Symptom
Dates are available in English only, despite of the language is not English in the User Preferences.
Environment
SAP Analytics Cloud 2020.02
Reproducing the Issue
- Logon to BusinessObjects Cloud.
- Select a non-English language in the User Preferences.
- After save, click OK.
- Create a Model with time dimension.
- Create a Story from the Model.
- Add a Grid or Chart to the Story and select the time dimension from the dimensions.
- Drill in to the time dimension and notice that the dates (For example: months) are not translated.
Cause
This is a by design behavior, as per the followings:
- The dates of different models, are stored in HANA DATE format.
- This data is currently only available in English, as HANA does not offer dates in other languages.
Resolution
Please vote for this idea on our Customer Influence Portal.

See Also
- How to find User Assistance for SAP Analytics Cloud?
- Ask a question on the SAP Community!
- 2487011 - What information do I need to provide when opening incidents with SAP Analytics Cloud (Hint: Use component LOD-ANA*)
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Keywords
EPM, Planning, BI, C4a, Cloud for Analitics, cloudforplanning, C4P, Cloud4Analytics, SAPBusinessObjectsCloud, BOBJ, BOBJcloud, BOCloud., BICloud, BO Cloud, , KBA , LOD-ANA , SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) , LOD-ANA-BI , Business Intelligence Functionality, Analytic Models , LOD-ANA-PL , Planning , Problem