What's New in SAP Analytics Cloud | Deep Dive with Product Experts | Q2 2026

Explore the latest SAP Analytics Cloud Q2 2026 release highlights across planning, analytics, data modeling, stories, and Microsoft Office integration. In this quarterly release highlights video, SAP Analytics Cloud product experts walk through new and enhanced capabilities designed to help teams plan with more flexibility, analyze data more intuitively, and build better reporting experiences. You’ll see updates for Smart Insights on SAP Datasphere models, Job Monitor enhancements for data export API and delta calculation jobs, and new enterprise planning capabilities including advanced formulas, data locking, multi actions, plan auditing, and planning API improvements. The demos also cover Microsoft Office add-in updates, story design enhancements, asymmetric reporting, totals for blended tables and charts, Microsoft Teams delivery for My Metrics, and expanded support for composites in SAP Analytics Cloud. Whether you’re a planner, analyst, story designer, administrator, or developer, this release gives you more ways to work with connected data, streamline workflows, and create dynamic planning and analytics experiences. Explore the full SAP Analytics Cloud release highlights: https://www.sap.com/products/data-cloud/cloud-analytics/features/release-highlights.html Chapters 00:00 - Intro 00:26 - AI for Planning and Analytics 00:31 - Smart Insights on SAP Datasphere 01:35 - Data Modeling 01:41 - Job Monitor 07:30 - Enterprise Planning 07:35 - Advanced Formulas for Non-Year Granularity 09:38 - Data Locking for Up to Six Dimensions 10:46 - Multi Actions with SAP Datasphere Task Chains 11:46 - Plan Auditing Data Purge Updates 12:23 - Plan Entry Upload Event Enhancements 14:07 - Planning API Enhancements 17:34 - Plan Process Management 20:03 - Inverse Formula Entry Support 22:08 - Microsoft Office Add-In 22:13 - Excel Integration Updates 25:36 - Story Design 25:41 - Story Design Enhancements 39:35 - Measure Input Controls in Restricted Calculations 41:40 - Asymmetric Reporting 48:24 - Totals for Blended Tables and Charts 50:29 - My Metrics in Microsoft Teams 52:48 - Story Extensibility 52:53 - Interface Properties in Composite Calculations 57:06 - Composites in Light Viewer 58:02 - Version Support for Composite Artifacts 1:02:12 - SAP-Delivered Intelligent Content 1:04:00 - Outro For more on SAP Analytics Cloud, check out our release highlights page: https://www.sap.com/products/data-cloud/cloud-analytics/features/release-highlights.html Follow us on social: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sap/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sap Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SAP/ Threads: https://www.threads.com/@sap About SAP: As a global leader in enterprise applications and business AI, SAP stands at the nexus of business and technology. For over 50 years, organizations have trusted SAP to bring out their best by uniting business-critical operations spanning finance, procurement, HR, supply chain, and customer experience. For more information, visit: https://www.sap.com/index.html #SAPAnalyticsCloud #SAP #DataAndAnalytics