{"id":104595,"date":"2026-02-11T12:28:16","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T11:28:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pikon.com\/?p=104595"},"modified":"2026-02-20T10:29:59","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T09:29:59","slug":"inventory-controlling-in-sap-s-4hana-with-embedded-analytics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pikon.com\/en\/blog\/inventory-controlling-in-sap-s-4hana-with-embedded-analytics\/","title":{"rendered":"Inventory Controlling in SAP S\/4HANA with embedded analytics"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"104595\" class=\"elementor elementor-104595 elementor-104549\" 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class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is Inventory Controlling and why is it so relevant?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50c5e79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"50c5e79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Inventory controlling<\/strong> comprises the systematic planning, monitoring and management of material stocks with the objective of achieving an optimal balance between service level, costs and capital commitment. Excess inventory leads to unnecessary capital lock-up, storage costs and potential write-downs, while insufficient inventory increases the risk of supply shortages and production downtime. In times of volatile markets, unstable supply chains and rising costs, transparent and data-driven inventory controlling is becoming increasingly important. Companies require up-to-date visibility of stock quantities, values and movements at all times in order to identify deviations early and make well-informed decisions. Modern ERP systems provide integrated analytics capabilities for this purpose: In this context, <strong>SAP S\/4HANA Embedded Analytics<\/strong> offers a powerful foundation for evaluating and managing inventory KPIs in real time directly within the operational system.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19189b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"19189b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is SAP S\/4HANA Embedded Analytics?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-599f6fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"599f6fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>SAP S\/4HANA Embedded Analytics<\/strong> is SAP\u2019s <strong>integrated analytics concept<\/strong> that combines operational processes and analytical evaluations directly within the S\/4HANA system. The objective is to enable real-time decision-making based on current business data without replicating data into separate BW or data warehouse systems.<\/p><p><strong>SAP S\/4HANA Embedded Analytics<\/strong> is delivered and used via role-based <strong>SAP Fiori Apps<\/strong> that integrate analytical evaluations contextually into the respective business processes. Users benefit from <strong>intuitive dashboards<\/strong>, <strong>reports<\/strong> and <strong>KPI analyses<\/strong> within their familiar user interface.<\/p><p>The data foundation of SAP S\/4HANA Embedded Analytics consists of <strong>CDS Views (Core Data Services)<\/strong>. These provide business-oriented data models and define KPIs, dimensions and evaluation logic directly at the database level. CDS views specifically developed for analytical purposes enable high-performance and consistent reporting that can be used by SAP Fiori, SAP Analytics Cloud and other analytics tools.<\/p><p>A key advantage of SAP S\/4HANA Embedded Analytics is the simplification of the system landscape. Many <strong>traditional reporting scenarios can be covered directly within the S\/4HANA system<\/strong>, potentially eliminating the need for additional analytical systems in certain cases.<\/p><p><strong><u>In summary, SAP S\/4HANA Embedded Analytics enables:<\/u><\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Real-time analytics on operational data<\/li><li>A single source of truth without redundancies<\/li><li>Business-defined evaluations based on CDS Views<\/li><li>Analytics directly embedded in business process contexts<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a16a8b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a16a8b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Inventory Controlling with SAP S\/4HANA Embedded Analytics<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a0faac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8a0faac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>With <strong>S\/4HANA Embedded Analytics<\/strong>, SAP provides valuable functionality for <strong>structured inventory controlling<\/strong>. Integrated analytics tools allow evaluations such as stock levels by various criteria or inventory turnover directly within the operational system and <strong>without additional external tools<\/strong>. This enables responsible stakeholders to identify irregularities more quickly and make well-founded decisions. Dashboards, KPI monitoring and flexible analyses increase transparency and support proactive inventory management.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7aa6cc e-con-full e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a7aa6cc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7e724e elementor-position-left elementor-widget__width-initial no-table-of-content elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"f7e724e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"221\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pikon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Whitepaper-SAP-BI-Tools-Vorschau-EN_komprimiert-221-x-300-px.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-100270\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Whitepaper \"SAP BW, SAP Datasphere and Embedded Analytics in Comparison<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Which SAP BI tool really suits your reporting strategy? This white paper shows you how to future-proof your SAP reporting landscape using various approaches.\n<br><br>\n<a class=\"cta-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pikon.com\/en\/doc\/comparing-sap-bw-sap-datasphere-embedded-analytics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57a959e e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"57a959e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6a6056 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a6a6056\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are the Core Tasks of Inventory Controlling in S\/4HANA Embedded Analytics?