LEARNING DEMO SCRIPT

SAP Analytics Cloud Training Manual

For ASEAN Data Science Explorers 2024

CLASSIFICATION: FOR TRAINERS & PARTICIPANTS

Scenario owners: I327270

Last Updated: February 2024

2
Contents
1 DEMO SCRIPT OVERVIEW ........................................................................................................................................................... 4
2 TENANT ACCESS AND INFORMATION ......................................................................................................................................... 5
2.1 System access information .................................................................................................................................................... 5
2.2 User Information ..................................................................................................................................................................... 5
3 PRE-DEMO STEPS AND GUIDELINES ........................................................................................................................................... 6
3.1 Before you run this demo ........................................................................................................................................................ 6
4 STEP-BY STEP GUIDE ................................................................................................................................................................... 7
Exercise 0. Logon to Analytics Cloud ................................................................................................................................................ 7
Exercise 1. Create Your First Model ................................................................................................................................................. 8
Exercise 2. Create Your First Story ................................................................................................................................................. 14
Exercise 3. Drilling Down to ASEAN Data....................................................................................................................................... 24
Exercise 4. Styling Your Story ......................................................................................................................................................... 26
Exercise 5. Using Smart Discovery ................................................................................................................................................. 28

3
1 DEMO SCRIPT OVERVIEW
The training material utilizes a publicly available COVID-19 dataset via Kaggle, a website that offers data
models and datasets for educational consumption. The dataset contains many variables used to track global
pandemic statistics such as new daily cases, deaths, tests, and vaccinations. It also contains socioeconomic
variables such as population, median age, GDP, poverty incidence, life expectancy, human development
index, stringency index, etc. The dataset covers multiple countries, albeit with missing data in some columns.
The missing data can be due to errors during the data consolidation process, or due to lacking data collection
and tracking in certain locations. The dataset tracks KPIs from the timeframe of March 2020 to April 2021 only.

The provided excel file to participants has been modified from the original dataset with reduced columns and
rows in order to reduce file size and optimize performance on SAC. The results from the exercises should not
be taken as absolute fact, but for mere appreciation of the visualization tool. There may be discrepancies from
real world observations.

4
2 TENANT ACCESS AND INFORMATION

2.1 System access information

You can use any desktop or laptop with Google Chrome.

Remark: For any user log-on issues, try to reset your browser’s cookies, refresh cache and use
Incognito Mode (CTRL+SHIFT+N).

Region SAP Analytic Cloud URL

AP https://aseandse.ap11.hcs.cloud.sap/

2.2 User Information

Use the assigned username and password provided to you by ASEAN Foundation.

5
3 PRE-DEMO STEPS AND GUIDELINES

3.1 Before you run this demo

Before a demo make sure you read the following information:

1. Minimum recommended browser cache size is 250 MB. We recommend allowing browser
caching because the application uses it heavily for static content such as image files. If youclear
your cache, the browser will not perform as well until the deleted files are downloadedagain to the
browser and cached for use next time. To set browser cache size, see your browser
documentation.
2. Please stick to the script. No customization is allowed on this system. If you find areas
where you are able change, the configuration, please do NOT do it. You will affect others
running a demo.
3. Save your files under the appropriate folders as mentioned in the training manual.
Incorrectly saved files will be deleted without notice and you will lose any progress.
4. SAC performs bests using Google Chrome.

6
4 STEP-BY STEP GUIDE
Exercise 0. Logon to Analytics Cloud

Actions Screenshots and Explanation

• Use a Google
Chrome browser
for best
performance.
Preferably in
Incognito mode.
• Access the
ASEANDSE SAC
link:
https://aseandse.a
p11.hcs.cloud.sap/
sap/fpa/ui/app.html
#/home
• Enter your
credentials as
provided to you by
the ASEAN
foundation. Make
sure to observe
case-sensitivity.

• Upon
successful
log-in, you
should see a
similar
welcome
screen as
seen on the
right:
•

7
 Exercise 1. Create Your First Model

Actions Screenshots and Explanation

• From the home

page, expand the
Navigation Bar
on the upper left
side of the screen.
• Click on Modeler
under the Apps
section.

• Click Model to create a

new model.
• A pop-up window will
appear. Retain the
default settings of
“Start with data”.”
• Click Next.

8
• Under the Select a
data source window,
select File (Local File
or File Server).
• Click Select Source
File.
• Locate and select the
file ADSE Dataset for
Data Modeling
2024.xlsx on your
desktop.
• Leave the “Use first
row as column
headers” option
checked by default.
• Click Import.
• It may take some time
for the file to upload,
but it will automatically
load to the next page.
If it doesn’t load, select
the file from the Draft
Sources icon.

9
If the data model page does not automatically load, you can manually select in
under Draft Data:

10
• Select the measure: Measures vs. Dimensions:
“total_cases”.
• Under the details SAC automatically sorts columns as measures and dimensions. These are
section, on the right commonly used concepts in data visualization tools.
side of the screen,
scroll down to Measures are quantitative and numerical in nature: they can be counted,
Aggregations. calculated, and mathematical formulas can be used on them. Examples here
• Under Exception are: total number of cases, number of vaccines administered, population
Aggregation Type, count, poverty incidence, etc.
select Last.
• Under Exception Dimensions on the other hand are qualitative and categorical in nature. They
Aggregation are used to categorize or segment your measure data. For example, if you
Dimensions, select want to view total number of Covid-cases by country, city, date, age range,
date. gender, socioeconomic status, etc.

