SAP Analytics Cloud Admin

Course Overview

1. Introduction to SAP Analytics Cloud Administration

   • Role of an SAC Admin
   • Overview of key administrative tasks
   • Architecture and deployment models (Public Cloud, Private Cloud, and Hybrid setups)

2. Getting Started

   • Accessing the SAC admin console
   • Understanding the SAC interface for administrators
   • Overview of licensing and user management

Module 1: User and Team Management

1. User Provisioning

   • Creating users manually
   • Bulk user upload using CSV files
   • Automating user provisioning with Identity Providers (IdP)

2. Managing Teams

   • Creating and assigning teams
   • Team roles and permissions
   • Best practices for team management

3. Role and Permission Management

   • Standard roles in SAC: Admin, Planner, Viewer, etc.
   • Creating custom roles
   • Assigning roles to users and teams
   • Understanding permission inheritance

Module 2: Security and Access Control

1. Authentication and Single Sign-On (SSO)

   • Configuring SAML 2.0-based SSO
   • Setting up OAuth authentication
   • Integration with SAP Identity Authentication Service (IAS)

2. Data Security

   • Row-level security: Restricting data access
   • Setting up data permissions for models
   • Best practices for securing sensitive financial data

3. Application Security

   • Securing stories and models
   • Managing content sharing and collaboration access
   • Audit logging and monitoring user actions

Module 3: Data Connectivity and Integration

1. Overview of Data Connections

   • Live connections vs. import connections
   • Supported data sources: SAP BW, SAP HANA, SAP S/4HANA, SQL, OData, etc.

2. Configuring Live Data Connections

   • Setting up live connections for SAP BW and SAP HANA
   • Managing connectivity with SAP Cloud Connector
   • Troubleshooting common connection issues

3. Data Import Connections

   • Importing data from on-premise and cloud sources
   • Scheduling data imports and refreshes
   • Managing large datasets and performance considerations

Module 4: Content Lifecycle Management (LCM)

1. Content Creation and Promotion

   • Creating and managing stories, models, and digital boardrooms
   • Promoting content across environments (Development, QA, Production)

2. Transporting Content between Tenants

   • Using Export/Import functionality
   • Managing content dependencies during transport
   • Best practices for tenant landscape management

3. Backup and Restore

   • SAC content backup options
   • Restoring content from backups
   • Ensuring business continuity and disaster recovery

Module 5: Monitoring and Performance Optimization

1. System Monitoring

   • Monitoring tenant usage and activity
   • Analyzing performance metrics
   • Using the SAC System Monitor

2. Performance Tuning

   • Optimizing models for performance
   • Best practices for large-scale data handling
   • Managing memory and storage limits

Module 6: Configuring Predictive and Planning Features

1. Predictive Services

   • Enabling and managing Smart Predict services
   • Understanding the predictive engine and its requirements

2. Planning Services

   • Activating and managing planning capabilities
   • Managing data versions and public/private versions
   • Collaborative planning workflows and notifications

Module 7: Advanced Admin Tasks

1. Tenant Configuration

   • Setting up system settings and preferences
   • Configuring branding and themes
   • Managing the calendar for planning cycles

2. Integration with SAP Analytics Hub

   • Overview of SAP Analytics Hub
   • Linking SAC content to the Analytics Hub
   • Managing content visibility and access

3. Working with APIs and Extensions

   • Using SAC APIs for automation
   • Introduction to extending SAC capabilities with custom widgets and scripting

Hands-On Exercises

Each module will include practical exercises, such as:

• Creating users, roles, and teams
• Configuring SSO with SAP IAS
• Setting up live data connections with SAP BW and HANA
• Transporting content between tenants
• Monitoring system usage and analyzing performance metrics

Capstone Project

Participants will complete a real-world project where they will:

1. Configure a new SAC tenant with user roles and teams
2. Set up data connections (live and import)
3. Implement security controls (data, content, and application-level)
4. Design a content transport strategy across environments
5. Prepare a system monitoring and performance optimization plan

Assessment and Certification

• Quizzes at the end of each module
• Final practical assessment to demonstrate mastery of SAC Admin tasks
• On successful completion, participants will receive an SAP Analytics Cloud Admin Certificate.