## Preflight checks for SAP Analytics Cloud

URL: https://docs.atlan.com/apps/connectors/business-intelligence/sap-analytics-cloud/references/preflight-checks-for-sap-analytics-cloud

> Before running the SAP Analytics Cloud crawler, Atlan checks that it can authenticate with your OAuth client and read the file repository and model catalog.

Before [running the SAP Analytics Cloud crawler](https://docs.atlan.com/llms/connectors/sap-analytics-cloud/crawl-sap-analytics-cloud/llms.txt), you can run [preflight checks](https://docs.atlan.com/llms/catalog/connector-capabilities/what-are-preflight-checks/llms.txt) to perform the necessary technical validations. Preflight checks run in Direct extraction only. The following checks are completed, in this order:

## Authentication

Shown as **SAC API** in Atlan. Atlan requests an access token from the **OAuth Token URL**, using the client ID and client secret you provided.

✅ `Check successful` if Atlan obtains an access token.

❌ `Could not authenticate to SAP Analytics Cloud` if the token request fails. Confirm the token URL, client ID, and client secret, and that the [OAuth client](https://docs.atlan.com/llms/connectors/sap-analytics-cloud/set-up-sap-analytics-cloud/llms.txt) is still enabled and its secret hasn't expired. The token URL must be the **Token URL** of the OAuth client, not the **Authorization URL** or the **OAuth2SAML Token URL**.

## File repository

Atlan lists one item from the file repository (`GET /api/v1/filerepository/Resources`), which holds folders, stories, and models.

✅ `Check successful` if the call succeeds.

❌ `SAC preflight check 'fileRepositoryCheck' could not complete` if the call fails. Confirm that the OAuth client has the **File Repository Read** access option.

## Model catalog

Atlan lists models from the Data Import service (`GET /api/v1/dataimport/models`).

✅ `Check successful` if the call succeeds.

❌ `SAC preflight check 'modelCatalogCheck' could not complete` if the call fails. Confirm that the OAuth client has the **Data Import Service** access option.

> **Note**
>
> Preflight checks don't test the Data Export service or the story listing. If the OAuth client lacks access to these, the checks pass but the crawl returns no model columns or no Live models. See [Set up SAP Analytics Cloud](https://docs.atlan.com/llms/connectors/sap-analytics-cloud/set-up-sap-analytics-cloud/llms.txt) for the access the OAuth client needs.

## See also

* [Crawl SAP Analytics Cloud](https://docs.atlan.com/llms/connectors/sap-analytics-cloud/crawl-sap-analytics-cloud/llms.txt): Run the crawler after preflight checks pass
* [Set up SAP Analytics Cloud](https://docs.atlan.com/llms/connectors/sap-analytics-cloud/set-up-sap-analytics-cloud/llms.txt): Create the OAuth client Atlan uses

_Last updated: 8 October 2026._

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