End-to-end data model in Datasphere and SAP Analytics Cloud – How to leverage the Business Content 1. Introduction The SAP Business Data Cloud (BDC) combines and governs several SAP products into one unified SaaS platform, see architecture overview: Source: SAP With ever-growing capabilities and toolsets, you might wonder how you can build data models for...

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Dear Christkind: My SAP Datasphere Wishlist Christmas is just around the corner, and, like any hopeful kid, I have a wish list for Christmas Eve. Mine’s a little different, though—it’s about SAP Datasphere. After working with it across several projects, I’ve put together a set of features, enhancements, and clarifications I’d love to see. Datasphere...

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ZPARTNER Devtoberfest 2025 Fokus, Austausch & Innovation Die Veränderungen in der SAP Analytics Welt beschäftigen uns bei ZPARTNER täglich. Da es im Projektalltag nicht immer einfach ist, sich intensiv mit neuen Technologien auseinanderzusetzen, haben sich einige Kolleg:innen für drei Tage zu unserem ZPARTNER Devtoberfest im Büro in Gröbenzell getroffen.  Der Auftakt am Mittwochabend begann ganz entspannt – mit Pizza, Getränken und...

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From REST to Datasphere: A CAP-based Integration Approach We recently wrote a blog about how we integrate data from a REST service into SAP Datasphere. For that we deployed a small service on SAP BTP, which used the OPEN SQL schema and FastAPI to write this data directly into Datasphere. That service could also be...

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Playing Data Football: Understanding SAP Datasphere, SAP Analytics Cloud, SAP Business Data Cloud, and Databricks When talking about modern data and analytics, the landscape can feel confusing—different players, overlapping roles, and everyone claiming to be the “star striker.” To make it easier, let’s think of the data world as a football team. Each solution has...

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Master Data Management via Business Data Cloud (BDC): Datasphere (DSP) & Seamless Planning in combination  SAP Datasphere (DSP) and SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) Seamless Planning will play an increasingly important role in the future. Since Seamless Planning is still a relatively young product, its current interaction capabilities with SAP Datasphere are limited. Nevertheless, this example...

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This Is the Way: Rethinking Analytics Orchestration with REST in SAP Datasphere (DSP) Introduction  SAP Datasphere Task Chains have recently been enhanced with a new capability: the ability to add a REST API Step, as documented by SAP. This addition significantly expands the integration potential of Task Chains, allowing them to trigger or interact with external...

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Breaking New Ground: NCUM Data Modeling in SAP Datasphere (DSP) vs. BW/4HANA – Part 3: NCUM in SAP Datasphere (DSP) In Part 2, we explored how SAP BW/4HANA handles non-cumulative (NCUM) key figures through inventory-enabled aDSOs, leveraging built-in features like record types, time references, and automated delta handling to calculate accurate stock levels. The system...

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The Future of Planning in Excel: The SAP Analytics Cloud Add-in as a Strategic Frontend – Part 1: Introduction For many business users in finance and controlling, Microsoft Excel is more than just software — it’s the daily tool for analysis, reporting, and, above all, corporate planning. Its flexibility and familiar environment are unbeatable. But...

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