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3797401 - Calculated dimensions not exported when opening a story in Excel - SAC Excel Add-in

Symptom

When using Open in Excel add-in from a story table, the calculated columns/rows from the story are not exported to the excel add-in.

Environment

SAP Analytics Cloud, add-in for Microsoft Office

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Open a story that is enabled for Open in Excel add-in.
  2. Set the story variables as needed (for example, profit center, company code, ...).
  3. Run the story.
  4. From the table’s overflow menu (three dots), choose Open in Excel add-in.
  5. Open the downloaded Excel file and sign in to SAC Excel Add-in.
  6. Observe that the story’s calculated columns/rows are not present in the Excel add-in.

Cause

Current product limitation: calculated columns/rows defined in a story are not supported for export/open in the SAP Analytics Cloud add-in for Office.

Resolution

  1. Acknowledge that calculated columns/rows created in stories are not currently supported in the SAP Analytics Cloud add-in for Office; this is working as designed.
  2. Refer to the official considerations for analyzing data in the add-in to understand supported capabilities and limitations.
  3. A related idea has been submitted on the SAP Influence portal: https://influence.sap.com/sap/ino/#/idea/381423. Please, vote for it to express your interest in future change. 

See Also

Keywords

open in excel add-in, sac excel add-in, hierarchy not exported, calculated columns not exported, calculated rows not exported, story to excel, table export limitation, excel add-in limitations, sac story excel, data analyzer parity, live model table, sac office add-in, story calculations missing, hierarchy display, by design limitation , KBA , LOD-ANA-OF-XLA , SAP Analytics Cloud, add-in for Microsoft Office , Product Enhancement

Product

SAP Analytics Cloud all versions