3585654 - Inability to Overwrite Existing File Repository object in SAP Analytics Cloud using "Save as" option

• It is not possible to overwrite some file repository objects with a different or updated version using the "save as" option.
• For instance, it is not possible to replace an existing data action with a new copy via the "save as" option.
• Attempting to do so fails without generating any error.
• Clicking on the file name after failure returns the error message "a data action with this name already exists".
• Th same steps succeed when saving certain other object types under the same name.

SAP Analytics Cloud

This is an example for the Data Action object type, similar behaviour can be seen for other types:

1. Open an existing Data Action.
2. Save a copy of the original Data Action.
3. Attempt to save the edited copy over the original Data Action.
4. The error message "Data action with the same name already exists" is displayed.

This is expected behaviour. Only certain file repository objects can be replaced with the "save as" option.

A partial list of file repository objects and whether or not they can be overwritten with the "save as" option is listed below:

Future enhancements may allow "save as" to overwrite objects that are currently not supported, however there is no release date yet for any further enhancements

SAP Analytics Cloud, Data Actions, Q1 Release, Overwrite, Error, Existing Data Action, Same Name. , KBA , LOD-ANA-PL-DA , Data Actions , Product Enhancement