arcplan applications frequently offer the possibility for a user to rewrite by means of inputs into the application and/or the underlying database. This is particularly the case with forecasting applications, but in simplified form also with comment inputs.
arcplan facilitates the creation of standardized reports, which support (and thus make more efficient) the daily work of the employees of a business. In particular, this is the case if reports present the included data in a meaningful, concise and user-friendly manner. Large volumes of information are thus often structured and presented in the form of tables. In order to illustrate relations and/or hierarchies of data within the table and avoid redundancies, it is required to choose columns and line headings which, in addition, are supposed to be placed expediently.
In Longview, after activating the cell input control function, a reference object can be used to block or allow manual inputs into cells as well as the copy & paste function.
By deciding in favor of the SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC), you are choosing an innovative, flexible and high-performance cloud solution for your company. The next step is to choose the right analysis and visualization method for your use case. Here, we'll give you an insight into the SAC develoopment environments.
A very frequent use case in reporting is the linking and displaying of information from either different tables or even different data sources. Frequently, a database view or even an intermediate step via a database layer, in which the data from different sources is merged, is required for this purpose. With the "Assign" function, arcplan offers a simple and quick possibility to link data in the report and in real time.
The local connection arrow enables the restriction of structures without limiting the data at the same time. This function has been existing for many years but is easily forgotten and completely unknown by many application architects and developers. Thus, this is a blog refresh or introduce this function.
Note:arcplan Information Services GmbH has been renamed after the merger with Longview and is now Longview Europe GmbH.
With the migration to SAP BW/4 HANA or activation of the BW/4 HANA mode described here, it is no longer possible to use legacy objects. This includes the popular MultiProvider, used to combine different InfoProviders and to create an abstraction layer for a BW query. It can link InfoProvider objects, even if these are only available as navigation attributes in one of the providers and not directly in the InfoProvider fact table. In this example, the country is allocated once directly and once as a customer navigation attribute.
Anyone who evaluates data using well-known visual analytics tools such as Tableau or Qlik Sense wants to create, quickly reach the limits of applications — at the latest as soon as he works with unstructured or incomplete data sets. To avoid frustration, we tested both tools for their data preparation options and created a short list of best practices.
How much does it cost me to use the tool? Who should work with it: marketeers or IT professionals? And can I also manage my data in the cloud? Many factors play a role in choosing the right tool for visual analytics. b.telligent consultant Daniel Erlhöfer explains the technical side of Tableau and Qlik Sense in this blog post: What are the differences in the data preparation of both tools?
With the new version, significant innovations have been implemented in arcplan 8 which have a very positive influence on future projects involving the arcplan product suite.
The new HTML5 client and the responsive design must be mentioned here. They make developments of BI applications for mobile terminals significantly more efficient; this also applies to desktop applications.
