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3786395 - excel add-in save ignores view-only folder permissions and allows overwrite of files or create new - SAP Analytics Cloud, add-in for Microsoft Office

Symptom

  • The Excel add-in "Save" function does not respect folder-level write permissions set to view-only.
  • When a user saves a shared workbook via the Excel add-in without changing the destination, the original file is overwritten even if the target folder is configured as view-only.
  • In the web application, attempting to save under the same view-only folder returns: "We could not save the file, because you do not have 'Create files' permission for this folder."


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Environment

Product: SAP Analytics Cloud, add-in for Microsoft Office Application

Version: 2026.15.197 

Product

SAP Analytics Cloud all versions

Keywords

sac excel add-in, save, save as, folder permissions, view-only, custom access, overwrite, add-in workbook, create permission, update permission, file permissions, repository, workbook, sac web, permission validation , KBA , LOD-ANA-OF-XLA , SAP Analytics Cloud, add-in for Microsoft Office , Bug Filed

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