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3761845 - Display scale in columns does not move units to header when units are mixed or missing - SAC Excel Add-in

Symptom

  • In the SAP Analytics Cloud add-in for Excel, when selecting Format > Display scale in Columns, currency units are moved to the column header as expected, but other units remain prefixed to cell values and are not displayed in the header.
  • The issue does not occur when only one dimension is selected in the design panel.
  • The issue does not occur when only measures with the same unit are included.
  • No error messages are displayed.

Environment

SAP Analytics Cloud, add-in for Microsoft Office

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Create a report with at least one dimension and one or more measure(s).
  2. In the design panel, choose Format and set Display scale to Columns.
  3. Return to the results and observe that some units (for example, non-currency units) remain in front of the figures instead of appearing in the column header.

Cause

  • The selected data includes records where the unit is not retrieved, resulting in inconsistent unit metadata within a column or row. This inconsistency prevents the application from aggregating and displaying a single unit in the column (or row) header.

Resolution

  1. Ensure that each displayed column or row contains measures with the same unit/scale/currency.
  2. Avoid selections where unit metadata is missing; adjust the model or underlying data so that a unit is provided for all relevant records.
  3. If needed, filter the dataset by unit or adjust the layout (rows/columns) so that only one unit applies per axis, allowing the unit to be displayed in the header.

Keywords

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Product

SAP Analytics Cloud all versions