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0802a48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0802a48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Monitoring Inventory Data<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b053c6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b053c6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The continuous monitoring of inventory data forms the foundation of effective inventory controlling. In SAP S\/4HANA, inventory information is available in real time, from total stock levels to storage locations, batches or serial numbers.<\/p><p>With Embedded Analytics, this data can be clearly <strong>visualised via Fiori Apps<\/strong> and dashboards. KPIs such as <strong>stock level, days of supply, safety stock or inventory value<\/strong> can be displayed based on user roles and filtered individually. Deviations, critical stock levels or unusual trends become immediately visible without relying on delayed reports or external BI systems.<\/p><p><strong>The result<\/strong> is maximum transparency and a reliable data basis for both operational and strategic decisions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8f7414 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f8f7414\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Analysing Inventory Movements<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b89165 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0b89165\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In addition to current stock levels, understanding <strong>inventory movements<\/strong> is essential. <strong>Goods receipts, goods issues, stock transfers or write-downs<\/strong> affect not only <strong>inventory levels<\/strong> but also <strong>costs, liquidity and service capability<\/strong>.<\/p><p>SAP S\/4HANA Embedded Analytics enables detailed analysis of these movements in <strong>real time<\/strong>. <strong>Analytical apps<\/strong> allow targeted evaluations by movement type, time period, material or plant. Fluctuations or unusual deviations can be identified quickly.<\/p><p>This makes it possible to determine the causes of high inventory levels, slow-moving materials or frequent urgent orders and to address them in a targeted manner.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2712b84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2712b84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Forecasting Future Demand<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1653117 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1653117\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In combination with <strong>historical consumption data, current inventory information and sales data<\/strong>, SAP S\/4HANA Embedded Analytics provides a solid basis for <strong>forecasting<\/strong>. By directly leveraging <strong>real-time data<\/strong>, forecasts can be updated more quickly and adapted to changing conditions more effectively.<\/p><p>Inventory controlling thus gains a forward-looking perspective and can respond early to changes in demand, for example by adjusting safety stock levels or planning parameters.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-079cd2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"079cd2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Seamless Navigation without without media discontinuities<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0144dbf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0144dbf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Embedded Analytics allows users to perform inventory monitoring and movement analyses directly within the system without logging into additional tools. The goal is to align order quantities, timing and procedures optimally with actual demand.<\/p><p>KPIs such as inventory turnover, capital commitment or service level can be analysed in relation to one another and continuously monitored. Relevant purchase orders and documents can be accessed and <strong>adjusted immediately<\/strong> in S\/4HANA according to the <strong>insight-to-action principle<\/strong>.<\/p><p>This enables companies to move from reactive to data-driven, <strong>proactive purchasing decisions<\/strong> directly within the system and <strong>without media discontinuity<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7be4232 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7be4232\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Different Analytical Applications within SAP S\/4HANA Embedded Analytics<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-899924b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"899924b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Overview Pages<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f322a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9f322a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Overview Pages<\/strong> are a core component of SAP S\/4HANA Embedded Analytics. They provide role-based, contextual overviews and <strong>bundle operationally relevant information in a compact and clearly structured format on a single page.<\/strong><\/p><p>The overview page shown in the screenshot below clearly displays various information on inventory management. In this case, for a specific plant, such as the stock value by inventory type or the warehouse throughput history.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a86a6e3 e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a86a6e3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35f13a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"35f13a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pikon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Overview_Page_1-EN.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Overview_Page_1-EN\" 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https:\/\/www.pikon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Overview_Page_1-EN.png 1692w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c26623e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c26623e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Via individual &#8220;<strong>cards&#8221;<\/strong>, such as <strong><em>inventory value by stock type<\/em><\/strong>, users can navigate to detailed analytical apps to examine the <strong>inventory situation of individual materials<\/strong> more closely.