Analytic Application Design (Analytics Designer)

Discover how to use SAP Analytics Cloud, analytics designer for analytic application design and create highly customized analytic and planning applications.

Getting Started

About Analytic Application Design and Analytics Designer
Learn the Basics of Analytic Application Design

Creating Analytic Applications

Create a New Analytic Application
Changing the Name of Widgets
Adding Comments to Widgets and Table Cells
Working with the Comment Widget in an Analytic Application
Copying and Pasting Widgets and Scripting Objects
Copying and Pasting Widgets from Story to Analytic Application
Restoring Deleted Widgets or Scripting Objects
Creating Analytic Applications in SAP Data Warehouse Cloud
Defining Busy Indicator
Using Popups
Using the Filter Line
Configure Input Controls in Analytic Applications
Create Linked Analyses in Analytic Applications
Work with Linked Analysis Diagram
Creating and Using the Input Field
Binding Widget’s Value to Variable
Using OData
Known Limitations to Analytics Designer

Adding Scripts to Analytic Applications

Using the Script Editor
Analytics Designer API Reference
Adding a Script to a Widget
Using the Value Help in the Script Editor
Using the Value Help for the Selection Object
Using Keyboard Shortcuts in the Script Editor
Using Script Variables
About Script Objects
Working with Pattern-Based Functions
Create a Bookmark Set Scripting Object
Using Timer
Using Data Actions Technical Object
Working with Line Breaks in Text Widgets
Correction of Calculation Handling in Script APIs with SAP Analytics Cloud 2019.18
Optimizing Type Libraries
Working with Automatic Refactoring
Using Script APIs in Different Model Types
Debugging Scripts
Checking the Error Panel
Checking the Reference List

Using API Scripting Patterns and Examples

Scripting Patterns and Examples
Using Version Management APIs on Data Models for SAP Analytics Cloud
Using Version Management APIs on SAP BPC Models
Using Calendar Task APIs
Possible Error Messages in the Context of Version Management APIs
Using the Planning APIs setUserInput and submitData
Using Data Locking APIs
Using Formatting APIs to Format Numbers and Dates
Using the Refresh Data API
Use Pause Refresh Options and APIs
Using Navigate APIs
Using Layout APIs
Using Selection API Functions for Tables and Charts
Using Result Set APIs
Using Range and Exclude Filters
Using getVariablesValues API
Using getDimensionFilters API
Using the openSelectModelDialog and setModel APIs
NULL Members and Totals Members in Scripting APIs
Using sendNotification API
Example 1: Using OData Actions in an Application
Example 2: Using OData Actions in an Application
Best Practice: Switching between Chart and Table
Best Practice: Filtering Table and Chart through Dropdown (Single Selection)
Best Practice: Filtering Table and Chart through Checkboxes (Multi Selection)
Best Practice: Using Filter Line for Filtering Table, Chart and R Visualization
Best Practice: Filtering Table and Chart through Cascaded Filtering
Best Practice: Adding and Removing Dimensions in Tables
Best Practice: Filtering Table and Chart through Settings Panel (Popup Window)
Best Practice: Selection Handling in Table and Chart and Opening a Details Popup

Developing Custom Widgets

Using Custom Widgets

Styling and Designing the Layout for Analytic Applications

Aligning Widgets
Defining Themes for Analytic Applications
Customizing Theme Using Application CSS
Styling Options for Widgets and Canvas

Managing Analytic Applications

Translating Analytic Applications
Using Flow Layout Manager to Design Responsive Layout (Beta)
Exporting an Analytic Application as a PDF
Schedule Publication for an Analytic Application
Message Communication Between Host and Embedded Web Pages
Working Simultaneously on One Application with Several Users
Merging SAP BW Queries in Charts
Working with Lazy Loading in Analytics Designer (Beta)
Using Background Loading for Widgets
Configuring Widget Initialization on Startup
Logging Script Performance in Applications in Performance View Popup

Running Analytic Applications

Using the Toolbar in View Time Mode
Navigating Within Analytic Applications
View Analytic Applications Embedded in Your Own Web Pages in Safari on iPads
Open Application URL

Designing Planning Applications

Working with Planning Applications
Using the Planning Enabled Property and the setEnabled API
Working with Calendar Tasks
Work with Predictive Time Series Forecast in Tables in Analytic Applications

Working with Smart Capabilities in Analytic Applications

Work with Time Series Forecast in Charts in Analytic Applications
Work with Explorer and Smart Insights in Analytic Applications
Work with Smart Discovery in Analytic Applications
Work with Search to Insight in Analytic Applications
Work with Data Change Insights
Apply Smart Grouping to Charts in Analytic Applications