SAP Analytics Cloud and SAP Digital Boardroom

Road Map
May 2019

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Product road map overview

Recent innovations Planned Q2/20191 Planned Q3/20191 Future direction1

Live connectivity Live connectivity Live connectivity Live and data import connectivity
 Integration with SAP HANA  Integration with SAP HANA  Integration with SAP HANA  Continue feature enhancements for live and
– Connection to SAP HANA as a service 2.0 – Browser-based data blending: SAP HANA – Enhanced support for dynamic SAP HANA data import connections
– Connection to SAP HANA 2.0 HDI containers live data models with imported data models input parameters (using tables/procedures)  Expand the breadth of supported data sources
(no IT setup) – Median and quartiles as exception
 Integration with SAP BW  One connection experience for both data
– Support for dynamic SAP HANA aggregation within modeler
– SDI-based data blending: SAP BW live data input parameters (using expressions) import and live models
with imported data models  Integration with SAP BW
 Integration with SAP BW – Enhanced data blending – SAP BW live to  Extended data blending scenarios for live
 Integration with SAP universe connectivity
– Browser-based data blending: SAP HANA SAP BW live
– Live SAP BusinessObjects BI Universe live data models with imported data models – Enhanced charts and filtering support
Connectivity release 2.0 (no IT setup) – Pivot-style analysis of SAP BW queries
– Waterfall, variance, geomaps
 Integration with SAP universe
Data import connectivity  Integration with SAP universe – Drill support on universe hierarchies
– Enhanced chart-to-chart filtering – Hierarchical (nested) prompts/LOV
 Connectivity to all SAP BusinessObjects
– Calculated dimensions creation – Support for universe details
Enterprise JDBC connections
– Measure based filters
 Rebuild models: Edit data prep sessions
 Combine multiple datasets in one model Data import connectivity
Data import connectivity
 Connect to 3rd-party CRM and cloud
 Connect to Dow Jones, SAP Integrated storage
Business Planning
 New data wrangling experience: Instant
 Combine multiple datasets into a single navigation to “explorer” or “story” layout
model​ with composite join keys
 Increase data ingestion thresholds

1. This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time without notice.

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Product road map overview

Recent innovations Planned Q2/20191 Planned Q3/20191 Future direction1

Data visualization Modeling Modeling Modeling

 Waterfall improvements  Enhanced modeling experience  Multilanguage support: Model metadata  Modeling on live SAP HANA and SAP BW
 Models in file repository translations connections
 Improved currency and scale formatting
 Models based on datasets  Multisource model
 Display dynamic images from live SAP HANA
Data visualization  Enhancements for planning models
 Convert numeric and string dimensions Data visualization
 Sharing bookmarks
 Convert measure into dimension  Dynamic time shortcuts Data visualization
 Batch PDF export
 Edge browser support for design time  Page/story filter dynamic time offset  Custom fonts
 Dynamic time story and page filters based on
custom current dates  Multiple linked analysis groups per page  Dynamic text for any dimension
Application design
 Rename measures and dimensions  Pie/donut chart Improved data labels  Median and running total
 Simple widgets
 Reorder measures in table  Export to Microsoft Excel from table  Sorting and ranking improvements
 Data-driven widgets: Tables, charts, filter line
 Input control usability improvements  Suggested comparisons  Undo/redo
 Container widgets: Pop-up
 Export to PowerPoint
 Rich scripting capabilities including global Application design Application design
variables to cover business scenarios  List-view tables
 Planning support (part II)  Bookmark and geomap support
 Predictive support (smart assist part I)
 Odata function calls  Search to Insight with scripting access Application design
 Bidirectional integration with business  Translation of texts in applications  Theming
applications through scripting APIs  Script refactoring capabilities  Custom widgets
 Text input widget, slider, and range widget  Copy and paste widgets from story to  Enterprise features: Export to PDF/CSV,
 Create story from widget application, and technical components within templates, and more
outline  SAP Digital Boardroom and mobile integration
 Standard pivot-style analysis of BW queries  Shared data sources
 Application performance features: Lazy loading
1. This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time without notice. of data sources and parallel execution
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SAP Analytics Cloud and SAP Digital Boardroom
Product road map overview