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60b7749 e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"60b7749\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-520ed33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"520ed33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pikon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Overview_Page_2-EN.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Overview_Page_2-EN\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTA0NjA5LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvd3d3LnBpa29uLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDJcL092ZXJ2aWV3X1BhZ2VfMi1FTi5wbmcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"261\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pikon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Overview_Page_2-EN-768x261.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-104609\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pikon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Overview_Page_2-EN-768x261.png 768w, https:\/\/www.pikon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Overview_Page_2-EN-300x102.png 300w, https:\/\/www.pikon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Overview_Page_2-EN-1024x348.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.pikon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Overview_Page_2-EN-1536x522.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.pikon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Overview_Page_2-EN-600x204.png 600w, https:\/\/www.pikon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Overview_Page_2-EN.png 1854w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-861d12b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"861d12b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Multidimensional Reports<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed843d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ed843d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Multidimensional reports<\/strong> enable business departments and analytics teams to conduct <strong>structured, context-based analyses of operational data<\/strong>. Based on CDS views, KPIs can be flexibly evaluated along relevant dimensions such as plant, storage location or material \u2013 directly within the SAP system and in real time.<\/p><p>The following <strong>report<\/strong> shows an example of how <strong>stock quantities<\/strong> can be analyzed <strong>over a selected period<\/strong>, such as by year, quarter, or month, using various dimensions. This report is based on the standard analytical <strong>query <em>C_MaterialStockTimeSeries<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1daeba elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d1daeba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"309\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pikon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Multidimensionaler_Report-EN-768x309.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-104612\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pikon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Multidimensionaler_Report-EN-768x309.png 768w, https:\/\/www.pikon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Multidimensionaler_Report-EN-300x121.png 300w, https:\/\/www.pikon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Multidimensionaler_Report-EN-1024x413.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.pikon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Multidimensionaler_Report-EN-1536x619.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.pikon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Multidimensionaler_Report-EN-600x242.png 600w, https:\/\/www.pikon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Multidimensionaler_Report-EN.png 1859w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb7bf85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eb7bf85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>SAP also provides a wide range of <strong>preconfigured analytical queries<\/strong> out of the box, from which corresponding reports can be created with just a few clicks.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16e997b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"16e997b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Analytical List Pages<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d8fd15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9d8fd15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Analytical List Pages<\/strong> are an <strong>SAP Fiori app typ<\/strong> that <strong>combines<\/strong> <strong>analysis and action<\/strong> within a single interface. Large volumes of data can be visually analysed, specifically filtered and directly processed further without changing context, thereby implementing the <strong>insight-to-action principle<\/strong>.<\/p><p>In this example, inventory changes over a predefined period can be analysed. In this case for a specific plant. Additional <strong>filter criteria<\/strong> may include <strong>storage location<\/strong>, <strong>stock type<\/strong> or <strong>supplier<\/strong>.<\/p><p>In the lower section, relevant KPIs for individual materials, such as inventory value at the beginning of the period, inventory value at the end of the period and the difference between these values, are displayed clearly.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c69fe7 e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4c69fe7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4028a83 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4028a83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pikon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Analytical_List_Page-EN.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Analytical_List_Page-EN\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTA0NjE1LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvd3d3LnBpa29uLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDJcL0FuYWx5dGljYWxfTGlzdF9QYWdlLUVOLnBuZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"371\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pikon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Analytical_List_Page-EN-768x371.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-104615\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pikon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Analytical_List_Page-EN-768x371.png 768w, https:\/\/www.pikon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Analytical_List_Page-EN-300x145.png 300w, https:\/\/www.pikon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Analytical_List_Page-EN-1024x495.