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3557684 - Unable to schedule publication having excel filetype with more than 5 widgets in SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC)

Symptom

  • Unable to schedule publication using excel filetype for story having more than 5 table widget.
  • Getting error 'Only 5 widgets are allowed per publication'

Environment

SAP ANALYTICS CLOUD 2024.21.11

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Login to SAP Analytics Cloud
  2. Select a story having more than 5 table widgets and schedule publication for this story.
  3. In the schedule publication window select filetype as Excel (.xlsx)
  4. Go to file settings --> select more than 5 pages (total more than 5 table widgets).

    Notice error: 'Only 5 widgets are allowed per publication'

Cause

  • This is a by-design behavior.
  • For excel file type you can export a maximum of 5 widgets per publication. 

Resolution

To request scheduling of more than 5 widgets for excel file type, create an enhancement request by referring to the following
3414152 - How do I create an improvement or enhancement request? - SAP for Me 

See Also

Keywords

format, excel, schedule publication, table widget, SAC, SAP Analytics Cloud , KBA , LOD-ANA-DES , Story Design & Visualizations , Problem

Product

SAP Analytics Cloud 1.0