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3447657 - Use of special character as dimension in SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC).

Symptom

Error : Special characters are not allowed. Use alphanumeric characters only, without spaces; Can only begin with a letter, when creating a dimension in the public dimension table in SAC.

Environment

SAP Analytics Cloud 2024.2.8

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Login to SAC
  2. Go to Modeler
  3. Under Public Dimension Tables, create a new dimension table
  4. In the dimension name. use any special character for example asterisk '*'

Notice that the name will be highlighted in red with the following error message : Special characters are not allowed. Use alphanumeric characters only, without spaces; Can only begin with a letter.

Cause

This behaviour is by design.

Resolution

While creating dimension name, only alphanumeric characters without spaces are allowed.

See Also

Keywords

SAC, story, public dimension, dimension, name , special characters, asterisk , KBA , LOD-ANA-AQU , Import Data Connections (Acquiring Data) , Problem

Product

SAP Analytics Cloud all versions