Course announcements

  • This course starts with an overview of the planning process phases used in SAP Analytics Cloud for planning. The course focuses on manual planning, starting with the creation of the planning model and the setup of the planning story. Additional units focus on the core planning functionality in SAP Analytics Cloud for planning such as versions, the creation of the dimension members required for planning, data entry modes, inverse dimension formulas, and distribution of plan data using the planning panels. Auditing data, performing data validation, and implementing data locking to control data access are also part of the core learning for the course. The final unit focuses on seamless planning in SAP Analytics Cloud with SAP Datasphere. The course material will be delivered in English. This course is a deep-dive course. Please ensure that you have taken the SACM21 and SACS21 courses or have equivalent foundational knowledge of the overview topics covered in those courses.

Course information

Content

  • Exploring the SAP Analytics Cloud Planning Process and the Main Planning Features
  • Planning using SAP Analytics Cloud Planning Models and Stories
  • Creating and Managing Versions
  • Managing Dimensions
  • Using the Data Entry Modes (Manual Planning, Mass Data Entry, Fluid Data Entry)
  • Using Inverse Dimension Formulas
  • Distributing Data with Planning Panels
  • Using Seamless Planning with SAP Datasphere
  • Auditing, Validating Data Input, and Locking Data

Goals

  • This course will prepare you to:
    • Describe the planning process phases in SAP Analytics.
    • Use the core planning features.
    • Implement data locking to control data access in a model and story.
    • Audit data and perform data validation.
    • Perform seamless planning with SAP Datasphere.

Audience

  • Application Consultant
  • Business Analyst
  • Data Consultant
  • Technology Consultant
  • Data Analyst

Prerequisites

Essential

  • SACM21 SAP Analytics Cloud Data Modeling or prior experience with SAP Analytics Cloud modeling.

Recommended

  • SACS21 SAP Analytics Cloud Story Design or prior experience with SAP Analytics Cloud story design.

Course based on software release

  • SAP Analytics Cloud 2025.21 (QRC)

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