What foundation is necessary to use SAP S/4HANA embedded analytics?

SAP S/4HANA embedded analytics uses ABAP CDS view based virtual data model to provide real-time access to the transactional data without data replication. It is a collection of SAP Fiori tiles that enable real-time operational reporting. SAP S/4HANA embedded analytics comes with a lot of predefined analytical apps based on Fiori and on SAP Analytics Cloud for various functional areas. The main user types addressed by SAP S/4HANA embedded analytics are business users and analytics specialists.