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3278471 - Info: "Out of Date BW Version Detected" when saving a Story in SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC)

Symptom

  • Out of Date BW Version Detected.
  • The SAP BW System is on the latest version.
  • When saving a Story based on an SAP BW Live Connection, it displays the message.
  • When a Story is set to use Optimized View Mode, and it connect to an SAP BW Live Connection, every time the Story is saved, SAP Analytics Cloud displays the message:

       "Out of Date BW Version Detected."

Images and data taken from SAP internal systems and demo environments. Any similarity to production data is purely coincidental.

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Environment

  • SAP Analytics Cloud
  • SAP BW Live connection

Reproducing the Issue

  1. In SAP Analytics Cloud, create a Story based on an SAP BW Live Connection.
  2. Enable Optimized View Mode.
  3. When saving the Story, it display the message: "Out of Date BW Version Detected"

Cause

The message displays because specific SAP Notes required to use Optimized View Mode when using an SAP BW Live Connection, are missing on the SAP BW System.

Resolution

To no longer display the message when saving a Story based on an SAP BW Live Connection, apply all the required SAP Notes to the SAP BW System, that are listed in the document:

Backwards Compatibility Guidance for Using Optimized Story Experience with SAP BW

See Also

Keywords

SAC, SAP BW BEx Query , KBA , LOD-ANA-DES , Story Design & Visualizations , Problem

Product

SAP Analytics Cloud 1.0