3707921 - Classic Experience deprecation in SAP Analytics Cloud

• Classic Stories will be deprecated.
• It is no longer possible to create classic stories in SAP Analytics Cloud.
• When the classic experience will be deprecated?
• How to convert classic stories to optimized design experience?
• What are the known issues when converting classic experience content?

SAP Analytics Cloud

Important Notice

• Classic Experience will be deprecated with the 2026 Q3 QRC release of SAP Analytics Cloud with version 2026.15.x. The planned deployment date of the 2026 Q3 QRC systems is between August 14–16, as per Harmonized Release Calendar for SAP Cloud Products.” 
     
• The planned deployment date of the quarterly release of Q3 2026 of SAP Analytics Cloud is: August 14-16, 2026. For reference, see the SAP Knowledge Base Article:
  2888562 - Intelligent Enterprise Suite: Harmonized release calendar for SAP Cloud products
     
• In case your system is not on quarterly schedule, this release will be deployed roughly one month earlier.
       
• Classic Account Models are not scheduled for deprecation in Q2 2026 of SAP Analytics Cloud.
  
  
• Note that as of SAP Analytics Cloud wave 2025.14, it is no longer possible to create new Classic Stories, new Applications and new Points of Interest models, but it is still possible to view and edit it.
         
• For more details, see the following SAP Technology Blogs:
  • Important Notice: Changes in SAP Analytics Cloud Classic Stories & Analytic Applications
  • The Next Phase in the Deprecation of the Classic Experience in SAP Analytics Cloud
  • Efficient Migration of SAC Classic Stories: Focusing on the Essentials 
       

Warnings

• SAP Analytics Cloud
  • 3479874 - Warning: 'Classical stories are being phased out' for stories and 'Classical analytics applications are retiring' for analytical applications when blending data in SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC)
  • 3470824 - Warn on Deprecation of Classic Design Experience story in SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC)
      
• SAP Callidus Cloud embedded SAC
  • 3486514 - Depreciation Warning related to Classic Stories phase out in Callidus Embedded Analytics/ Callidus embedded SAC
        
• SAP Analytics Cloud Embedded Edition
  • 3502866 - Depreciation Warning related to Classic Stories phase out in SAP Cloud for Customer(C4C) embedded SAC
  • 3487063 - SAC Embedded of S4Hana Public Cloud - warning Classic stories
       
• SAP SuccessFactors Sales Performance Management
  • 3649686 - Classic Stories being Phased Out  
     
• SAP SuccessFactors People Analytics
  • 3460070 - [FAQ] Deprecation Warning for 'Classic Design Experience' in SF Story reports
      
• 3706882 - How to globally disable the notification on the classic experience going away in SAP Analytics Cloud?
     

Converting stories from classic to optimized design experience

• SAP Analytics Cloud Help: Convert Classic Stories and Analytic Applications to the Optimized Story Experience
• SAP Technology Blog: Efficient Migration of SAC Classic Stories: Focusing on the Essentials
• 3541628 - Ability to bulk migration from classic stories to the optimized experience (excludes analytic applications) since 2024 QRC4 Update of SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC)
• 3652956 - How to extract a complete list of all stories including their dependencies and version information in SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC)?
• 3641152 - How to identify classic story and ODE Story in SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC)?
• 3576845 - How to identify classic stories and get total number of classic stories in SAP Analytic Cloud (SAC)?
• 3716681 - What are the unsupported features when using Optimized Story Experience in SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC)?
      

Stories works differently after conversion

• 3480795 - Change in color when story is converted from classic to optimized story in SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC)
• 3672703 - Chart axis option "Dynamically Set Min/Max", does not work the same way in optimized design experience story, than in classic story, in SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC)
• 3593775 - 0 is displayed differently in Optimized Story and Classic Story in SAP Analytics Cloud
• 3555581 - Scroll bar of the table in the SAC Story after the migration to ODE
• 3631371 - Incorrect Story Version status in when using model SAC_PERFORMANCE_E2E After conversion to Optimized Mode in SAP Analytics Cloud
      

Known issues

• 3589934 - Classic Stories saved under Workspace not visible in Story Conversion Tool in SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC)
• 3574094 - Unable to convert classic stories to optimized with grid pages in SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC)
• 3656755 - Unable to convert classic stories with blended tables to optimized stories in SAP Analytics Cloud(SAC)
• 3476841 - Colors change when importing pages from Classic Story to Optimized Story in SAP Analytics Cloud(SAC)
• 3581632 - Week Date Dimension Dynamic Filter is not working after Story Conversion from Classic to Optimized Mode in SAC
• 3500351 - Convert button is greyed out when converting the classic story to optimized design experience in View mode in SAP Analytics Cloud
• 3412296 - Warning: "Migrate Classic Account Model to New Model Type could affect dependent objects" is shown when migrating a classic account model to new model type in SAC
• 3664767 - Font color changes unexpectedly in SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) after converting Classic Story to Optimized Design Experience (ODE) Story
• 3584083 - 'Dimension could not be found.' error while converting story from Classic to ODE in SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC)
• 3570425 - 'Bookmark Current State' option is grayed out when the converted optimized story is opened with the classic migrated bookmark in SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC)
• 3662304 - Hyperlink is not working in Numeric point chart after converting the classic to Optimized story in SAP Analytic Cloud(SAC)
• 3608659 - Specific classic stories would be always in a loading status in SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC)
• 3552789 - "Objects created in classic design experience are not supported" Error While Importing Classic Stories in SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC)
• 3611230 - "Feature limitation - Unsupported and Will Be Added at a Later Time - Chart with Optimized Story Building Performance enabled model." while migrating Classic story to Optimized Design Experience (ODE) mode in SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC)
• 3496218 - Error while converting story from Classic to ODE mode in SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC)
• 3638364 - Schedule Publication filters gets reset after conversion from Classic to ODE in SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC)

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