Conversion Paths to SAP BW/4HANA

Gordon Witzel
Product Management, SAP Data Warehousing
September, 2019
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Simplified Data Warehousing
SAP Business Warehouse - Today

16,000+
Total Number of SAP BW Customers

SAP BW 7.5 SAP BW 7.0 to 7.4

SAP HANA Other Database SAP HANA Other Database

1,500+ 2,000+ 3,500+ 9,000+

Prime Candidates for
Prime Candidates for Probably Remote or Probably In-place
Remote or Shell
In-place Conversion Shell Conversion Conversion
Conversion

Lots of interest and opportunities for conversion projects!

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SAP BW/4HANA Conversion
SAP BW/4HANA

In-Place Remote
Conversion Conversion
SAP BW SAP BW/4HANA
SAP BW

▪ Full system conversion of an existing SAP BW ▪ Start with SAP BW/4HANA as green field installation (new
installation (keep same SID) SID)
▪ Step-by-step in-place transfer of classic objects into ▪ Support of carve-out and consolidation scenarios
their HANA-optimized counterparts ▪ Transport data models and remote data transfer (including
▪ Followed by a system conversion to Unicode conversion)
SAP BW/4HANA ▪ Risk mitigation due to parallel system
▪ Minimum start release: ▪ Minimum start release:
SAP BW 7.5 SP 5 powered by SAP HANA SAP BW 7.3 or higher on any DB *

▪ Similar to Remote Conversion but without data transfer

Shell ▪ Accelerate greenfield approach by transferring and converting data
Conversion models and flows
SAP BW SAP BW/4HANA ▪ Minimum start release: SAP BW 7.0 or higher on any DB *
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* Including SAP BW 7.5 and including SAP HANA
Paths to SAP BW/4HANA 1.0

Path 1: New Install

New System
Greenfield

SAP BW 7.5 SAP BW 7.5

Classic SAP BW on SAP HANA SAP BW/4HANA
powered by
on any database + SAP BW/4HANA Starter 1.0
SAP HANA Add-On

Path 2a: In-place Conversion / Full System Conversion

Classic SAP BW Path 2b: Remote Conversion
on any database
System Carve Out / Brownfield

Classic SAP BW
Path 2c: Shell Conversion
on any database
Accelerated Greenfield

BW-on-xDB Path 3: Landscape Transformation

BW-on-xDB
Classic SAP BW
on any database System Consolidation
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Paths to SAP BW/4HANA 2.0

Path 1: New Install

New System
Greenfield

SAP BW 7.5 Path 2a: In-place Conversion

on SAP HANA SAP BW/4HANA SAP BW/4HANA
+ SAP BW/4HANA Starter
Full System Conversion 1.0 2.0
Add-On Release
Upgrade
Classic SAP BW 7.3 Path 2b: Remote Conversion
or higher
on any database System Carve Out / Brownfield
 Direct conversion to SAP BW/4HANA
2.0 is available
Classic SAP BW 7.0 Path 2c: Shell Conversion
or higher
on any database Accelerated Greenfield

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Paths to SAP BW/4HANA 2.0

Path 1: New Install

New System
Greenfield

SAP BW 7.5
on SAP HANA
Path 2a: In-place Conversion SAP BW/4HANA
+ SAP BW/4HANA Starter 2.0
Add-On Full System Conversion

Classic SAP BW 7.3 Path 2b: Remote Conversion

or higher
on any database System Carve Out / Brownfield

Classic SAP BW 7.0 Path 2c: Shell Conversion

or higher
on any database Accelerated Greenfield

Direct conversion to SAP BW/4HANA 2.0 is available with SAP BW/4HANA 2.0
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What’s New – Q2/2019

SAP BW/4HANA 2.0

▪ SAP BW/4HANA 2.0 is generally available (since February 25, 2019)
▪ Direct conversion process to 2.0 SP02 is available
▪ SAP BW/4HANA 2.0 requires SAP HANA 2.0 and application servers are supported on Windows, AIX, and
Linux (based on SAP Kernel 7.73). For details, see Product Availability Matrix > Essentials.

New Add-ons for SAP BW/4HANA

▪ SAP BW/4HANA, business consolidation add-on 1.0 (replacement for SEM-BCS) is now available
(see SAP Note 2189708 and Help Portal)
▪ SAP Demand Signal Management 1.0, version for SAP BW/4HANA (replacement for DSIM 3.0) is now
available (see SAP Note 2707571 and Help Portal)
▪ See new chapter in appendix for more details about conversion of add-on solutions for SAP BW/4HANA

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What’s New – Q2/2019

Remote Conversion
▪ Remote conversion is generally available (since April 1, 2019)
▪ Minimum release for remote conversion is SAP BW 7.3
(customers running SAP BW 7.0x can use a shell conversion and transfer data themselves if required)

Learning Journey for SAP BW/4HANA

▪ “Conversion to SAP BW/4HANA” course is available now (CBW4H)
It’s a two day classroom training with hands-on exercises covering end-to-end scenarios for in-place as well
as remote conversion
▪ Free openSAP course “Modern Data Warehousing with SAP BW/4HANA” (BW4H2) is still available

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Important SAP Notes

General Information about SAP BW/4HANA

▪ SAP BW/4HANA 1.0, SAP Note 2347382
▪ SAP BW/4HANA 2.0, SAP Note 2733740

Central SAP Note for Conversion

▪ SAP Note 2383530

Add-on Handling
▪ SAP Note 2189708 for details about supported add-ons for SAP BW/4HANA
▪ SAP Note 2011192 for details about uninstalling add-ons

