erminology

To get a clear understanding of SAP Analytics Hub, it’s recommended you familiarize yourself with some key terms:

Term Definition

Analytics Hub A system that connects to multiple BI systems and

provides centralized services for consuming trusted
BI analytics in a secured, cloud environment.

BI Analytics A pre-built analysis technique for extracting

business insight from data and creating alerts, lists,
and interactive data visualizations

Asset An object on the hub that contains links to BI

analytics and relevant information about them. An
object displays as a tile.

Content The information and links to BI analytics included

into an asset.

Facet An attribute or characteristic of a dataset, which is

used to group together values based on a category;
for example, "Geography" or "Business Unit".
Facets can be used to filter assets.

Layout The definition of metadata included in an asset and

how this information is displayed to business users;
for example, as fields or sections.

Structure An object on your hub that contains a hierarchy of

links to assets, BI analytics, and information about
the BI content.