Symptom
- Option "Link Story" grayed out in a Discussion.
- In Collaboration, it is not possible to share the Story link more than once in the same Discussion, in SAP Analytics Cloud.
Environment
- SAP Analytics Cloud 2024.18.1
Reproducing the Issue
- In SAP Analytics Cloud, open a Story.
- In the toolbar, click on: "Collaboration"
- In the Discussions pane on the right side, invite other users, or groups.
- To share a link to the Story, go to the bottom of the Discussion pane, click on the plus sign "+", and select: "Link Story"
- Still at the bottom of the Discussion pane, click on the plus sign "+" again, and notice the option "Link Story" is grayed out.
It is not possible to share the link to a Story more than once in a discussion.
Cause
- By design, it is only possible to share the link to the Story once in a Discussion in SAP Analytics Cloud.
- This is why the option: "Link Story" is grayed out, in a Discussion.
Resolution
- For long conversation, you can view a list of the Link Story, by going in the Discussion Attachments:
- In the Discussions pane, at the top, on the right side of the Discussion Title, click on the three dots ( ... )
- Select: "Attachments"
- In Attachments, it will list the Story Link.
- Click on the Story Link to go to the linked Story that was already shared.
- If you prefer the send the link the Story again, it is possible to delete the linked Story in the Discussion Attachments, and it will then be possible to re-add the Link Story:
- In the Discussions pane, at the top, on the right side of the Discussion Title, click on the three dots ( ... )
- Select: "Attachments"
- In Attachments, select the Story Link, and click on the "X" button to delete the link.
- A Warning window will display. To delete the Link Story, click: "Delete"
- Back to Attachments, click the back button "<"
- Back in the Discussion, at the bottom, click on the plus sign "+" , and the option "Link Story" will be available again.
Keywords
SAC, Collaborate, linked stories , KBA , LOD-ANA-DES , Story Design & Visualizations , Problem
Product
SAP Analytics Cloud 1.0