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Term Definition
accounts A special dimension that encapsulates the definition of accounts and drivers. The account is
the main focus of a planning-type model.
A member of the Accounts dimension, an account is a measure, such as revenue or headcount (preferred term: member).
amount A numeric value for a model intersection.
aggregation Sum of the data of multiple rows or columns within a table.
attributes Characteristics of a dimension member, such as ID or owner. Attributes can be displayed in
grids.
Audit A dimension that represents the various data sources that can be used to manage the main
data and adjustments, if any. The Audit dimension can be used in calculations and in business rules of a reporting consolidation model to segregate input data.
collaboration Instant messaging tool that allows colleagues to discuss business content, share
information, and create tasks in real-time chat. Collaboration makes it easy to make decisions based on the linked business content.
comment In the collaboration tools, text added by a participant of a discussion. The text is posted in
real time in the discussion thread. currency
conversion
Converting amounts from the source currency into a target currency using a valid exchange rate.
dimension A breakdown of information that defines by what a model is analyzed, for example, by
product or geographical region.
discussion A collection of posts that can be linked to specific business content, for example, a report. In
addition, a discussion thread can comprise notifications, tasks, and links to business content.
event A milestone in a process.
event category Defines the characteristics of an event. An event category is colorcoded and has a name.
input form A summary sheet created by a user in order to collect data from colleagues, characterized by
cells for which input is enabled. Creating an input form triggers an input task for selected users. Users complete the task by opening the input form from the input task and providing the requested information. Users indicate completion of the input form in the task.
Key Performance Indicator (KPI)
A type of success measurement. Certain threshold values are defined for measures, respectively, members of the Accounts dimension such as Net Revenue in a Profit and Loss model.
KPI scope The range or extent of values to check for a KPI visualization or threshold. The scope states
Term Definition
● Granularity – a hierarchy level.
● A filter – a subset of dimension members, for example France, 2015.
KPI threshold One or more static values to which to compare each cell of the scope. For example:
● < 10%
● < 5 FTE, < 15 FTE
● < $100, $100 - $200, >$200
Multiple thresholds can be defined for a KPI, for example, defining OK, Warning, and Critical levels for the underlying account.
KPI threshold interval
The range of values between successive KPI thresholds.
lock The act of freezing individual values – for example, during a disaggregation – or an entire
data region; a combination of entity, time, and version, for example.
member The accounting entities which are contained in the account.
model A representation of a business view of dimensions, reports, and rules used as the basis for
reports and stories. There are two types of model: Planning models, which are focussed on a single account, and Analytic models.
notification ● An alert, warning, or error message raised by the application to indicate the current state
of an object.
● Information about an action taken on a collaboration process, task, or event.
perspective See dimension. The term perspective is no longer used in SAP Cloud for Analytics.
Point of View A set of criteria in terms of dimensions and accounts that, when applied to a report, restricts the information displayed to a subset of the data in a model.
process A group of events.
reminder Notification that will be sent to all assignees who have not completed a task by the due date.
The reminder can be sent to the assignee's manager, as well, and as email.
report An organized presentation of data comprising multidimensional data views of different types
such as charts, grids, and summaries for the purpose of analysis and reporting.
reviewer Someone who reviews the task that was set to done by the assigned user.
scenario A scenario spans across multiple models. It combines certain versions out of certain models.
For example, a Best Case scenario consists of the Optimistic version of Revenue Model, the Flat version of the Cost of Goods model, and the Increased Productivity version of the Headcount model.
sheet A component of a report. Sheets can be summaries or views.
Summary A component of a report that is not bound to a single model; a summary can include multiple
cell references to different views and text formatting options such as fonts, color, font sizing, and borders. You can use a summary, for example, to present an overview of the insights gained from a number of views.
Term Definition
tile A rectangular UI element that can be placed in a container and used to display content such
as text, images, and visualizations such as charts.
Time A dimension that contains the time periods for which you store data, for example, week, year,
quarter, or custom time period.
version A set of data implied by one or more assumptions within a category. A category can contain
multiple versions based on different assumptions. For example, category Budget can contain an Optimistic version and a Baseline version.
view A component of a report; a data view of a model that is bound to the underlying model, in
which dimensions can be assigned to the axes of a grid, attributes can be displayed, versions managed, and filters applied.
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