Browsing and Importing R Extensions

You can search for and download R Extensions, and models, from SAP Analytics Extensions Directory. You can download extensions to your local drive and access them through Expert Analytics.

Take the following steps to import an extension or model from the directory:

  1. Browse to the Predictive Analytics page of the SAP Analytics Extensions DirectoryInformation published on SAP site.
  2. Search for the R Extension that you want and use the download link provided to export its .spar file to your local file directory.
  3. Open Expert Analytics. In Start of the navigation path Predict Next navigation step Components List End of the navigation path, click the + button to open the context menu.
  4. From the context menu, click Import Model/Extension and select a downloaded R Extension in a .spar file from your local file system.
  5. In the resulting Import Model/Extension dialog box that displays in Expert Analytics, confirm the R Extension that you want to import and click Finish.
  6. The R Extension is imported into Expert Analytics. Access it from the Components List under the appropriate category type; for example, Algorithms - Classification. Note that Imported R Extensions are identified by the EXT indicator.
You can add your imported R Extension to an analysis chain in the Predict Room workspace. Editing of the imported R Extension is possible if the author enabled it (by selecting Make editable when shared on the Create New R Extension dialog box).