What's new in SAC, quarter by quarter. We track every QRC release so our templates stay compatible — and so you have one place to see what changed. Sourced from official SAP channels.
The next quarterly release is expected mid-August 2026. The confirmed feature list is published in SAP's Roadmap Explorer and What's New Viewer ahead of GA — check those for the authoritative scope as it firms up.
Full scope published in the SAP Roadmap Explorer
Continued Just Ask / Compass (predictive) enhancements
SAC QRC2 2026 — redesigned Data Panel, asymmetric tables, new APIs
Rolled out mid-May 2026. The Story editor gets a redesigned Data Panel (replacing Available Objects), the new table experience finally supports asymmetric layouts, and SAC Planning picks up the onBeforeDataEntryProcess() event. Data Export & Import APIs close real automation gaps.
New Data Panel — unified story data setup (replaces Available Objects)
Asymmetric tables + per-member visibility filters
Drag-and-drop chart building
Planning: onBeforeDataEntryProcess() event to validate input
Data Export API + Delta Calculations in Job Monitor
Data Import API: fact data into private versions, master data into Datasphere dimensions
Data Analyzer hand-off to the SAC Excel add-in; new Blog Card on Home Screen
Compass, Just Ask & Joule — AI in SAP Analytics Cloud
SAC's AI keeps expanding: Compass for driver-based predictive scenarios, Just Ask for natural-language queries, Smart Insights for automatic anomaly detection, and Joule integrated into the experience.
Compass — driver-based simulation and forecasting (incl. AVG drivers)
Just Ask — natural-language questions on your models
Smart Insights — automatic anomaly and trend detection
Joule — SAP's generative AI assistant, integrated into SAC
SAC QRC1 2026 — Story Versioning, new charts, Snowflake live
Rolled out mid-February 2026. Less a single headline than a wave of practical upgrades: story versioning, two new chart types, live Snowflake for planning models, scheduled My Metrics reports, and a Fact Deletion step in Data Actions.
Story Versioning — save, review (read-only) and restore versions
New charts: Pareto (built-in 80/20) and Area, in the Optimized Design Experience
Snowflake live connection for planning-capable models
My Metrics — subscribe to a scheduled KPI report by email
Fact Deletion Step in Data Actions (delete / zero-out without scripting)
Compass: extended AVG driver support; new Admin Cards on Home Screen
SAP Analytics Cloud follows a Quarterly Release Cycle (QRC). Each wave touches Stories, Planning, Modeling, Connectivity and AI. FastTrack tenants opt in to a monthly cadence.