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Binding a SAC Custom Widget to Multiple Models Simultaneously

lmarkowski — Thu, 24 Jul 2025 11:12:24 GMT

EDIT: I have created an improvement request for this feature. If you're interested in it please vote here: https://influence.sap.com/sap/ino/#/idea/352949

Is it possible to connect a custom widget to more than one model at the same time? I'm developing a custom widget that compares data across models, and it would be highly beneficial to retrieve data directly from these models. Currently, I've implemented a workaround by passing data from hidden tables, each connected to a separate model.

According to the announcement post from 2022:

The keys of the dataBindings property represent the arbitrary name of the dataBinding, and contains a "feeds" property which is an array of objects that define a "feed". Currently this is limited to defining one dataBinding object. Defining multiples will not yield any error but only the first one will be used.

As far as I can tell, this limitation still applies. Are there any plans to support multiple dataBindings in the future?

Cheers,
Łukasz

Re: Binding a SAC Custom Widget to Multiple Models Simult...

Bob0001 — Thu, 24 Jul 2025 06:36:58 GMT

The documentation also indicates this (see description for "dataBindings" at help.sap.com). How about trying it out?

Re: Binding a SAC Custom Widget to Multiple Models Simult...

lmarkowski — Thu, 24 Jul 2025 06:42:51 GMT

Hi Bob. Yes, I already tried it out and the widget behaves as the documentation indicates (so it includes only the first dataBinding). But I'm curious if there is a way to omit this limitation, or if SAP plans to lift it in the future.

Re: Binding a SAC Custom Widget to Multiple Models Simult...

JasonYang — Thu, 24 Jul 2025 08:40:20 GMT

Hi, this limitation still applies. Creating an improvement request at https://influence.sap.com/sap/ino/#/campaign/884 could help prioritize this requirement.