on 02-05-2021 9:21 AM
Hi,
Which is the difference between SAC for Office Add-on and Analysis for Office SAC Edition in terms of functionalities and use cases?
I went through the documentation but I can't see any difference apart that they are 2 different tools, but we can do the same with both tools. Maybe I'm missing something. There is something special that we can do with one but not with the other?
Regards,
Cristina
Hello,
Actually there are three option available. Choice of one over the other depends upon your office version (cloud or desktop), BI licenses (Yes/No), requirement to connect other data sources etc.
SAP Analytics Cloud, add-in for Microsoft Office via Microsoft store.
SAP Analysis for Microsoft Office :
SAP Analysis for Microsoft Office, edition for SAP Analytics Cloud:
Analytics version is skimmed/ lightweight version compared to AFO (in-terms of functions and features). Analytics add-in is more focused towards SAC needs. Beside if AFO comes with additional add-in for Embedded BPC/ EPM. Functionalities catered towards supporting differing planning functions of respective systems.
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Thanks,
Vijayeta
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Cristina - the installation is different; with the add-in you use MS 365 and there's no updates or installation
SAP is investing in the MS365 add-in as the MS technology for Analysis for Office, .NET, is in maintenance mode
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Thank you for your answer.
Only the installation is different but the use cases and the functionalities are the same, right? For instance, I can write back into a planning model from both A4O SAC Edition and SAC for Office Add-on and I can analyze/drill-down/filter data in the same way.
Not sure about the formatting. I know A4O allows you to format your reports and maintaind it dynamically when the data is updated. Has SAC for Office this capability or you need to use Excel features to format it? (in this case I assume the format wouldn't be maintained when the data is updated).
Any other thoughts?
Thank you
I don't think the MS add in has all the functionalities that Analysis for Office does. See this blog https://blogs.sap.com/2020/12/22/planning-and-analysis-with-the-add-in-for-microsoft-office-ana105-q... - but SAP is working on it
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