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
Fixed Issues
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 - 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