A SAP BusinessObjects Analysis workbook makes it possible for users to filter and manipulate data. It enables us to recognize trends and differences within Excel. The focus here is to enable business analysts and business users to prepare such reports on their own without the support of an IT department. SAP BusinessObjects Analysis is present as a separate tab in Microsoft Excel. 

The following diagram gives an overview of the Analysis tab in Excel:

It consists of the following groups:

• Data Source
• Actions
• Data Analysis
• Combine
• Display
• Format
• Insert
• Tools
• Planning
• Design Panel