in.
  • It is designed to bring SAC based visualizations into powerpoint.
  • It allows for the refreshing of that data.

In summary:

• If you are using SAP Analysis for Office and want to bring in data from BW or HANA, AfO provides that capability.
• If you are using SAP Analytics Cloud and want to embed live visualizations, the SAC add-in for PowerPoint is the tool you need.

Therefore, the way that you integrate with powerpoint depends on which SAP product you are using to produce your reports.