Symptom
- What are the important updates and new features in SAP Analytics Cloud 2025 QRC2?
- What are the known issues in SAP Analytics Cloud 2025 QRC2?
Environment
- SAP Analytics Cloud 2025.8
Resolution
Known Issues
- 3609257 - Export model data to file fails after 2025 QRC2 upgrade in SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) - SAP for Me
- 3610594 - System overview composite stories are visible in story list of embedded SAC in SuccessFactors automatically - SAP for Me
- 3614178 - "Object is not iterable" error message when opening story in SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) - SAP for Me
Fixed Issues
- 3609665 - Missing Story Reports & Reports not opening in SAP SuccessFactors People Analytics - SAP for Me
- 3609638 - Error message "The data source must be configured to support storage access requests between your browser and the data source" may appear when accessing stories based on the live data connection models in SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) - SAP for Me
Recommended BW Support Package Check
- For BW Live related issues, please, verify if your BW/S/4 Backend is in sync with the most recent QRC version as described in Note:
New Features
Below are listed the most important updates of SAC 2025 QRC2. A full list of the new features can be found on SAC What's New in SAP Analytics Cloud | SAP Help Portal; SAP Road Map Explorer; SAP Analytics Cloud Release Highlights; What's New in SAP Analytics Cloud | Deep Dive with Product Experts | Q2 2025 - YouTube
- Administration & Service Management
- Calendar Notification Settings
Help Document: Configuring the Notification Settings as a Calendar User
KBA: 3605405 - Ability to change the calendar notification settings by users themselves in Profile Settings in SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) - SAP for Me - The system administrator can update the custom role's description.
Help Document: Edit Custom Role
KBA: 3605394 - Ability to update the custom role's description in SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) - SAP for Me
- Calendar Notification Settings
- AI for Planning & Analytics
- Analytical insights in Joule
Roadmap: Analytical insights in Joule
Help Document: Integrating Joule with SAP Solutions
Blog: Analytical Insights in Joule – Setup Guide - SAP Community; Sneak Peek in to SAP Analytics Cloud release for Q... - SAP Community; Introducing Analytical Insights in Joule: Empoweri... - SAP Community - Just ask feature: natural language query Multilingual
Roadmap: Just ask feature: natural language query Multilingual
KBA: 3605412 - Ability to interact and ask questions in German, French, Italian, or Spanish in Just Ask in SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) - SAP for Me - Optimized design experience story - Smart Insights
Roadmap: Optimized design experience story - Smart Insights
Help Document: About Optimized Story Experience Restrictions-Features That Are Now Supported; Smart Insights | SAP Help Portal
Blog: Sneak Peek in to SAP Analytics Cloud release for Q... - SAP Community
KBA: 3605381 - Ability to enable Smart Insights in Optimized Design Experience mode story in SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) - SAP for Me - Smart insights from SAP Datasphere models
Roadmap: Smart insights from SAP Datasphere models
Help Document: Smart Insights | SAP Help Portal
Blog: Sneak Peek in to SAP Analytics Cloud release for Q... - SAP Community
- Analytical insights in Joule
- Data Exploration
- Additional report-report interface (RRI) support for SAP Business Warehouse (SAP BW)
Roadmap: Additional report-report interface (RRI) support for SAP Business Warehouse (SAP BW)
Help Document: About Report-Report Interface (RRI) | SAP Help Portal - Data analyzer: pin insights to a story visualization (in story view time only)
Roadmap: Data analyzer: pin insights to a story visualization (in story view time only)
Help Document: Save and Pin Insights to a Story Visualization
Blog: Sneak Peek in to SAP Analytics Cloud release for Q... - SAP Community - Data analyzer: support of linked dimensions when opening from a story
Roadmap: Data analyzer: support of linked dimensions when opening from a story
Help Document: Launch Data Analyzer from Story | SAP Help Portal
- Additional report-report interface (RRI) support for SAP Business Warehouse (SAP BW)
- Data Integration
- Live data connectivity to Google Big Query
Roadmap: Live data connectivity to Google Big Query
Blog: Sneak Peek in to SAP Analytics Cloud release for Q... - SAP Community; General Availability of Google Big Query Live Data... - SAP Community
KBA: 3567602 - General Availability of Google Big Query Live Data Integration in SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) - SAP for Me - Deprecation of HP Vertica JDBC
Help Document: Import Data Connection to an SQL Database | SAP Help Portal
KBA: 3556985 - JDBC Database option HP Vertica is missing in SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) - SAP for Me
- Live data connectivity to Google Big Query
- Data Modeling
