How to install Custom Widgets for SAC

    This post describes how you can install Custom Widgets to SAP Analytics Cloud in general, and how you install the biExport Widget in particular.

    Installation of a Custom Widget to your tenant of SAP Analytics Cloud is really simple.

    Custom Widgets - New UI

    From the menu, navigate to Analytic Applications and then choose the Custom Widgets tab:

    http://www.biexcellence.com/mimes/SAC_screenshots/WidgetInstallation_1NEW.png

    Custom Widgets - Old UI

    From the menu, navigate to Browse and Custom Widgets:

    http://www.biexcellence.com/mimes/SAC_screenshots/WidgetInstallation_1.png

    Installation Guide

    On the Custom Widgets page, click on the + Icon to add a new Widget. A popup is displayed that asks you to upload the Widget definition:

    http://www.biexcellence.com/mimes/SAC_screenshots/WidgetInstallation_2.png

    To install the biExport Custom Widget, for example, select the biexport.json file that we shared with you. Then click OK.

    You will see the Widget in the list:

    http://www.biexcellence.com/mimes/SAC_screenshots/WidgetInstallation_3.png

    When you open Analytics Designer the next time, you will find the Widget that you have just installed under Insert and Custom Widgets:

    http://www.biexcellence.com/mimes/SAC_screenshots/WidgetInstallation_4.png

    Bastian Buchholz
    Author: Bastian Buchholz
    Creation date: 01.03.2020
    Category: Installation & Configuration
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