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3570190 - SAP BW Sign Reverse doesn't work in SAP Analytics Cloud Calculated Measures

Symptom

  • Sign Reverse does not work.
  • SAP BW Query defined with a Calculated Measures with sign reverse, does not display as expected in a Story in SAP Analytics Cloud.

Environment

  • SAP Analytics Cloud 2024.21.14

Reproducing the Issue

  1. In an SAP BW Query, create a Calculated Measure based on multiple Measures
  2. Set the Measure has "Reversed Sign" enabled within SAP BW.
  3. In SAP Analytics Cloud, create a Story based on the SAP BW Query.
  4. Observe the "Reverse Sign" effect is not inherited by the Calculated Measure.

Cause

  • Sign reverse for calculations in SAP BW Query is not supported, and this is why it does not work.
  • A Calculated Measure does not inherit the "Reverse Sign" effect.

Resolution

  • To achieve this behavior in a Story in SAP Analytics Cloud, use the Measure in the Calculated Measure calculation and multiply it with -1

See Also

Keywords

change sign reverse sign calculated measure wrong incorrect , KBA , LOD-ANA-DES-CAL , SAC Story Calculations , LOD-ANA-DES , Story Design & Visualizations , Problem

Product

SAP Analytics Cloud 1.0