Several online self-guided tutorials have been developed to help report users understand both the SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) reporting environment and the reports available in that environment. The tutorials are hosted in the Terrier eDevelopment system.

These tutorials are currently available:

  1. Introduction to SAC functionality- 3-module series
  2. Exploration of SAC reports in functional areas:

Introduction to SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) Reporting

The Introduction to SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) Reporting series is an online self-guided tutorial comprised of three modules. Tutorial content spans topics from how to get started using SAC through working with data and, finally, to functionality that has proven to be indispensable to many users. Together, the three modules in this series are intended to provide a solid understanding of the SAP Analytics Cloud environment.

Module contents



View the SAC intro tutorials

Funds Management (FM) reporting with SAC

The focus of this tutorial is on a selected set of Funds Management (FM) reports and the data they contain. They have been selected because they are among the most frequently used reports in the Business Warehouse. These are the reports explored:

  • Unrestricted Budget to Actual by Funds Center (FC)
  • Unrestricted Budget to Actual by FC - GL/CI Detail
  • Designated /Restricted Balance & Activity
  • Designated /Restricted Balance & Activity - GL/CI
  • Transaction Detail
  • Transaction Detail w/ Payroll Detail

View the FM tutorial

Grants Management (GM) reporting with SAC

The objective of this tutorial is to assist grant administrators develop competency working with SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) grant reports. Accomplishing this goal requires an understanding of two elements, both of which are addressed in this tutorial:

  • The primary grant reports
  • The data they contain

Several reports are explored. Each was selected because it is among the most frequently used grant reports in the Business Warehouse. These are the reports explored:

  • Budget vs Actual
  • Grant Document for Expenditures
  • Grant Document for Commitments
  • Employee Labor Distribution by Grant
  • Grants by Investigator

View the GM tutorial

Human Capital Management (HCM) reporting with SAC

Reports developed for the Human Capital Management functional area contain a broad range of HR data, including payroll transactions, employee master data, personnel actions, time quotas and position information. The objective of this tutorial is to assist payroll coordinators, managers and timekeepers develop competency working with SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) Human Capital Management reports. Accomplishing this goal requires an understanding of two elements, both of which are addressed in this tutorial:

  • The primary HCM reports
  • The data they contain

Several reports are explored. Each was selected because it is among the most frequently used HCM reports in the Business Warehouse. These are the reports explored:

  • Labor Distributions: Payroll Inquiry by Employee (PA15)
  • Labor Distributions: Funds Center report
  • Employee Master Data - Snapshot
  • Employee Master Data - History Range
  • Faculty & Staff Directory

View the HCM tutorial

Procurement reporting with SAC

Reports developed for the Procurement functional area contain a broad range of data that spans a level of detail from individual departmental purchases to global spend for the entire university (limited, of course, by a user's SAP permissions).

The objective of this tutorial is to assist shoppers and approvers develop competency working with SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) procurement reports. Accomplishing this goal requires an understanding of two elements, both of which are addressed in this tutorial:

  • The primary procurement reports
  • The data they contain

These reports are explored:

  • Purchasing Document Lifecycle (PDL)
  • BU Spend (BUS)

View the Procurement tutorial