iOS Mobile App Feature Compatibility

See what SAP Analytics Cloud story, digital boardroom and analytics designer functionality is compatible with the iOS mobile app.

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For information on the Android app feature compatibility see Android Mobile App Feature Compatibility.

General	Mobile App Support	Notes
iOS Touch ID	Yes	iPhone X does not include Touch ID. Use iOS Face ID instead.
iOS Face ID	Yes
iOS notifications	Yes
Single sign-on	Yes	After first sign-on, only the application password is required. Your personal credentials will be remembered. See the section Single Sign-On RequirementsSingle Sign-On Requirements on Mobile for full details.
User languages	Yes	The menus, buttons, messages, and other elements of the user interface in the mobile app respect your device language settings. If you change the device language when the app is open, close and re-open the app for the changes to take effect. The following languages are supported: Chinese (Simplified) (zhCN), Chinese (Traditional) (zhTW), Croation (HR), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), Dutch (NL), English (EN), French (FR), German (DE), Greek (EL), Finnish (FI), Hindi (HI), Hungarian (HU), Indonesian (IN), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Norwegian (Bokmal) (NO), Polish (PL), Portuguese (ptBR), Portuguese (ptPT), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Thai (TH), Turkish (TR), Slovak (SK), Spanish (ES), Ukrainian (UK)
Mobile Application Management - AppConfig support	Limited Support	Currently only VMware AirWatch, Microsoft Intune, and MobileIron Cloud are supported.
SAP Digital Boardroom presentations (agendas and dashboards)	Limited Support	Story filter is not supported in the app. Story styling overrides created in the Digital Boardroom canvas are not supported on mobile.
Imported data refresh	Yes
Live data refresh	Limited Support	For live data, currently the following connection types and authentication methods are supported by the mobile app: SAP HANA Type: Path; Authentication: User Name and Password, SAML SSO Type: Direct; Authentication: User Name and Password, SAML SSO Type: SAPCP; Authentication: User Name and Password, SAML SSO For SAP Cloud Platform User Name and Password, you can let users enter their credentials when prompted. Or instead, when you set up the connection select Save this credential for all users on this system, and users won't have to enter their credentials. SAP BW Type: Path; Authentication: User Name and Password, SAML SSO Type: Direct; Authentication: User Name and Password, SAML SSO SAP S/4HANA Type: Path; Authentication: User Name and Password, SAML SSO Type: Direct; Authentication: User Name and Password, SAML SSO Note The None authentication option is not supported in any scenario on the mobile app. Only existing Path connections are supported. New Path connection types can no longer be created in SAP Analytics Cloud. Currently on the mobile app, SAML SSO authentication will prompt the user for their username and password. A certificate can be imported to the device. For details, see iOS Mobile App Feature Compatibility. Live data source connections must be trusted and meet Apple ATS requirements. For help on troubleshooting connection issues from the mobile app, see Single Sign-On Requirements on Mobile.
Story offline mode	Limited Support	Cached data is supported in iOS Airplane mode. You must have first connected to and loaded the data once. Any chart or story loaded and actions are cached. For example, if you have filtered a country to "Canada", then the results will be cached. Note Story data is kept cached on the device for 7 days when offline. Afterward, it is removed from the cache. If you are online, you can go to Settings and tap Clear Storage to clear the cache. When offline, the only way to remove story data currently is to delete the mobile app from the device.
Analytics Designer offline mode	No
iPhone orientation	Limited Support	Portrait mode only. Note In a story, charts are supported in landscape when opened in full-screen mode. This is currently not supported in an analytic application.
iPad orientation	Limited Support	Landscape mode only.

