Exploring SAP Analytics Cloud (SACE 11): Using the SAP Analytics Cloud Calendar

🎯 Objective

After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

• Add and manage tasks using the SAP Analytics Cloud Calendar.

• Track and collaborate on planning and data workflows.

• Manage scheduled publications.

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📅 Calendar Tasks Overview

The SAP Analytics Cloud Calendar helps you organize planning, reporting, and collaboration activities through structured workflows.

✅ Key Features:

• Task creation: Set up tasks for yourself or assign to others.

• Workflow management: Use composite tasks and processes to manage multiple steps.

• Collaboration tools: Add reviewers, comments, and files.

• Reminders: Set alerts for due dates.

• Status tracking: Monitor progress of tasks from draft to completion.

• Timeline view: Visualize your calendar by day, week, or month.

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🛠️ Types of Tasks You Can Create:

• General Task: A simple task with a due date and assigned user(s).

• Review Task: A task with a review step included.

• Composite Task: A parent task composed of several sub-tasks.

• Process: A structured flow with multiple dependent tasks.

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👤 Collaborative Features:

• Assign multiple owners and reviewers.

• Use the commenting system to provide context or feedback.

• Attach stories, files, and links relevant to the task.

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🕒 Scheduled Publications in the Calendar

You can also use the calendar to manage the automatic distribution of stories.

📌 Features of Scheduled Publications:

• Stories or applications are sent on a schedule (e.g., weekly reports).

• Each publication job appears on the calendar.

• You can view, modify, copy, or delete these jobs directly from the calendar.

• Permissions: Only users with the “Manage” permission on Schedule Publication can change or delete publication schedules.

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✅ Business Use Case:

You’ve been asked to collect updated forecasts from department leads by Friday. You:

1. Create a composite task in the calendar.

2. Assign each team member a sub-task for their forecast input.

3. Set reminders and a review step for final approval.

4. Schedule an automatic report publication for the next Monday.