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3357245 - Prerequisites for Saving SAP Analysis for Microsoft Office Workbooks on the SAP Analytics Cloud

Symptom

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There is an error when trying to save SAP Analysis for Microsoft Office Workbooks in SAP Analytics Cloud. For example:
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[742f-6d73-db] Could not upload file. Error: {"message":"","stack":"","errorDetails":[],"status":400,"bUIMsg":false,"bWarning":false}


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Environment

SAP Analytics Cloud 2.0

SAP Analysis for Microsoft Office 2.8

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Run AO workbooks
  2. Click on File -> Analysis -> Save Workbook -> Save a workbook on the SAP Analytics Cloud Platform
  3. Save the Workbook in the SAC Repository

Resolution

Pre-requisite on Analysis for Office side :

  • The AO (Analysis for Office) version should be 2.8 SP18 or higher.
  • The setting 'EnableSacAsRepository' must be enabled.
  • The preferred platform must be either 'Selectable' or 'SAP Analytics Cloud'.

Pre-requisite on SAP Analytics Cloud side : 

  • SAC is running on Cloud Foundry.
  • SAC Version is 2023.10 (QRC3 2023) or higher.
  • Make sure that users are assigned to a role that has the necessary permissions:
       - To create Analysis Workbooks, the role must have the "create" permission enabled.
       - To open existing workbooks, the role must have the "read" permission enabled.

Keywords

AO, Analysis for Excel, Analysis for Office, A4O, AFO, SAC, folder, Option, Store, LastSelectedSacSystem , KBA , BI-RA-AO-XLA , Excel Addin , How To

Product

SAP Analysis for Microsoft Office 2.8 ; SAP Analytics Cloud 1.0