Importing Business Content and Overwriting Sample Data in SAP Analytics Cloud

This topic describes how to import business content and overwrite the sample data in SAP Analytics Cloud.

Prerequisites

You have enabled your custom identity provider fromSAP Asset Intelligence Network in SAP Analytics Cloud. For more information, see Enabling a Custom SAML Identity Provider.

Context

When you use the SAP Intelligent Asset Management package, you have the option to only import the business content with the included sample data and view this data in a story and analytics dashboard or you can overwrite the imported sample data with your own data.

Procedure

  1. Open SAP Analytics Cloud.
  2. Import the SAP Intelligent Asset Management package into SAP Analytics Cloud using SAP Business Content as the type of content. For more information, see Importing from the Content Network.

    The sample models and stories are imported together with the sample OData connection and the sample data. If you would only like to use the sample data, you can skip the remaining steps of the procedure. If you would like to overwrite the data with your own data, proceed with step 3.

  3. Navigate to the Connection screen, select the sample OData connection and update or fill in the required fields that point to the connection of your data source. For more information about the fields, see Configuring a Data Connection in SAP Analytics Cloud.
  4. Choose Start of the navigation path (Main Menu) Next navigation step Browse Next navigation step Files Next navigation step Public Next navigation step ModelsEnd of the navigation path and open the model that you want to use.
  5. Switch to the Data Management screen and check how many import jobs are displayed under Import Jobs:
    • If there is one import job displayed, refresh it by choosing . If the refresh is successful and all of the rows have been imported, you can skip the remaining steps of the procedure. If the refresh is not succesful, proceed with step 6.
    • If there are multiple or no import jobs displayed, proceed with step 6.
    For more information about the Data Management screen, see Introduction to the Modeler
  6. Create a new query for the data import. For more information, see Importing OData Services Data to a New or Existing Model.
  7. In the card view, adjust the mapping of the imported data and the fields of the model. The adjustments differ depending on which model you are using. The following table lists the related procedures:
    Model Procedure
    Model for equipment data Mapping Equipment
    Model for equipment data with geo coordinates Mapping Equipment with Geo Coordinates
    Model for indicator data Mapping Indicators
    Model for locations data Mapping Locations
    Model for equipment models data Mapping Models
    Model for notification data Mapping Notifications
    Model for spare parts data Mapping Spare Parts
    Model for work orders data Mapping Work Orders

    For general information about viewing and mapping data imported to an existing model, see Preparing Data.

  8. In the right pane, choose and select Clean and replace selected version data under Import Method.
  9. Choose Finish Mapping.

Results

The business content is imported and your data is loaded.
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