Recent innovations Planned Q2/20191 Planned Q3/20191 Future direction1

Planning Planning Planning Planning

 Data entry – multiple operations  Data entry – display single unbooked  Data entry – enhanced rolling forecast  Data entry – parent-level data
against local currency, custom member combination, manage data locks from layout, smart insights on table entry storage, validation rules
order table  Data actions – prompting and variable  Data actions – trigger- and event-based
 Data actions – cross-model copy  Data actions – cross-model copy support execution, context-sensitive execution,
 Advanced formulas – multiversion  Advanced formulas – cross-model  Advanced formulas – attributes in asynchronous execution
support, delete data referencing, visual formulas calculations  Advanced formulas – time and currency
 Calendar – home-screen tile  Calendar – establish reviewer chain,  Calendar – process recurrence, data calculations, function library, calculated
remove assignees locking integration, process wizard member support
 Allocations – keep source overwrite
target  Allocations – allocate across accounts  Calendar – process dependencies

Smart assist
Smart assist Smart assist  Search to insight – NLQ from the home Smart assist
 Smart discovery – autogenerate  Search to insight – handling of page  Smart insights for live SAP HANA data
fully populated stories quantitative phrases  Search to insight – additional live data connections
 Search to insight – natural language connection support  Smart insights – improved use case
search coverage
 Smart discovery for live SAP HANA data
connections

1. This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time without notice.

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Product road map overview

Recent innovations Planned Q2/20191 Planned Q3/20191 Future direction1

Smart predict Smart predict Smart predict Smart predict

 Support imported data sources: CSV, txt, xslx  Support OData sources acquisition  Live SAP HANA data connections  Extend live SAP HANA data connections
and SAP S/4HANA (CDS views)  Refine and update SAP S/4HANA predictive  Support SQL databases acquisition  Share predictive scenario analysis in BI story
 Publish new predictive scenario to SAP scenario  Extend date support  Bottom-up forecasts in SAP Analytics Cloud
S/4HANA applications (PAi)  Select explanatory variables to be consumed in planning
 Download output predictive dataset (CSV)
 SAP Analytics Cloud content network predictive BI story  Schedule updates of predictions
use cases  Reason codes
 New performance indicator
Intelligent Enterprise Intelligent Enterprise
Intelligent Enterprise Intelligent Enterprise
 LoB and industry business content from SAP  LoB and industry business content from SAP and
 LoB and industry business content from SAP  LoB and industry business content from SAP partners
and partners and partners
and partners  Embedded SAP Analytics Cloud
 Embedded SAP Analytics Cloud  Embedded SAP Analytics Cloud
 Embedded SAP Analytics Cloud  SAP SuccessFactors solutions (GA, beta releases)
 SAP Cloud Platform Mobile Services  SAP SuccessFactors solutions (beta releases)
 SAP SuccessFactors solutions (beta releases)  SAP Ariba solutions: Wider support for Ariba
 SAP Concur task manager  Ariba Network (controlled release)
 SAP Fieldglass solutions (beta release) Network (GA) and controlled release for SAP Ariba
 SAP Marketing Cloud (version 1905) Buyer and SAP Ariba Sourcing
Mobile  SAP Commissions (beta release)
 SAP Fieldglass solutions (beta release)  SAP S/4HANA Cloud
 Support jump-to navigation links in Mobile
presentations from tiles Mobile Mobile
 Geospatial support – choropleth
 Chart hyperlink and filter improvements  BW prompt support  Android tablet and phone support for story viewing
 Support AirWatch for pushing certificates
 Support SAP Analytics Cloud mobile app and  Enhanced performance while opening SAP through device browser
SDK with Xcode 10  Localization – support additional device Analytics Cloud story
languages  KPI feeds
 Application design support
 Predefined mobile templates
 Offline support
1. This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time without notice.

