What is model in SAP LOD-ANA - SAP Analytics Cloud?

SAP Term: model

• Component: LOD-ANA

• Component Name: SAP Analytics Cloud

• Description: A representation of an organization’s data, broken into dimensions and measures, that lets you clean, customize, and control data. It's an essential piece for data exploration, and provides a framework for data visualization in stories and analytic applications. It’s also required for business planning. A model can store and display data that has been acquired by an import connection, or it can show data from a live connection to a source system. There are two type of models: account models, and models with measures. Models can be for analytics only, or they can support planning as well. Analytic models work with a broader range of source data, and can be used with live data connections. Planning models have more structure fortasks like forecasting and budgeting. They’re always based on import data connections, except for those that use live data connections to SAPBPC embedded.

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• Key Concepts: 
  A model in SAP Analytics Cloud (LOD-ANA) is a collection of data sources, calculations, and visualizations that are used to analyze and present data. It is a way to organize and present data in a meaningful way. Models can be used to create dashboards, reports, and other visualizations. 
  
  How to use it: 
  Models can be created in SAP Analytics Cloud by connecting to data sources such as databases, spreadsheets, or other sources. Once the data is connected, calculations can be created to manipulate the data and create visualizations. These visualizations can then be used to create dashboards and reports. 
  
  Tips & Tricks: 
  When creating models in SAP Analytics Cloud, it is important to consider the structure of the data and how it will be used. It is also important to consider the calculations that will be used to manipulate the data and create visualizations. 
  
  Related Information: 
  For more information on models in SAP Analytics Cloud, please refer to the official documentation here: https://help.sap.com/viewer/product/SAP_ANALYTICS_CLOUD/Cloud/en-US/f9f3d7a8b2e04c8a9f3d7a8b2e04c8a9.html