What is the Value and Future of SAP Embedded Analytics?

Executive Summary

• SAP’s embedded analytics are analytics within the application.
• Fiori has a vital connection with embedded analytics and makes it distinct from SAPGUI.

Introduction of Embedded Analytics

In this article, we will cover the real impact of embedded analytics is.

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What Are Embedded Analytics?

Embedded Analytics is just a fancy name for reports in Fiori for S/4HANA.

How Many Embedded Analytics?

Fiori is counted by SAP regarding the number of apps that can be found on the Fiori Library. We performed two searches, one for Analytics and another for Reports.

The Fiori Library shows 252 apps for “Analytics.” 

The Fiori Library shows 1492 apps for “Report.” 

It should be mentioned that the apps exaggerated in number. Furthermore, these apps do not work immediately after S/4HANA is implemented. There is quite a bit of work to stand up for these apps.

Embedded Analytics and HANA

The following graphic is from SAP and seeks to explain embedded analytics. 

Conclusion

As we cover in the article Understanding Why Fiori Won’t be Able to Survive, Fiori is most likely to be an intermediate UI before SAP moves on to a new UI. Therefore anything based in Fiori, including Embedded Analytics, also has a suspect future.