This document discusses using SAP Analytics for Fiori applications to perform flexible data analysis and visualization. It describes how the Analysis Path Framework (APF) allows defining data cubes from OData sources without coding by configuring filters and slicing and dicing operations. Typical use cases for APF are listed such as working capital analytics, results of automated processes, and workflow analysis. The technical setup involves using HANA for in-memory data, exposing calculation views or BW data as OData, and building Fiori apps with APF and Smart Business components on the Fiori frontend server.

1. Fiori & Analytics with
Matthias Bollen, Tobias Trapp
AOK Systems GmbH

2. The Challenge
• with HANA we have the chance to establish analytical features for
Fiori apps
• some use cases:
– aggregation of all relevant data associated to a business object
– exploratory data analysis
• SAP has different frameworks for charting
– Overview Page
– Analysis Path Framework
– Smart Business for Analytical Fiori Apps
which has own charts but also can use APF

3. The Main Idea
• All data are in memory so we can
perform flexible slicing and dicing
• APF allows to define cubes from
OData sources by configuration – no
coding required
• An analysis path defines a slicing and
dicing operation using filters

4. Filtering
• Filtering is quite common and
you can use your own JS
frameworks
– DC.js https://dc-js.github.io/dc.js/
– crossfilter
http://square.github.io/crossfilter/
• Drawback:
– no flexible enough
– tedious implementation
• With APF only configuration ☺

5. Typical Use Cases
for APF
• Working Capital Analytics
• Results/Computations of Automated
Processes
• Analysis of Workflows & Workitems
• Analysis of Dispute Cases
… and Navigation to a Semantic Object with
the context for insight to action scenarios

6. Technical Background
• HANA with APF Framework („HANA Live“)
• HANA Calculation Views (f.e. VDM) exposed as XSOData
(or OData exposed from BW on HANA)
• Fiori Frontend Server with FLP, APF & Smart Business
components & and at least SAPUI5 1.28 – better: 1.32
• Web Dispatcher
• Everything you need to know is described here:
http://scn.sap.com/docs/DOC-59620

7. Time for Demo