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Elevate Your Stories with the New Table Build Experience in SAP Analytics Cloud
Welcome back to our quarterly roundup of SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) updates! This release brings a powerful boost to optimized stories with the new table build experience, a set of improvements that make modifying tables in edit mode more flexible and intuitive. Let’s dive into what’s new and how it can supercharge your analytics workflows!
Introduction / Overview of the Quarterly Update
The new table build experience in SAC’s optimized stories introduces a suite of enhancements designed to streamline how you edit and configure tables. Previously, modifying tables in edit mode had a different interface compared to charts and had visual limitations. Now, you can opt into the new table build experience for greater flexibility, including the ability to view all available objects, drag and drop, collapse and expand – and much more! Plus, you get the choice to stick with the current experience or switch to the new one, giving you control over your workflow. Ready to explore? Let’s break it down.
New Table Build Experience (Feature Explained)
The new table build experience is all about empowering you to customize tables in edit mode with ease, especially when certain criteria—such as specific data sources or user permissions—are met. Here’s what makes this update stand out:
- Opt-In Flexibility: You can choose to switch your optimized story to the new table build experience or keep the current setup. This ensures you can test the new features without disrupting existing workflows. Simply toggle the option in the story settings to enable the new experience.
- Available Objects: One of the standout additions is the ability to open up an additional panel with all available objects from your table build. From there, you can easily drag/drop dimensions into rows and columns or add certain accounts to your table easily.
- Streamlined Table Modifications: The new experience mirrors the current chart builder experience and enhances how you edit tables, offering a more intuitive interface for adjusting columns, filters, or calculations. Visual cues and simplified controls make it easier to tailor tables to your needs, even in complex scenarios.
Why It Matters
- Greater Flexibility: Switch to the new experience to unlock advanced features like data blending, or stick with the current setup for familiarity.
- Richer Insights: Blend multiple data sources in optimized stories to create more comprehensive visualizations.
- User-Friendly: The improved interface makes table edits faster and more intuitive, saving you time and effort.
How to Get Started
Ready to try the new table build experience? Here’s a quick guide to get you going:
- Open an optimized story in SAC and navigate to the story settings.
- Look for the Table Build Experience option and toggle to the New Experience to enable the updated features.
3. In edit mode, select a table and explore new options like viewing all available objects.
4. Adjust table settings (e.g., columns, filters, or calculations) and take advantage of the streamlined controls.
5. Save your changes and test the table to ensure it meets your needs.
Best Practices
- Test Before Switching: Try the new experience in a test story to get comfortable with the features before applying them to critical workflows.
- Leverage Visual Cues: Pay attention to the updated interface’s prompts and highlights to guide your table edits.
- Document Changes: Add a note in your story (or use the “Member on the Fly” feature from our other post!) to track any new configurations for team collaboration.
Why This Update Shines
The new table build experience is a perfect blend of flexibility and power, giving you the tools to customize tables in optimized stories like never before. By streamlining edits, SAC makes it easier to create dynamic, insight-rich tables without breaking your flow. It’s another step toward making your analytics experience more seamless and tailored to your needs.
What’s Next?
This is just one of the exciting updates in this quarter’s SAC release. Go ahead and switch to the new table build experience and let us know in the comments how it’s enhancing your stories!