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.pikon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Analytical_List_Page-EN-1536x742.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.pikon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Analytical_List_Page-EN-600x290.png 600w, https:\/\/www.pikon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Analytical_List_Page-EN.png 1862w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f101bf0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f101bf0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Specific Analytical Apps for Inventory<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-820322a e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"820322a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9565d51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9565d51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Within S\/4HANA Embedded Analytics, there are <strong>analytical applications<\/strong> developed <strong>for specific use cases<\/strong> that do not fall into the categories of analytical apps mentioned above.<\/p><p>In the example shown, the <strong>Fiori app &#8220;Inventory Turnover Analysis&#8221;<\/strong>\u00a0is used to gain transparency regarding <strong>inventory turnover KPIs and capital commitment<\/strong> within a plant. After selecting an analysis period and optional additional filters, the app delivers a detailed list of all relevant materials. For each material, key KPIs such as average inventory value and average stock level are displayed.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39fc660 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"39fc660\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pikon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Spezifische-Apps-Materialbestande_1-EN.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Spezifische Apps Materialbest\u00e4nde_1-EN\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTA0NjI0LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvd3d3LnBpa29uLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDJcL1NwZXppZmlzY2hlLUFwcHMtTWF0ZXJpYWxiZXN0YW5kZV8xLUVOLnBuZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"346\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pikon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Spezifische-Apps-Materialbestande_1-EN-768x346.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-104624\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pikon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Spezifische-Apps-Materialbestande_1-EN-768x346.png 768w, https:\/\/www.pikon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Spezifische-Apps-Materialbestande_1-EN-300x135.png 300w, https:\/\/www.pikon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Spezifische-Apps-Materialbestande_1-EN-1024x461.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.pikon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Spezifische-Apps-Materialbestande_1-EN-1536x692.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.pikon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Spezifische-Apps-Materialbestande_1-EN-600x270.png 600w, https:\/\/www.pikon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Spezifische-Apps-Materialbestande_1-EN.png 1859w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9496696 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9496696\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The displayed materials can then be analysed in even greater detail by reviewing additional KPIs and trends for each material.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c44fe4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8c44fe4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pikon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Spezifische-Apps-Materialbestande_2-EN.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Spezifische Apps Materialbest\u00e4nde_2-EN\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTA0NjI3LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvd3d3LnBpa29uLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDJcL1NwZXppZmlzY2hlLUFwcHMtTWF0ZXJpYWxiZXN0YW5kZV8yLUVOLnBuZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"272\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pikon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Spezifische-Apps-Materialbestande_2-EN-768x272.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-104627\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pikon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Spezifische-Apps-Materialbestande_2-EN-768x272.png 768w, https:\/\/www.pikon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Spezifische-Apps-Materialbestande_2-EN-300x106.png 300w, https:\/\/www.pikon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Spezifische-Apps-Materialbestande_2-EN-1024x363.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.pikon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Spezifische-Apps-Materialbestande_2-EN-1536x545.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.pikon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Spezifische-Apps-Materialbestande_2-EN-600x213.png 600w, https:\/\/www.pikon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Spezifische-Apps-Materialbestande_2-EN.png 1889w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46f891e e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"46f891e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb84628 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cb84628\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This information enables end users to quickly assess warehouse performance. Materials with high average inventory values or stagnant consumption can be identified immediately.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2234db9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2234db9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Enhancement Options<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49bc15e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"49bc15e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As described in this post, SAP provides a range of <strong>analytical applications and reports for inventory controlling<\/strong> out of the box.<\/p><p>Within the S\/4HANA Embedded Analytics environment, these contents can be <strong>flexibly extended and adapted to individual requirements via self-service options<\/strong>. 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