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3223299 - Display ID instead of Description for model variables from BW Live connection

Symptom

You have a Story Variable Filter from your BW query and it is displayed as "Description" instead of the "ID" 

As an example, your "Month" variable is displayed as JUN and you would like it to be displayed as '6'

Environment

SAP Analytics Cloud 2022.8.10

Reproducing the Issue

When try to change the display option of your sotry variable filter, you see that there is no option for "Display As" as it is available in story dimension filters

Cause

The token shows always the description, there is no way to change this.

In case there is no description maintained for the given language, the ID will be shown.

Resolution

It will be necessary to raise an enhancement request or vote on an existing one to add this feature on future SAC releases:

  • 2424376 - How to create an enhancement request for SAP Analytics Cloud?

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Product

SAP Analytics Cloud 1.0