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New Enhancements from SAP Analytics Cloud for Story Reports - July 2025
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Description

SAP Analytics Cloud has introduced new enhancements for Story reports.See More

Detailed Description

SAP Analytics Cloud has introduced multiple enhancements for Story reports available starting July 19, 2025 in preview tenants and August 15, 2025 in production tenants. The enhancements include new calculation functions (FINDINDEX, ENDSWITH, SUBSTRING, LENGTH, LIKE, TONUMBER), improved dimension display options, color highlighting for drag-and-drop members, arrow formatting for numeric values, chart axis titles, ranking with 'Others with details', hyperlink navigation to data analyzer, widget margin settings, and custom percentage point units. These changes enhance the functionality, capability, and usability of Story reports for data analysis and reporting.

Impact Assessment

These enhancements primarily affect SAP Analytics Cloud Story reports and data analyzer functionality rather than SuccessFactors Employee Central directly. Organizations using SAP Analytics Cloud for People Analytics reporting will benefit from improved visualization options, enhanced calculation capabilities, and better user experience in designing and consuming Story reports. The changes are automatically enabled and require no configuration, making adoption straightforward for existing implementations.

Test Recommendations
• Test color highlighting functionality when dragging and dropping members on data analyzer tables to verify all instances are highlighted • Verify new dimension display options showing 'Description and ID' in table presentations • Test new calculation functions (FINDINDEX, ENDSWITH, SUBSTRING, LENGTH, LIKE, TONUMBER) in the Create Calculation dialog • Validate arrow formatting (↑ / ↓) for positive and negative values in charts • Test hyperlink navigation from chart visualizations to data analyzer in both overlay and new tab modes • Verify margin settings for widgets in the Styling panel • Test chart axis title display functionality • Validate 'Others with details' ranking option in charts • Test custom percentage point unit entry for percentage variances
Product: People Analytics
Modules: Analytics
Feature: Story Reports
Reference: KM-21343
Version: 1H 2025
Valid as Of: Aug 15, 2025
Latest Revision: Jul 18, 2025
Affected Areas:
Story Reports Data Analyzer Calculation Editor Chart Visualizations Dimension Display Numeric Formatting Widget Styling People Analytics