Introduction to Angles for SAP
Angles for SAP (AgS) is a self-service solution that delivers intuitive business insights to organizations using SAP ECC or S/4 Hana ERP solutions. Angles for SAP empowers business users with real-time, cross-functional insights, helping them make the right decisions regarding day-to-day operations.
Business can be unpredictable. Having timely insights into your business is vital. Angles for SAP provides immediate answers to questions like:
- Can we fulfil our Q2 demand?
- Which Sales orders are in jeopardy?
- What are the bottlenecks in the supply chain?
- Is it caused by a finished material stock shortage?
- Is it caused by a production delay?
- Is it caused by a component or stock shortage?
- Is it caused by a delay in supplying orders?
- Which corrective actions can be taken to prevent or limit delays in fulfillment?
The following image shows some key insights Angles for SAP can deliver.
The Angles for SAP model can be customized to specific business needs and adapted to SAP changes and customizations. Other non-SAP data sources can also be integrated into the model by creating customizations on the model. Data can be automatically exported in various formats (CSV, SQL, Excel etc.) to other applications like Microsoft Power Bi, Microsoft Excel or databases, by using Odata.
Angles for SAP can be implemented as an on-premises or as a cloud solution.
How does Angles for SAP work?
Angles for SAP is based on an intelligent business data model which distinguishes it from other solutions. The overall workflow of the data model can be summarized as follows:
This intelligent business data model allows business users to answer all kinds of ad-hoc questions about daily operations, without the need for predefining any reports or views. The model is presented in recognizable business process visualizations which assist business users in creating their own Angles, Dashboards and Displays. Following are the business processes covered by Angles for SAP
Order to Cash
Purchase to Pay
Supply to Demand
Finance to Report
Governance Risk and Compliance
Plant Maintenance
Quality Management
Extended Warehouse Management (S/4)
Angles for SAP System Insights
The following figure shows the Activity diagram for a business process.
How is Angles for SAP intuitive?
Angles for SAP is equipped with a deep understanding of use cases that help users to identify opportunities to improve business-value. Users can access this knowledge through the ready-to-use Templates, Angles and Displays available in Angles for SAP by default. Business users can use these templates to quick start their own analysis. The following image shows a small sample of the Templates available in Angles for SAP.