Story Elements	Mobile App Support	Notes
Responsive Pages	Yes	If a story has a combination of responsive and non-responsive pages (Canvas and Grid), only the responsive pages can be opened.
Canvas Pages	No
Grid Pages	No
Data View (exploration)	No
KPI	Yes
Charts	Yes	Predictive forecasts are not currently supported.
Chart Footer	No
Chart Scaling	No
Table	Limited Support	Table rows and columns are initially truncated, showing only a preview. Tap in the upper right corner of the table to expand it full screen and show the full table details. Note In full screen mode, there is a limit of 10,000 total table cells that can be displayed, with an upper limit of 1000 rows or 1000 columns. Currently tables based on planning models do not allow you to make changes to the model data in the mobile app.
Filters and Input Controls	Limited Support	As in the SAP Analytics Cloud web application, the mobile app supports a variety of story filters, page filters (Input Controls), chart filters, and Dimension and Measure Input Controls. The following differences apply to the mobile app: Filter by range: Dimensions must be numeric Date dimension Dynamic time filters are not modifiable Filters set to single value slider are not modifiable On the web, each range is modifiable between the minimum and maximum of all of the ranges for the dimension. On mobile, each range is limited to the minimum and maximum of its own original range or extended to what the designer has selected at save time. Chart filter: The filters can only be deleted. Search: Only available for local (on device) filter values. You cannot use to mobile app to perform server-side (system) searches on filter values. Note For best performance when modifying a hierarchy member filter, limit hierarchy levels to include less than 7500 members.
BEx Variables and Prompts	Limited Support	When working in online mode, a limited set of BEx variable types can be interacted with in the Story Variables section of the Input Controls panel. In offline mode, the BEx variables are not listed under Story Variables, and they are not included in the displayed Input Controls count. Currently single-value selections of dimension members and option list variables can be modified by users in the mobile app, including Fiscal Year and Currency. In addition, date variables are supported if they contain a single value. Only the equals (=) operator is supported and can't be changed. Additional BEx variable types used in the story are visible in the Input Controls panel but cannot be interacted with. The application supports story filter prompt tokens.
HANA Variables and Prompts	Limited Support	When working in online mode, a limited set of HANA variable types can be interacted with in the Story Variables section of the Input Controls panel. In offline mode, the HANA variables are not listed under Story Variables, and they are not included in the displayed Input Controls count. Currently, only single-value selections of dimension members can be modified by users in the mobile app, including Fiscal Year and Currency. In addition, date variables are supported if they contain a single value. Only the equals (=) operator is supported and can't be changed. Additional HANA variable types used in the story are visible in the Input Controls panel but cannot be interacted with. The application supports story filter prompt tokens.
Image	Yes
Shape	Yes
Text	Limited Support	Dynamic Text elements created from the following sources are not supported on mobile: Tile filters and variables Chart properties Smart Insights If your Story tile uses an unsupported source, the tile is not displayed on mobile. Dynamic Text elements from other sources are supported on mobile.
Clock	No
RSS Reader	No
Web Page	No
Value Driver Tree	No
Symbol	Yes
Geo Map	Limited Support	Some features of Geo Maps are currently not supported in the mobile app. Limitations include: Transparent Dark Gray and Night Time Streets basemaps are not supported. The Light Gray basemap will be used as fallback when online. To enable Geo Maps in offline mode, please contact SAP Product Support. Once offline support is enabled, you can choose to use one of the following basemap options: Default offline basemap: to download this basemap, open a geo map in a story when online. Non-default offline basemap: as a prerequisite you will need to create your own ESRI account. To disable the default basemap, turn off Enable Default Offline Basemap in the app Settings. To download a basemap, open a geo map in a story when online, you will be prompted to provide your ESRI credentials. When offline, Satellite, Hybrid, and Terrain basemaps are not supported. When offline, basemaps only support zoom levels 1-5. Zoom to Data is not supported. Light and Dark styling themes are not supported. Opacity is not supported. Drawing with the lasso tool is not supported. Advanced legend and tooltip charts are not supported. Only the Choropleth style in the Choropleth/Drill layer is supported. The Bubble style is not supported.
R Visualization	No
Dynamic page and story filters	Limited Support	Last and Next values are not available. You can choose only between the different dynamic ranges.
Search to Insight	Yes	Note The app does not support the following: You cannot query when using the mobile app: `Describe <model> metadata` Currently, the tool only works with supported iPhones; Search to Insight is not available for use with the iPad.
Synonyms	Yes	You can consume synonyms when working with Search to Insight on the mobile app. You cannot define or create synonyms.
Top N Options	Limited Support	Only Top 5 and Bottom 5 are available on mobile. Custom Top N options are not currently displayed in the mobile app.
Bookmarks	Limited Support	If bookmarks exist, the user's default bookmark is applied when opening the story. The name of the bookmark is visible in the Input Controls panel. To change the default bookmark, you must use the SAP Analytics Cloud web application.

