Difference between multi action and data action in SAC?

[govardhan_vegi98]

Hi community Team,

Could you please explain the difference between Multi-Action and Data Action in SAP Analytics Cloud? Can the same steps performed in multi-Action be achieved using Data Action, such as data locking, predictive scenarios, and data import steps?

Best Regards,

Govardhana

[N1kh1l · Accepted solution]

govardhan_vegi98

Please see the response below.

Can the same steps performed in multi-Action be achieved using Data Action, such as data locking, predictive scenarios, and data import steps? - No

Multi actions and data actions are similar in some ways. They both consist of a sequence of steps that you set up in a separate designer. When they’re ready, users can run them in stories or analytic applications using a planning trigger.

The focus is different, however: Data actions let you design a variety of calculations to manipulate planning data; multi actions are all about combining existing operations in a way that simplifies a task for users.

To understand the difference and similarities refer to the below section of help document.

https://help.sap.com/docs/SAP_ANALYTICS_CLOUD/00f68c2e08b941f081002fd3691d86a7/b1a98c566bc64ce78871e...

To determine whether to use a data action or a multi action, check this table:

Hope this helps !!

Nikhil

[govardhan_vegi98 · Accepted solution]

Thanks Nikihil for the quick response!!