- Combining data in new-model import jobs
Roadmap: Combining data in new-model import jobs
Help Document: Combining Multiple Data Sources in a Model
KBA: 3605575 - Ability to combine data in new-model import jobs in SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) - SAP for Me - Modeling: file repository storage of conversion tables
Roadmap: Modeling: file repository storage of conversion tables
Help Document: Creating a Currency Conversion Table
Blog: What's New in SAP Analytics Cloud Modeling Extensi... - SAP Community - Modeling: user-managed unit conversions
Roadmap: Modeling: user-managed unit conversions
Help Document: Work with Unit Conversion | SAP Help Portal; Learn About the Unit Conversion Table | SAP Help Portal; Edit the Unit Conversion Table and Unit Description Table | SAP Help Portal; Add Units and Unit Properties to Dimensions and Measures | SAP Help Portal
Blog: What's New in SAP Analytics Cloud Modeling Extensi... - SAP Community - Deprecation of Data Wrangling on Embedded Account Models
Help Document: Understand Models in Stories (Classic) | SAP Help Portal
KBA: 3605494 - Deprecation of Data Wrangling on Embedded Account Models in SAC since 2025 QRC2 - SAP for Me - Data Timeline Enhancements
Help Document: Data Management
KBA: 3605585 - Enhancement of Data Timeline in the Model Data Management page in SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) since 2025 QRC2 - SAP for Me - Allowing or Restricting Data Import via Data Import API
Help Document: Allow Import and API Access
Blog: What's New in SAP Analytics Cloud Modeling Extensi... - SAP Community
- Combining data in new-model import jobs
- Enterprise Planning
- Compass: highlight drivers without random sampling
Roadmap: Compass: highlight drivers without random sampling
Help Document: Configure Drivers of a Private Scenario | SAP Help Portal - Compass: launch simulation in new browser tab
Roadmap: Compass: launch simulation in new browser tab
Help Document: Create a Simulation from a Table Data Cell - Multi Actions: PaPM step
Roadmap: Multi Actions: PaPM step
Help Document: Adding a PaPM Integration Step
Blog: Sneak Peek in to SAP Analytics Cloud release for Q... - SAP Community; Introducing the New PaPM Step in Multi Actions in ... - SAP Community - Multi Actions: string and datetime parameter for API step
Roadmap: Multi Actions: string and datetime parameter for API step
Help Document: Adding an API Step - Plan Process Management: end-user management of calendar notifications
Roadmap: Plan Process Management: end-user management of calendar notifications
Help Document: Emails and Notifications | SAP Help Portal; Configuring the Notification Settings as a Calendar User
- Compass: highlight drivers without random sampling
- Microsoft Office Integration
- Creation of a performance report in Microsoft Excel for analysis and tracing
Roadmap: Creation of a performance report in Microsoft Excel for analysis and tracing
Help Document: Define workbook preferences | SAP Help Portal - Improving styling support in Microsoft Excel
Roadmap: Improving styling support in Microsoft Excel
Help Document: Define workbook preferences | SAP Help Portal - New tab to organize workbook information
Roadmap: New tab to organize workbook information
Help Document: Define workbook preferences | SAP Help Portal - Support folder file navigation
Roadmap: Support folder file navigation
Help Document: Add a widget | SAP Help Portal - Supporting VBA for Microsoft Excel (desktop version)
Roadmap: Supporting VBA for Microsoft Excel (desktop version) - Table setting for preserving custom cell height and width in Excel
Roadmap: Table setting for preserving custom cell height and width in Excel
Help Document: Styling | SAP Help Portal
- Creation of a performance report in Microsoft Excel for analysis and tracing
- Content Management
- Transporting custom widgets
Roadmap: Transporting custom widgets
Help Document: Transporting Content Through Content Network Storage | SAP Help Portal
KBA: 3605521 - Ability to transport Custom Widgets hosted in SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) via Content Network since 2025 QRC2 - SAP for Me
- Transporting custom widgets
- Story Design
- Fiscal time support for models in SAP Datasphere
Roadmap: Fiscal time support for models in SAP Datasphere
KBA: 2832606 - Unsupported Features with SAP Datasphere Live Connections in SAP Analytics Cloud - SAP for Me - Geomap: Flow layer
Roadmap: Geomap: Flow layer
Help Document: Add Flow Layers to Geo Maps | SAP Help Portal - Providing SAP icons as built-in fonts in stories
Roadmap: Providing SAP icons as built-in fonts in stories
Help Document: Use SAP Icons as Font (Optimized) | SAP Help Portal
KBA: 3605596 - Ability to select SAP icons as built-in fonts in optimized stories since SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) 2025 QRC2 update - SAP for Me - Updated data label position for line-based charts
Roadmap: Updated data label position for line-based charts
Help Document: Format and Style Elements on Story Pages | SAP Help Portal - Commercial Minus Sign (Δ) Update
