3787420 - Story shows temporary wrong date filter value before updating to correct values in ODE stories in SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC)

• When opening a story, the date filter initially shows an outdated/wrong value for a few seconds and then updates to the correct value.
• Issue occurs after converting the story to the optimized design experience (ODE); it did not occur in the classic design story.
• The filter value is a date expected to be current date minus one, calculated in the live data source.
• The same behavior occurs in a newly created ODE story with the same filter.
• Recreating the filter results in the same behavior.
• The same occurs in an incognito window and after clearing browser cache and cookies.
• No error messages are displayed.

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1. Convert a classic story to the optimized design experience.
2. Configure a story-level date filter whose default comes from a backend calculation (for example, current date minus one) on a live HANA model.
3. Open the story in view mode.
4. Observe that the filter token first shows a previous/cached date, then updates to the correct date after a short delay.
5. Repeat in a fresh browser session (incognito) and after clearing cache to confirm it persists.

• It is by design behavior.
• In ODE view mode, the story first displays saved/cached filter values; after the story fully loads, it validates variables against the live model and updates the filter if needed. This sequence can briefly show an outdated value before refresh.
• If an external/third‑party tool reads the filter value too early (before validation completes), it may capture the temporary cached value. This behavior is expected from the story loading workflow.

1. Allow the story to fully load and complete variable validation before relying on filter values (for example, wait a few seconds after initial render).
2. If using an external/third‑party automation or integration, implement a short delay or an event-based wait to read filter values only after the story is fully loaded and variables are validated.

• Refer to: KBA 3614740 - API URL filter and value parameter is not working for Lite Viewer story mode
• Refer to: Story URL parameters
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