Why did we do this?

By default, SAC aggregates measure data by SUMMING UP all the values by
row. For example:

March 1 – United States: 1 total case

March 2 – United States: 1 total case
March 3 – United States: 1 total case

In reality, there is only 1 total case so far. But SAC will SUM up all the
numbers as 3 total cases, which is incorrect. Hence, we adjust the
aggregation to account for this. Using the exception aggregation type Last
and dimension date will pick up only the available total case data for the last
available date. In this case, March 3 – 1 total case.
11
 Exception aggregation type rundown:
There are many exception aggregation types in SAP Analytics Cloud, and they all
perform different functions. In essence, exception aggregation type defines how an
exception should be calculated.

SUM — Adds all values together

Example: You can use SUM for calculating the total value of something such as new
vaccinations.

COUNT — Counts members in a group, which is different than calculating SUM.

MIN — Displays the minimum value

Example: You may want to know what was the lowest number of Covid-19 cases.

MAX — Displays the maximum value

Example: You may want to know what was the highest number of cases per day.

AVG — Calculates the average of all aggregated values

Example: You want to know the average cases per day.

FIRST — Shows the first (oldest) value in the selected time period

LAST — Shows the last (most recent) value in the selected time period CSAT
calculation since they are two different products.
• Look back at the model
structure on the left
side of the screen and
scroll down to
Dimensions.
• Locate population*.
• Click “…” on the right
side of the row.
• Select “Convert to
Measure”.
• Under Decimal Places,
select “2.”

Why did we do this?

While SAC tries its best to correctly sort measures and dimensions, there can
still be nuances at times. In this case, it has incorrectly classified population
as a dimension. Population is numeric and quantitative; hence it should be
converted into a measure instead.

12
• On the top bar, locate
General.
• Under the dropdown,
select Save.
• It will now ask you
where to save your
model.
• Browse to:
• Public>
• [Your Country Folder]>
• [Your University
Folder]>
• Name your model:
“ADSE Dataset for
Data Modeling
2024_YourName/Initi
als”.
• Example: ADSE
Dataset for Data
Modeling 2024_AAA
• Click Save

IMPORTANT: It is crucial that you save your work in the correct file folder location.
All files (models or stories) incorrectly saved will be deleted without notice, and you
can lose all your work. Please make sure to save under your correctly assigned
country/university/team folder.

13
 Exercise 2. Create Your First Story

Actions Screenshots and Explanation

• From the home

page, expand the
Navigation Bar
on the upper left
side of the screen.
• Click on Stories
under the Apps
section.

• From the Story type

options under Create
New, select
Responsive.
• A pop-up window will
appear. Select the
bottom option, Classic
Design Experience.
• Click Next.

It is important that you click Classic Design Experience, or else you will not be
able to follow.
14
• Immediately save your
work.
• From the top toolbar,
find the Save icon
• It may be under
“More…”
• It will now ask you
where to save your
story.
• Browse to:
• Public>
• [Your Country Folder]>
• [Your University
Folder]>
• Name your model:
“Exercise_YourName
/Initials”.
• Example:
Exercise_AAA
• Click OK.

IMPORTANT: It is crucial that you save your work in the correct file folder location. All
files (models or stories) incorrectly saved will be deleted without notice, and you can
lose all your work. Please make sure to save under your correctly assigned
country/university/team folder.

15
• From the top toolbar,
find the Insert section
• A pop-up window will
show up asking you to
select a data model.
• Locate the data model
you saved from
Exercise 1.

NOTE: If you were unable to accomplish exercise 1, you can use the prebuilt
data model ADSE Dataset for Data Modeling 2024, under My Files / Public /
ADSE 2024 Folder.

• Make sure you have

selected the tile on the
story.
• Under the Builder
panel on the right,
locate Measures,
select new_cases.
• Under Dimensions,
select location.

16
• With the tile selected,
click on “…” on the
upper right side of it.
• Select Rank >
location > top 5.
• Highlight your cursor
over “World.” Right
click and select
Exclude.
• Repeat for Europe,
North America, Asia,
European Union,
South America, if
necessary. The aim is
to retain only countries,
not continents.

Why did we do this?

It is best to simplify charts by focusing on only the top or bottom performing
dimensions. Hence, we rank the top 5 to focus on the problematic countries
with the highest Covid-19 cases.

Since we noted that the location dimension includes the category World,
which includes all of the countries, we exclude it from our analysis so as to not
skew our results.

17
• With the tile selected,
click on “…” on the
upper right side of it.
• Select Copy >
Duplicate.
• Ensure the Builder
panel on the right is
open by making sure
Designer is
highlighted.
• Replace the Measure
selection from
new_cases to
new_tests.
• Click the X beside new
cases, then select new
tests as the new
measure.
• With the tile selected,
click on “…” on the
upper right side of it.
• Select Rank >
location > top 5.
•

You can easily use the Duplicate button to retain all filters and settings of
existing tiles.

