SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) | Custom Usage Analytics Dashboard

[Himanshu_Sharma_26]

Overview:
The SAC Usage Analytics Dashboard is an essential tool that aggregates and displays key metrics related to SAC activities on a single, intuitive screen. This dashboard is designed to provide actionable insights into how SAC is being utilized within an organization.

Purpose and Benefits:
The need for a Usage Analytics Dashboard varies among users but generally includes the following key benefits:

1. Monitoring SAC Adoption: Administrators can track the adoption rate of SAC among users to understand how widely and effectively the platform is being used.
2. Activity Monitoring: Provides a comprehensive view of user activities, helping teams to identify trends and patterns in the usage of SAC.
3. Traffic Analysis: Helps in monitoring the usage traffic, which can be crucial for performance tuning and capacity planning.
4. Data and Dashboard Security: Ensures that data access and dashboard usage comply with security policies, helping to prevent unauthorized access and potential data breaches.

Key Users:

• Technical Leads
• Team Leads
• Administrators
• Security Personnel

Customization:
While SAC offers a robust default usage analytics dashboard, customizing it allows for a more tailored experience that meets specific informational needs. Customization enhances the usability and relevance of the data presented, making it more user-friendly and actionable.

Prerequisites for Customization:

• Administrative Access to SAC
• Application Designer Access

Steps to Create a Custom Usage Analytics Dashboard:

1. Open SAC: Launch the SAP Analytics Cloud platform.
2. Access Files: Click on the three horizontal bars (hamburger menu) and select "Files."
3. Navigate to System: Click on "System" to access system-level files and models. 
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5. Locate Repository: Navigate to the "SAC System Overview" repository where the relevant models are stored.
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8. Select Activity_Log Model: Choose the "Activity_Log" model to begin designing your custom dashboard.
9.  Design the Dashboard: Utilize the measures and dimensions available in the "Activity_Log" model to create a story that meets your specific requirements.                                             

Available Measures and Dimensions:

In my experience, the "Activity_Log" model offers a variety of measures and dimensions, which can help you build a comprehensive and insightful dashboard. These may include:

• Measures:
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• Dimensions: 
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Example Implementation:

From my own work, a sample dashboard created using the "Activity_Log" model might display:

• Total Viewership: Overall number of views across all dashboards.
• User-wise Viewership: Breakdown of views by individual users.
• Year-wise Viewership: Trends in viewership over different years.
• Dashboard-wise Viewership: Insights into the popularity of various dashboards.

Conclusion:

The SAC Usage Analytics Dashboard has been an invaluable tool for me in monitoring and analyzing the use of SAP Analytics Cloud within an organization. By customizing this dashboard, you can gain more targeted insights, helping you and your stakeholders make informed decisions and optimize the use of SAC.

From the above example dashboard i developed the management of the company got the very detailed information of the usage.

If you are here, thank you so much for taking out your time to read this. Your feedback will be highly appreciated.

Thanks,
Himanshu