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3669895 - Text truncate to the right when exporting a Story that uses a custom widget to PDF or Power Point in SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC)

Symptom

  • When exporting a Story to PDF or PowerPoint in SAP Analytics Cloud, the text displayed by a custom widget is truncated to the right in the generated files.
  • The truncation occurs regardless of the browser used (e.g., Google Chrome or MS Edge) and persists even when the browser zoom level is set to 100%.
  • The truncation varies depending on the window size during export and paper size settings, but consistently affects the text on the right side.

Environment

  • SAP Analytics Cloud 2025.14.17

Reproducing the Issue

  1. In SAP Analytics Cloud, create a Story
  2. Add a custom widget to the Story that displays text.
  3. Export the Story to PDF, or Power Point format.
  4. When opening the generated PDF, or Power Point file, notice the text displayed by the custom widget is truncated to the right.

Cause

Custom widget caused the text truncation.

Resolution

Contact the developer of the custom widget, or replace the widget with a standard SAC widget.

Keywords

SAC, export, PDF, PowerPoint, text truncates , KBA , LOD-ANA-DES-EXP , SAP Analytics Cloud data exploration and explorer views , Problem

Product

SAP Analytics Cloud 1.0