You have completed the Basic Configuration and System Preparation scenarios in SAP Solution Manager Configuration. This includes the activation of the frameworks, services, RFC destinations, and users.

You have the correct authorizations for the connected Business Warehouse (BW) system. You need this authorization to load data from the BW about your landscape.

You have completed the Activate DVM Extractors step in the DVM scenario of SAP Solution Manager Configuration. The extractors must have been active for at least the period of time you want to analyze.

For certain types of analysis, for example, Displaying Time-Based Data Distribution and Displaying the Business Object Footprint, you have scheduled analyses at table level. For more information about scheduling analyses, see Analyses.

You have selected an object type and a query in which you have specified the scenarios and systems you want to analyze. For more information, see Queries.