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Product road map overview

Recent innovations Planned Q2/20191 Planned Q3/20191 Future direction1

Developer Developer Developer Developer

 Content Embedding URL API​  Tenant Provisioning and Configuration APIs (for  Content permissions REST API  Push Dataset API
 Catalog REST AP​I
OEMs)  API to support user profile management  Application design extensions SDK
 Content deployment management using APIs (for Administration and infrastructure
 OAuth support​  Restricted content for analytics content network
OEMs)
 User and team management REST APIs  ITAR compliance
Administration and infrastructure
Administration and infrastructure  Support for SAML IdP-initiated SSO
Administration and infrastructure  AWS data center support for Canada
 AWS data center support for Singapore  Support for large SAML assertions
 AWS data center support for Brazil, Australia, and  FedRAMP certification
 Flexible folder-based management for models  System owner can update IdP metadata without
Japan
switching IdP  Support for additional hyperscalers
 Add/remove/reset folder and file
 Support comments on local currency  System owner can always log on with our default IdP  Support seamless IdP certificate rollover
permissions with inheritance
 Delete all story comments from comments panel  Support multiple IdPs
 Configure user session timeout  Ensure concurrent session license limit compliance
 View a user’s team memberships
 Enhanced auditing of changes  Story scheduling permission in roles
 View a user’s role assignments inherited from teams
 Extended time frame available for usage reporting
 Display and sort team member by ID or description
 Create teams with subteams
 Export/import team and private folders
 Improved drop/import of folders  Rename a team
 Optimization of export performance
 Select live data connections by default  Change the license type used by a custom role
when exporting  Full admin control of top-level folders
 Edit role name and description
 Featured content on users’ home pages
 Assign BI license as CSBL to teams
 Enhanced auditing of changes to file permissions and
data access control  Usage reporting on session details
 Remove permissions for private dimensions from  Ongoing export/import improvements
roles  SAP Analysis for Microsoft Office repository integration
 Show description/id in roles UI for data access  File repo usability improvements
 Translations of story content (user inputted and model  More granular folder/file permissions
meta data) – both stories and analytical application
 Versioning of objects
 Scheduling of story as PDF over e-mail
 Scheduling stories with different formats with personalized content
 Comments rights management
 Data points comments for live SAP BPC connection
 Data point comments on private versions
1. This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time without notice.  Data points comments on analytical models
 Translations for SAP Digital Boardroom and SAP Analytics Hub
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SAP Analytics Cloud and SAP Digital Boardroom
Product road map overview

Recent innovations Planned Q2/20191 Planned Q3/20191 Future direction1

SAP Analytics Hub SAP Analytics Hub SAP Analytics Hub SAP Analytics Hub
 SAP Fiori design interface  SAP Analytics Hub default home page  Additional language support  Enhancements to SAP Analytics Hub
 Searchable hidden fields  Import of content
 Corporate branding SAP Digital Boardroom
SAP Analysis for Microsoft Office
 Custom sort in facets/LOVs SAP Digital Boardroom  Performance improvements
 Access to live SAP HANA, SAP BW, SAP
 Top 15 languages localization  Support filtering across child topics  Additional business content BW/4HANA, and SAP S/4HANA
sources through SAP Analytics Cloud
connection
SAP Analysis for Microsoft Office  Integration into SAP Analytics Cloud repository
 Writeback support for planning models  Additional planning features: Data actions,
 Version handling for native SAP Analytics create new data
Cloud models  Support of SAP Analytics Cloud comments
 Continuous improvements analysis plug-in
SAP Digital Boardroom – Enhancements for SAPGetData
 Meeting minutes – Grouping of dimensions
 Microsoft Edge browser support for design – Repeat headers in cross-tab
time – Enhancements in asymmetric reporting

SAP Digital Boardroom

 Improved filter support
 Bookmarks and favorite topics
1. This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time without notice.

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