Designing Dashboards with SAP Analytics Cloud (Hardcover)

... Acknowledgments ... 13

... Preface ... 15

... Target Audience ... 15

... How to Read This Book ... 15

... How This Book Is Organized ... 16

... Conclusion ... 17

1 ... Introduction ... 19

1.1 ... What Is a Dashboard? ... 19

1.2 ... What a Dashboard Needs to Be Successful ... 24

1.3 ... Ten Golden Rules for Business Dashboard Design ... 28

1.4 ... Benefits of a Dashboard ... 34

1.5 ... Key Roles Involved in Designing Dashboards ... 36

1.6 ... Summary ... 39

2 ... Implementing Successful Dashboards ... 41

2.1 ... Managing Change for Dashboard Implementation ... 41

2.2 ... User-Centered Design Methods ... 48

2.3 ... Enabling and Upskilling ... 60

2.4 ... Measuring the Success of Dashboards ... 67

2.5 ... Summary ... 77

3 ... Dashboards Using Acquired Data ... 79

3.1 ... Scenario ... 81

3.2 ... Data Structure ... 88

3.3 ... Dashboard Features ... 92

3.4 ... Creating the Dashboard ... 94

3.5 ... Summary ... 116

4 ... Responsive Mobile Dashboards ... 119

4.1 ... Scenario ... 119

4.2 ... Data Structure ... 119

4.3 ... Dashboard Features ... 120

4.4 ... Building the Dashboard ... 131

4.5 ... Summary ... 145

5 ... Dashboards Based on Live Data Connections ... 147

5.1 ... Scenario ... 147

5.2 ... Data Structure ... 154

5.3 ... Dashboard Features ... 159

5.4 ... Building the Dashboard ... 161

5.5 ... Summary ... 187

6 ... Dashboards for Planners and Controllers ... 189

6.1 ... Scenario ... 190

6.2 ... Data Structure ... 194

6.3 ... Dashboard Features ... 196

6.4 ... Creating the Dashboard ... 208

6.5 ... Summary ... 215

7 ... Application-Based Dashboards with the Analytics Designer ... 217

7.1 ... Scenario ... 218

7.2 ... Data Structure ... 221

7.3 ... Dashboard Features ... 224

7.4 ... Creating the Dashboard ... 226

7.5 ... Summary ... 237

8 ... Dashboards Based on SAP S/4HANA Cloud Data ... 239

8.1 ... Scenario ... 240

8.2 ... Data Structure ... 241

8.3 ... Dashboard Features ... 242

8.4 ... Building the Dashboard ... 244

8.5 ... Summary ... 251

9 ... Dashboards Using Self-Scripted R Visualizations ... 253

9.1 ... Scenario ... 254

9.2 ... Data Structure ... 255

9.3 ... Dashboard Features ... 255

9.4 ... Creating the Dashboard ... 258

9.5 ... Summary ... 268