18
• Select the new_cases
per location for Actual
tile again.
• With the tile selected,
click on “…” on the
upper right side of it.
• Select Copy >
Duplicate.
• On the Builder panel
on the right, locate
Chart Structure.
• Select Trend category
> Time Series.
• Under Time, select
date.
• Under Color, deselect
location by clicking X.
•

19
 Checkpoint:

• Select the new_tests

per location for Actual
tile again.
• With the tile selected,
click on “…” on the
upper right side of it.
• Select Copy >
Duplicate.
• On the Builder panel
on the right, locate
Chart Structure.
• Select Indicator
category > Numeric
Point.
• Under Trellis, deselect
location by clicking X.

20
• Select the latest
Numeric Point tile.
• Under Primary Values,
deselect new_cases
by clicking X.
• Click Add Measure
• Select Create
Calculation…
• Under Type, select
Calculated Measure.
• Name the Calculated
Measure as
“Positivity Rate”.
• Begin typing,
“new_cases” and
select ["ADSE Dataset
for Data Modeling
2024":new_cases].
• Type “/” as a division
operation
• Begin typing,
“new_tests” and select
["ADSE Dataset for
Data Modeling
2024":new_tests]
• The calculation logic
should read as:
["ADSE Dataset for
Data Modeling
2024":new_cases]/["A
DSE Dataset for Data
Modeling
2024":new_tests]
• Click Okay.
• Under Primary Values,
click on the “…”
beside Positivity Rate.
Select Format.
• Deselect Use unit of
underlying measures
tick box.
• Under Scale, select
Percentage.

21
• You can drag on the
edges to move tiles
• You can drag on the
bottom right of each
tile to resize it.

• Resize the story

lane/page to look like
the ones on the right.

22
• Locate the story tabs
below the toolbar.
• Click on the small
dropdown beside
“Page 1” and select
Rename.
• Change the name to
Global and click
Rename.
• Click on the small
dropdown beside the
newly named page
Global.
• Click Duplicate.
• Rename the newly
duplicated page to
"ASEAN”.

23
 Exercise 3. Drilling Down to ASEAN Data

Actions Screenshots and Explanation

• On the ASEAN
page, locate the
Input Control icon
from the top
toolbar.
• A Page Filter will
appear on the
page.
• Select
Dimensions>loca
tion
• Use the search
function to select
the 11 ASEAN
member countries:
1. Brunei
2. Cambodia
3. Indonesia
4. Laos
5. Malaysia
6. Myanmar
7. Philippines
8. Singapore
9. Thailand
10. Timor
11. Vietnam
• Select OK.
• Resize the Filter to
display all
countries.

24
• Use the filter to select
your own country.
• Note: Data is lacking
for Brunei, Cambodia,
Laos & Singapore. Try
observing other
country data.

• Select the Time Series

Chart tile.
• With the tile selected,
click on “…” on the
upper right side of it.
• Select Add > Forecast
> Automatic
Forecast.

25
 Exercise 4. Styling Your Story
Actions Screenshots and Explanation

• When clicking on
any artifact (tile,
lane, page) you
can switch from
Builder to Styling
mode [Ensure you
are on Edit mode]
• Styling mode
allows you to
make changes to
colors, font,
decimal places
and improve your
storyboard’s
design.
•

• Try changing the

lane background
of the input
control. You may
select from a list of
preset gradients or
create your own.

• Now click on the

input control itself.
• You may change
the background
color of individual
tiles.
• You can also
change the font
colors, size, and
type to your liking.

26
• Play around and
experiment with
Styling mode for
all the other tiles
and artifacts. You
may even reduce
the number of
decimal points to
make numbers
more legible.
• Screenshot and
post your work on
the Zoom chat
afterwards to
compare designs
with other
participants.

27
 Exercise 5. Using Smart Discovery
Actions
Screenshots and Explanation
• Locate Smart What is Smart Discovery?
Discovery on your In SAP Analytics Cloud, you can use Smart Discovery to clearly define the
toolbar. It may be context of situational questions you want to ask your data. To form the
under More… context, or topic of this business question, you must choose values for some
settings in the Smart Discovery side panel.

• On the side panel,

choose the
following settings:
• Target:
new_cases
• Entity: location
• Click Run
• Give SAC a few
minutes to analyze
the data.

• 4 pages should be
added to your
story. If only 1
appears, repeat
the exercise.
• Note: the smart
discovery result
may fail if servers
are overloaded
with multiple
requests at a time.
• On the overview
page, you can see
a summary of new
Covid-19 cases
throughout time
and location.

28
• Switch to the Key
Influencers tab.
• Here, you can
observe the
biggest influencers
that affect new
Covid-19 cases.
• In this case,
vaccinations,
diabetes
prevalence,
median age, and
human
development index
should show up.
• Skip the third tab
and move on to
the fourth:
Simulation
• You may play
around with the
sliders below and
click Simulate to
see the impact of
data changes on
new Covid-19
cases.

29