{"id":154208,"date":"2024-09-11T14:31:50","date_gmt":"2024-09-11T18:31:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/?page_id=154208"},"modified":"2026-06-11T14:43:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T18:43:13","slug":"help-guides","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/support\/buworks\/business-reporting-analytics\/sac\/help-guides\/","title":{"rendered":"SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) Help Guides"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Help Guides listed below describe features of SAC as implemented at Boston University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Category\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/th>\nHelp Guide<\/strong><\/span><\/th>\nDescription<\/strong><\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Introduction to SAP Analytics Cloud<\/td>\nSAC Basics – key terms and definitions<\/a><\/td>\nDefines key terms and shows correspondence between SAC and BW terminology.<\/p>\n

Last updated: 6\/6\/25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Getting started with reports<\/td>\nSAC Basics – logging in and exploring the SAC environment<\/a><\/td>\nContains instructions for logging into SAC and understanding the myriad navigational and functional elements in SAC, including the Shell bar, Menu bar, Report Navigation bar and Sidebar.<\/p>\n

Last updated: 3\/28\/25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Video: SAC Basics – logging in and exploring the SAC environment<\/a><\/td>\nThis is a short introduction. Refer to the preceding Help Guide for a detailed look at this topic.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SAC Basics \u2013Variable Entry screen details<\/a><\/td>\nProvides a detailed look at how to enter values on the Variable Entry screen.<\/p>\n

Last updated: 4\/11\/25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

SAC Basics – exploring a report data layout<\/a><\/td>\nDescribes the layout elements of a report once it has run. Includes a look at navigational elements within SAC.<\/p>\n

Last updated: 11\/20\/24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Working with data<\/td>\nSAC how to – add-move-remove report data<\/a><\/td>\nDescribes (1) how to add or remove data from a report, and (2) how to change column position to reorganize report data<\/p>\n

Last updated: 4\/1\/25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

SAC how to – filter report data<\/a><\/td>\nDescribes the methods one can use to filter data.<\/p>\n

Last updated: 3\/28\/25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

SAC how to – add a total to a report<\/a><\/td>\nExplains how to add a subtotal or a grand total to a report.<\/p>\n

Last updated: 10\/7\/24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

SAC how to – export report data<\/a><\/td>\nProvides the steps to follow to export report data in one of three formats: Excel (XLSX), CSV, and PDF<\/p>\n

Last updated: 6\/11\/26<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

SAC how to – scroll within a report<\/a><\/td>\nScrolling in a report that contains a lot of data can be confusing. This brief Help Guide explains (1) what you need to know about scrolling and (2) how to freeze report rows or columns in order to impact scrolling.<\/p>\n

Last updated: 3\/28\/25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

SAC how to – sort a Dimension or a Measure<\/a><\/td>\nSorting in an SAC report is easy, once you understand the difference between this environment and BW.<\/p>\n

Last updated: 12\/17\/24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

SAC how to – Jump to underlying detail data<\/a><\/td>\nThe Jump To<\/em> function enables jumping from a Measure in one report to a more detailed view of that data in the Data Analyzer (see below).<\/p>\n

Last updated: 4\/1\/25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

SAC Basics – Data Analyzer Overview<\/a><\/td>\nThe Data Analyzer is the destination to which the user is directed, or \u201cjumped to\u201d when using the function described in the previous Help Guide. This document provides an overview of the Data Analyzer user interface.<\/p>\n

Last updated: 6\/6\/25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

SAC how to – change display properties of a Dimension<\/a><\/td>\nLists the steps involved in setting the display characteristics for a Dimension to ID and Description<\/em> together or either one separately.<\/p>\n

Last updated: 9\/11\/24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

SAC how to – find and add Dimension Attributes to a report<\/a><\/td>\nAttributes are additional details that provide more context to master data within a Dimension.<\/p>\n

Last updated: 2\/5\/25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Simplifying your work with reports<\/td>\nSAC how to – create and use a Favorite<\/a><\/td>\nYour Favorites are a list of reports you have selected to more easily find and execute them when needed.<\/p>\n

Last updated: 4\/1\/25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

SAC how to – create, use and manage bookmarks<\/a><\/td>\nA bookmark is the state of a report you have saved. It captures all of the changes made while working with a report.<\/p>\n

Last updated: 3\/31\/25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

SAC how to – create-use-manage report variants<\/a><\/td>\nA variant is a collection of variable values you have saved for reuse, thereby avoiding the necessity of entering the same values every time you run a report.<\/p>\n

Last updated: 3\/17\/25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

SAC how to – open more than one SAC window at a time<\/a><\/td>\nDo you need to view more than one report or have multiple SAC windows open at the same time? That’s explained here.<\/p>\n

Last updated: 3\/28\/25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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SAC Basics \u2013Recreate BW Views in SAC<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\nBW Views will not be transported to the SAC environment. Views must be recreated as SAC Bookmarks. This Guide provides instructions for doing that.<\/p>\n

Last updated: 12\/17\/24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Additional SAC SAP help pages<\/h3>\n

There are countless online resources describing SAC. Here are just a few:<\/p>\n