Analytics Designer Elements	Mobile App Support	Notes
Charts, Chart Footer, Chart Scaling	Yes	Predictive forecasts are not currently supported.
Table	Limited Support	Table rows and columns are initially truncated, showing only a preview. Tap in the upper right corner of the table to expand it full screen and show the full table details. Note In full screen mode, there is a limit of 10,000 total table cells that can be displayed, with an upper limit of 1000 rows or 1000 columns. Currently tables based on planning models do not allow you to make changes to the model data in the mobile app.
Filter Line	Yes
Data View (exploration)	No
BEx Variables and Prompts	Limited Support	The prompt dialog needs to be opened with script API, for example: `table_1.getDataSource().openPromptDiaglog()`.
HANA Variables and Prompts	Limited Support	The prompt dialog needs to be opened with script API, for example: `table_1.getDataSource().openPromptDiaglog()`.
Image	Limited Support	URL address of image doesn't support self-signed HTTPS certificate.
Shape	Yes
Text	Limited Support	Dynamic Text elements created from the following sources are not supported on mobile: Tile filters and variables Chart properties Smart Insights If your app tile uses an unsupported source, the tile is not displayed on mobile. Dynamic Text elements from other sources are supported on mobile.
Text Area	Yes
Input Field	Yes
Clock	Yes
RSS Reader	Limited Support	Only one RSS is supported. Currently you can't choose another RSS feed from the drop-down list to display it.
Web Page	No
Symbol	Yes
Geo Map	No
R Visualization	No
Tab Strip	Yes
Page Book	Yes
Flow Panel	Yes
Top N Options	Limited Support	Only Top 5 and Bottom 5 are available on mobile. Custom Top N options are not currently displayed in the mobile app. It's only supported in full screen mode.
Analytic Application Bookmarks	Yes	To view all available bookmarks of an analytic application, swipe an app left, open the Details. All relevant bookmarks are listed there.
Custom widget	Yes	Custom widget author decides in custom widget configuration (contribution.json) whether this widget is displayed in iOS Mobile App.
Commenting	No
Smart Capabilities	No	Smart Capabilities such as Smart Insight, Smart Discovery and Search to Insight are not supported.
Planning	Limited Support	Only supported by writing planning related APIs. Restriction Editing data in cross tabs is not supported. Value driver tree is not supported. Data action and planning sequence widgets are not supported.

Most Analytics Designer script APIs are supported, except for:

Analytics Designer APIs	Mobile App Support	Notes
Export to PDF APIs	No
Open Data Explorer APIs	No
Smart Discovery APIs	No
Open Smart Insight dialog APIs	No
APIs related to unsupported widgets (such as web page, geo map, R visualization)	No
Navigation Panel APIs	No	APIs such as: Table_1.openNavigationPanel(); Table_2.closeNavigationPanel();
Create navigation URL APIs	No	APIs such as: NavigationUtils.createStoryUrl() NavigationUtils.createApplicationUrl()
APIs related to commenting	No

Collaboration	Mobile App Support	Notes
Discussions	Yes
Story annotations (comments)	Yes
Events	No
Save story as PDF	No
Hyperlinks from story	Limited Support	Links to other stories and story pages are supported. Also supported are links to external web pages and links that launch other iOS apps. Restriction For tables, using the selected dimensions as a temporary filter for the destination story in the link is not supported. Charts do support this option. Links to story pages that are hidden are not supported on mobile.
Analytics Designer (comments)	No
Save analytic application as PDF	No
Create story from analytic application widget	No
Hyperlinks from app	Limited Support	Links to other analytic applications, stories and story pages are supported. Also supported are links to external web pages and links that launch other iOS apps. Restriction Hyperlink is available to text, image and shape, but currently not available to table and chart.