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Learn the Basics of Analytic Application Design

Learn the Basics of Analytic Application Design

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What is an Analytic Application?

An analytic application in SAP Analytics Cloud is an interactive application that visualizes data and allows navigation. These applications can range from simple dashboards to highly customized tools with extensive navigation, filtering, and user interaction.

What is the Analytics Designer?

The Analytics Designer in SAP Analytics Cloud is a tool that allows users to create analytic applications. It provides a structured design environment for defining data models, configuring layouts, and adding custom scripts for interactivity.

What Can You Do with Analytic Applications That You Can't Do with Stories?

Unlike stories, analytic applications allow for custom scripting and advanced interactions. While stories provide pre-configured visualizations, analytic applications enable deeper customization through event-driven logic and scripting.

How Are Stories and Analytic Applications Related to Each Other?

From a user perspective, both provide analytical content, but analytic applications offer advanced scripting and interactivity. Stories focus on ease of use, while applications provide more control over behaviors and widgets.

Why Do You Need Both Stories and Analytic Applications?

Stories are designed for business users who need guided, structured reporting, while analytic applications cater to advanced users who require scripting and custom behaviors. Both serve different purposes within SAP Analytics Cloud.

What is the Typical Workflow in Creating an Analytic Application?

The workflow includes defining data models, adding tables or charts, configuring filters, and implementing event-driven logic using scripts.

What Are Typical Analytic Applications?

  • Table-centric Data Visualization: A large table with controls for filtering and changing views.
  • Dashboards: Static or interactive tiles displaying key metrics.
  • Generic Applications: Custom applications that work with various models selected at runtime.

How Does Scripting Work in Analytic Applications?

Widgets and application events expose triggers that can be programmed using JavaScript. For example, a dropdown selection can filter data dynamically.

What's the Scripting Language for Analytic Applications?

The scripting language is JavaScript, with additional APIs for interacting with SAP Analytics Cloud models. Type validation helps ensure correct script execution.

Example: setFilter("YEAR", "2024") applies a filter to display data only for 2024.

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