{"id":155356,"date":"2025-01-10T07:43:29","date_gmt":"2025-01-10T12:43:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/?page_id=155356"},"modified":"2026-03-26T13:29:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T17:29:33","slug":"access-request","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/support\/buworks\/business-reporting-analytics\/sac\/access-request\/","title":{"rendered":"SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) Reporting Access"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Access to the SAC reporting environment authorizes a Boston University employee to run analytical reports in functional areas based on their business roles. Approval is contingent upon:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Supervisor\u2019s approval of your access request.<\/li>\n<li>Valid business reason for your request.<\/li>\n<li>Form submission containing your contact information.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol><\/ol>\n<p><strong>Supervisor Approval<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This form requires that you attach email from your supervisor indicating their approval for your request. Prior to completing this form, therefore, you should save your approval email as a separate file (PDF, GIF, PNG, etc.) and attach it to this request in the<span>\u00a0<\/span><em>Attach Approval File<\/em>\u00a0section below<\/p>\n<p><strong>Information About You<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Please complete each of the following fields, attach your supervisor\u2019s approval and Submit the form. 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