SAP Analytics Cloud Scripting

Custom scripting for SAP Analytics Cloud stories and analytic applications.

Scripting API Overview

SAC Scripting uses JavaScript-like syntax in SAC Designer.

Basic Navigation

// Navigate between pages
Dashboard_1.getPage("Page1").setVisible(false);
Dashboard_1.getPage("Page2").setVisible(true);

// Set filter value programmatically
InputField_1.setValue("2026.Q2");

// Get selected member from table
var selected = Table_1.getSelectedMembers();
var memberId = selected[0].id;

Chart Manipulation

// Toggle chart type
Chart_1.setChartType("bar");

// Set chart title
Chart_1.setTitle("Revenue by Region");

// Change dimension
Chart_1.setDimension("Region");
Chart_1.setMeasure("Revenue");

Data Analyzer

// Apply filter from dropdown
var selectedMonth = DropdownMonth.getSelectedKey();
DataSource_1.setFilter("Month", selectedMonth);
DataSource_1.reload();

// Get data cell value
var revenue = DataSource_1.getData({
  measures: ["Revenue"],
  filters: [["Month", "=", "2026.06"]]
}).value;

Button Actions

// Button triggers planning function
Button_1.onPress = function() {
  var plan = PlanningModel_1;
  plan.createAllocationStep({
    source: { dimension: "CostCenter", member: "CC000" },
    target: { dimension: "CostCenter", member: "CC001" },
    driver: { measure: "Headcount", percentage: 30 }
  });
  plan.execute();
};

Custom Widgets

// Custom widget via Web Component
customwidgets.define("my-forecast", {
  template: "<div><canvas id='chart'></canvas></div>",
  onUpdate: function(data) {
    var ctx = document.getElementById('chart').getContext('2d');
    new Chart(ctx, { type: 'line', data: { labels: data.labels,
      datasets: [{ label: 'Forecast', data: data.values }] } });
  }
});

Application Design

SAC Analytic Applications allow full-page custom logic — scripting, custom widgets, and data binding. Deploy via SAC → Transport to BTP.

Gotchas

• No debugging tools in SAC — use console.log and browser dev tools
• Scripts are synchronous — async operations need callback pattern
• Maximum script execution time: 30 seconds
• Custom widgets loaded from external URL — requires CSP whitelist