SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC)
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SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) is SAP's cloud solution that combines business intelligence, enterprise planning and predictive analytics in a single tool. Teams can build dashboards, ask questions in natural language, simulate scenarios and prepare budgets and forecasts on the same governed data. For mid-market companies running SAP S/4HANA or other SAP systems, it replaces disconnected reporting and spreadsheet planning with one place where actuals, plans and forecasts meet.
Dashboards and self-service analytics with native connections to SAP S/4HANA and SAP Datasphere
Financial, supply chain and operational planning unified in one solution
Natural-language questions and Joule-assisted reporting, analysis and scenario modeling
Predictive scenarios simulating best, worst and expected outcomes across key drivers
Over 100 prebuilt business content packages with ready-made KPIs and models
Replacing spreadsheet budgeting with connected, driver-based financial planning
Giving management live dashboards on S/4HANA data without manual extracts
Aligning sales, supply chain and finance plans in one shared planning cycle
Modeling the impact of demand or cost changes before committing to a plan
Fit profile
Best suited to companies whose reporting depends on manual exports and spreadsheets, or whose finance and operations teams plan in separate files. It fits especially well where SAP S/4HANA, SAP SuccessFactors or other SAP data needs to be analyzed and planned alongside non-SAP sources.
FAQ
Which data sources can SAP Analytics Cloud connect to?▾
SAC connects to a broad range of SAP and non-SAP sources, including SAP HANA, SAP S/4HANA, SAP BW/4HANA, SAP BusinessObjects, SQL databases, OData services and Google BigQuery. For on-premise systems, live connections let users analyze data without moving or replicating it to the cloud.
Is SAP Analytics Cloud only for reporting, or also for planning?▾
Both. What sets SAC apart is that business intelligence and planning run in the same solution, so a team can analyze actuals, build a forecast, simulate scenarios and turn predictions into a plan without switching tools. Financial, supply chain and operational plans can share one data foundation.
How does SAP Analytics Cloud relate to SAP Business Data Cloud?▾
SAC is a key component of SAP Business Data Cloud, providing its analytics and planning capabilities. Companies already using SAC as a standalone solution can continue without interruption, and SAP also offers the option to move an existing tenant to the fully managed Business Data Cloud setup.
How does LinkedWorld help companies get value from SAP Analytics Cloud?▾
LinkedWorld's alliance connects SAC to the company's SAP and non-SAP data, designs the dashboards and planning models finance and operations actually use, and trains teams to maintain them. For groups operating in several countries, the alliance can build consolidated group reporting and planning while partners in each market adapt local structures and currencies.