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2440902 - Analysis for office support for Microsoft Office 365

Symptom

You are not sure about the supportability of AO in regards to Microsoft Office 365 ProPlus.

Environment

SAP Analysis for Microsoft Office

Resolution

Please check exact requirements for MS Windows operating system and MS Office release in the Analysis Office PAM document.

Office 365 includes both the desktop version and the web version. Analysis Office can only be used in the desktop version. In short, if an physical installation of MS Office 2016 on the clients have been done, then you can install Analysis for Office and it is compatible with Office 365.  You can check the exact Excel version by opening Excel->File->Account->About Excel.The first two digits of the version show the version information, for example, 16.0.11328.20438. The first two digits  is “16” which means MS Office 2016 is installed.

Office 365 is a subscription that comes with premium apps like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Outlook, Publisher, and Access (Publisher and Access available on PC only). The apps can be installed on multiple devices, including PCs, Macs, iPads, iPhones, Android tablets, and Android phones. Office 365 also comes with services like 1TB of OneDrive storage, 60 Skype minutes per month, and Microsoft chat and phone support. With a subscription, you get the latest versions of the apps and automatically receive updates when they happen.

See the top questions section of the following MS web page:

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/office-365-home/cfq7ttc0k5dm?activetab=pivot%3aoverviewtab

Keywords

Analysis for Office, AO, A4O, Microsoft Office, Excel, Power Point, 365, Pro Plus , KBA , BI-RA-AO-XLA , Excel Addin , BI-RA-AO-PPA , Please use component BI-RA-AO-XLA , Problem

Product

SAP Analysis for Microsoft Office all versions