Help Document: Configure System Settings | SAP Help Portal
KBA: 3605566 - Ability to select commercial minus sign (Δ) as Show Sign As property in optimized stories since SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) 2025 QRC2 update - SAP for Me - Change Filter Hierarchy
Help Document: About the Filter By Member Dialog for Story and Page Filters (Optimized)-Overview of the Filter by Member Dialog
KBA: 3605586 - Ability to change filter hierarchy under the view mode of optimized story since SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) 2025 QRC2 update - SAP for Me - Member Selector Enhancements for Calculations Multi Tabs
Help Document: About the Filter By Member Dialog for Story and Page Filters (Optimized) | SAP Help Portal
KBA: 3605576 - Ability to view and select calculation input controls in the New Member selector dialog for the calculated measures in optimized story since SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) 2025 QRC2 update - SAP for Me - Export Table to PDF: Non-ASCII Characters Support
Help Document: Export Table Data as a CSV, XLSX, or PDF File | SAP Help Portal
KBA: 3605577 - Ability to export Non-ASCII characters when exporting table to PDF in optimized story since SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) 2025 QRC2 update - SAP for Me
- Fiscal time support for models in SAP Datasphere
- Story Extensibility
- CSS class for numeric point chart variance labels
Roadmap: CSS class for numeric point chart variance labels
Help Document: Customize Themes Using CSS (Optimized) | SAP Help Portal - Custom widgets: viewport rendering and background loading
Roadmap: Custom widgets: viewport rendering and background loading
Help Document: Optimize Story Loading | SAP Help Portal - Extending the setModel() API to suppress the variable prompt for charts
Roadmap: Extending the setModel() API to suppress the variable prompt for charts
Help document: Optimized Story Experience API Reference Guide Version 2025.8 - Supporting a customized composite size within the composite definition
Roadmap: Supporting a customized composite size within the composite definition
Help Document: Set Size for Your Composite
KBA: 3605598 - Ability to set Size for Composites since SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) 2025 QRC2 update - SAP for Me - Supporting thresholds within composite definition
Roadmap: Supporting thresholds within composite definition
Help Document: Define Thresholds for Your Composite
KBA: 3605593 - Ability to define Thresholds in Composites since SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) 2025 QRC2 update - SAP for Me - User experience upgrades for managing models and properties
Roadmap: User experience upgrades for managing models and properties
Help Document: Replace Models or Objects in Your Composite (Optimized) | SAP Help Portal; Customize Properties in Your Composites (Optimized) | SAP Help Portal
KBA: 3605560 - Ability to manage models and properties for Composites within optimized story since SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) 2025 QRC2 update - SAP for Me - Version Management: extended API scripting by means of reference to PlanningModel object
Roadmap: Version Management: extended API scripting by means of reference to PlanningModel object
Help Document: Use Version Management APIs on SAP Analytics Cloud Data Models | SAP Help Portal
- CSS class for numeric point chart variance labels
- Story Presentation
- Preloading and caching in the full viewer (embed and view mode)
Roadmap: Preloading and caching in the full viewer (embed and view mode)
Help Document: Optimize Story Loading | SAP Help Portal
KBA: 3605607 - Ability to enable Preload Pages for Full Viewer mode, Embed mode and Present mode in optimized story since SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) 2025 QRC2 update - SAP for Me
- Preloading and caching in the full viewer (embed and view mode)
- User Collaboration
- Expanded Character Limit for Dimension Comments
Help Document: Add Dimension Comments to Tables | SAP Help Portal
KBA: 3605608 - Ability to add up to 1000 characters in a dimension comment cell in story since SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) 2025 QRC2 update - SAP for Me
- Expanded Character Limit for Dimension Comments
See Also
- 2487011 - What information do I need to provide when opening a case for SAP Analytics Cloud?
- 2511489 - Troubleshooting performance issues in SAP Analytics Cloud (Collective KBA)
- 2728183 - SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) Release & Delivery Schedule - SAP for Me
- 2888562 - Intelligent Enterprise Suite: Harmonized release calendar for SAP Cloud products - SAP for Me
- Sneak Peek in to SAP Analytics Cloud release for Q... - SAP Community
- SAP Analytics Cloud Release Highlights
- What's New in SAP Analytics Cloud | Deep Dive with Product Experts | Q2 2025 - YouTube
Keywords
Analyticcloud,sac, boc, what's new, hot issue, QRC, SAC, SAP, analyze , KBA , LOD-ANA , SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) , Known Error
Product
SAP Analytics Cloud 1.0