Additional Features for Stories

Here is an overview of features that are available in stories:

Story Features

Feature	Description
Scheduling Publication	Lets you schedule and deliver a PDF copy of a story using e-mail. PowerPoint presentation (.pptx format) is now supported as a file type while scheduling a story.
Linking Story Variables	Lets you set a variable value once and propagate the value to other variables from multiple models.
Linked Analysis	Lets you apply a filter on multiple visualizations by selecting data points in a visualization.
Data Action Starters	Lets you run data actions in stories. You can use a data action to model sequences of copy-and-paste operations and scripted calculations.
Value Driver Trees	Lets you visualize the relationship between drivers and KPIs by adding model data and calculations to nodes and then linking them in a directed graph.
Link Dimensions across Multiple Models	Lets you join a primary data source with secondary data sources that contain common linked dimensions. Linked dimensions let you create filters that simultaneously update all charts that include linked data. Filters on linked dimensions can be used at the story, page, and linked analysis level.
R Visualization	Lets you add R visualizations to a story when you use R with SAP Analytics Cloud.
Input Controls	Lets you add flexibility to your story pages by enabling the story consumer to apply filters, set calculation parameter, or select dimension, measures, or cross calculations to be used in one or multiple visualizations on a story page.
Comment and Collaborate	Lets you add comments, discuss with other users, and share stories. Comments can also be added to tables and chart widgets.
Features Integration Capability	Lets you integrate other features from SAP Analytics Cloud to enhance your stories. You can link or add the following features to your stories: Data Actions Time Series Forecast
Export Options	Lets you save your story as a PDF or as a template. You can also export your story to Google Slides or Microsoft PowerPoint.
Custom Web Fonts	Lets you use custom web fonts anywhere fonts are configurable.
Custom Current Date	Lets you create restricted measures with dynamic time range filters based on a custom current date.
Font Resize in Device Preview	Lets you change the font scaling of an entire story for each individual device size. Supported for responsive pages that don't have the device set as Auto.
Calendar Integration	Lets you see the task details from within the story for the specific task that the story is related too.
Customized URLs	Lets you customize your URL when sharing content.
Custom Hierarchies or Groups	Lets you define custom hierarchies on BW dimensions, allowing you to organize members of different dimension groups. You can use these hierarchies in charts, tables, input controls and filters.
Custom Sort for Dimension Members	Lets you custom sort dimension members in tables, and visualizations.
Additional Widgets	Lets you use a wide range of components for the following functions: Filters and controls (for example, filter line, dropdown, and button) Layout (for example, tab strip, page book, and panel) Text input (for example, input field and text area)
Composites	Lets you create and use a combination of widgets with preconfigured data, scripting elements and custom logic, and reuse in stories for various purposes.
Custom Widgets	Lets you build and use your own widgets in addition to the predefined set of widgets delivered with SAP Analytics Cloud.
Custom Add-Ons	Lets you build and use your own widget add-ons in addition to the predefined set of widget add-ons delivered with SAP Analytics Cloud.
Assets Panel	Lets you drag and drop available built-in widgets, custom widgets and composites to story pages to build your story.
Outline Panel	Lets you view and manage the structure of your story, including its pages, widgets and scripting elements.
Copy and paste	Lets you copy and paste widgets, scripting elements and pages across stories or in the same story at design time, either in the same browser tab or across browser tabs. Copy and paste items between composites and stories is also supported.
Linked Widgets Diagram	Lets you have a graphic view of and modify the relationships among the widgets in your story.
Theme	Lets you define the style of the story in an efficient and reusable way.
CSS Class	Lets you define multiple CSS class styles either as global default or per widget.
Data Change Insights	Lets you keep notified of significant data changes of specific charts on a regular basis.
Performance Recommendations	Lets you view performance recommendations in edit time to optimize your story design and improve the story performance.
Performance Insights	Lets you analyze and optimize the story performance in view time, with loading sequence and time of different processes during story loading, story statistics, and recommendations available.
Video Data Story	Lets you create customized short videos based on selected widgets in your story.

Chart Features

Feature	Description
Multi-Dimensional Sorting	Lets you sort charts by two or more dimensions either alphabetically or in a custom configuration with semantic meaning.
Blending	Lets you create charts with data from different models.

Table Features

Feature	Description
Sorting	Lets you change how dimension, account, or measure members are sorted, including custom orders. You can also use value sorting to sort your table based on account or measure values.
Ranking	Lets you create ranks on your table data to show a specified number of the highest or lowest ranked values (Top N / Bottom N).
Filtering	Lets you narrow the view on your data in a table.
Drilling	Lets you expand the hierarchical data in your table to specific levels for one or more dimensions.
Commenting	Lets you view and create comments on table data cells and on dimensions that record textual descriptions of dimension member combinations in a table.
Data Entry for Planning	Lets you enter data and adjust multiple cells more quickly and effectively using features such as copy and paste, value locks, and mass data entry.
Version Management for Planning	Lets you maintain multiple categories and versions of the data and work with them side-by-side.
Styling and Conditional Formatting	Lets you assign styles to selected cells. You can also apply styles to data cells based on rules that use thresholds.
Calculated Columns and Rows	Lets you add new measures to the table using formulas and calculations.
In-Cell Charts	Lets you add a small bar chart or a variance chart to your table cells so that you have both a visual and a numeric view of your data.
Hyperlinks	Lets you add a hyperlink to the table title or a table cell that takes you to an external URL or to another page or story.
Blending	Lets you create tables with data from different models.
Pagination	Lets you automatically resize large tables and split them vertically across multiple pages.