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

• 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.

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

1. Sign in with a user who has Create and Update permissions for Add-in Workbooks.
2. Ensure a shared folder is configured as View-only (no Create/Update) for this user.
3. Open a workbook from that folder using the Excel add-in.
4. Make any change in the workbook.
5. Click Save or Save As without changing the destination folder.
6. Observe that the shared file is overwritten and/or a new workbook can be saved in the view-only folder.

A role with Create/Manage permissions on Private/Public Files is assigned to the user.

Adjusting the role permission to ensure no Create/Manage permission on files are provided.

• Refer to: Save and open workbooks on SAP Analytics Cloud
• SAP Help – Object-type Permissions

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