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Learning SAP Analytics Cloud

You're reading from   Learning SAP Analytics Cloud Collaborate, predict and solve business intelligence problems with cloud computing

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jul 2017
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781788290883
Length 420 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Riaz Ahmed Riaz Ahmed
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Preface 1. Getting Started with SAP Analytics Cloud FREE CHAPTER 2. Models in SAP Analytics Cloud 3. Planning model 4. Creating Stories Using Charts 5. Extending Stories with KPI, Filters, and Other Handy Objects 6. Analyzing Data Using Geomaps and Other Objects 7. Working with Tables and Grids 8. Collaboration 9. Digital Boardroom 10. System Administration

Using predictive forecasting through a trend time series chart

Time series forecasting is only supported for planning models. So, you need planning rights and a planning license to run a predictive time-series forecast. However, you can add predictive forecast by creating a trend time series chart based on an analytical model to estimate future values. In this exercise, you will use a trend time series chart to view net revenue trends throughout the range of a year. A predictive time-series forecast runs an algorithm on historical data to predict future values for specific measures. For this type of chart, you can forecast a maximum of three different measures, and you have to specify the time for the prediction and the past time periods to use as historical data.

Add a blank chart from the Insert toolbar.

  1. Set Data Source to the BestRun_Demo model.
  2. Select the Time Series chart...
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