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 Tool-Based
SAP BW/4HANA - Removed Legacy Functionality Manual
Semi-Automated

SAP BW SAP BW/4HANA

BEx Analyzer, BEx Web Templates, BEx Tools SAP Analytic Cloud or SAP BusinessObjects Clients & Tools

BW Query (BEx Query Designer) BW Query (BW Modeling Tools Query Designer)

Classic Object Types (InfoCube, DSO, MultiProvider, InfoSet, …) New Object Model: DataStore Object (adv.) & CompositeProvider

SAPGUI Modeling & Workbench SAP HANA Studio based BW Modelling Tools

Source System types DB Connect, Extractor (S-API), BW Consolidation to new HANA Source System & ODP

Source System types UD Connect, Data Services, Partner ETL Consolidation to new HANA Source System

BI Content Packages New HANA-optimized SAP BW/4HANA Content Packages

PSA / InfoPackages Operational Delta Queue, field-based DataStore Object (adv.)

Easy Query OData Query

Analysis Process Designer Process Chains

Virtual InfoProvider HANA Calculation Views, Open ODS View

Near-line Storage Partner Solutions New HANA-based Data Temperature Management (Data Tiering
Optimization, DTO) with SAP IQ & Hadoop
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SAP BW/4HANA Simplification List

– Consolidated list and description of delta between

SAP BW (as of 7.0) and SAP BW/4HANA

– Each Simplification Item is documented in an SAP

Note which includes recommendations on how to
handle the change

– Goal is to allow customers better planning and

estimation of their way to SAP BW/4HANA

– List is published on help.sap.com/bw4hana10 as PDF

and in XLS format attached to SAP Note 2421930
(which links to all available Simplification Notes)

– List is foundation for other tools:

SAP Readiness Check , Maintenance Planner, Pre-
Checks, Custom Code Analysis

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SAP BW/4HANA Simplification Item Catalog

Simplification Item Catalog provides customers with a description of all relevant changes that might
have an impact when converting SAP BW to SAP BW/4HANA. Within each topic, which is referred
to as a "simplification item", corresponding SAP Notes and mitigation possibilities are documented.

https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/sic

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Biggest Changes for Customers SAP BW → SAP BW/4HANA

▪ SAP BW/4HANA is not delivered via the SAP NetWeaver stack. The underlying platform is SAP HANA and
the ABAP application server (DW4CORE, SAP_BASIS, SAP_ABA, SAP_UI, SAP_GWFND)

▪ More than 5 millions lines of SAP BW code have been deleted. Impact on customer code where non-
released ABAP interfaces/code is used

▪ Some minor changes to official interfaces (e.g. RSNDI, RSDRI)

▪ Deletion of old/obsolete customer exits (CMOD) and BAdI methods, e.g. for exit variables. Replaced by
corresponding enhancement spots

▪ Switch to new request management for all staging/load processes

▪ SAP HANA-generated views are Calculation Views only (“OneView” Model)

▪ BW Workspaces are only available via Business Client (not as SAP Portal role)

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 SAP BW/4HANA Conversion Guide

– Complete end-to-end documentation of the transition

process from SAP BW to SAP BW/4HANA

– Chapters
▫ Getting Started
▫ Preparation for Conversion
▫ Realizing the In-place Conversion
▫ Realizing the Remote Conversion *
▫ Appendix

– Guide is published on help.sap.com/bw4hana10 in

PDF format

* Detailed documentation of Remote Conversion process (SAP BW/4HANA Conversion

Cockpit) will be integrated into the Conversion Guide by end of April 2019

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SAP BW/4HANA Conversion Guide – Task Lists

– Documentation of the all task lists used during the conversion process

– Chapters
▫ Overview
▫ Tasks to Transfer BW Objects to be Compatible to SAP BW/4HANA
▫ Tasks for Initial Installation of SAP BW/4HANA
▫ Tasks for Activities to be Performed in Original System of Remote Conversion
▫ Tasks for Activities to be Performed in Original System of Shell Conversion
▫ Tasks for Activities to be Performed in Target System of Conversion
▫ Tasks for Setting Up Launchpad
▫ System Switch from Compatibility Mode to B4H Mode
▫ System Switch from B4H Mode to Ready-For-Conversion Mode

– Guide is published on help.sap.com/bw4hana10 in PDF format

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Important Prerequisites for Customers SAP BW → SAP BW/4HANA

Add-on Handling

▪ Available add-on solutions

▪ SAP BPC, version for SAP BW/4HANA (includes BW-IP/PAK)
▪ SAP Demand Signal Management, version for SAP BW/4HANA
▪ SAP BW/4HANA, business consolidation add-on

▪ See SAP Note 2189708 for details about supported add-ons

See SAP Note 2011192 for details about uninstalling add-ons

▪ For remote conversion, the DMIS add-on is needed on SAP BW and SAP BW/4HANA systems

Certification

▪ Certification program for various interfaces is available (e.g. 3rd party BI clients, Open Hub, …)
See SAP Blog for details
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Simplified Transition for SAP Business Explorer (BEx)
Additional Options for Customers
SAP BEx Analyzer
– Semi-automated transition of SAP BEx Analyzer
Workbooks to SAP Analysis Office is available as a
service offering
– For more details, see the following blog
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SAP BEx Web Applications
– Planed support for temporary use of the existing
SAP BEx Web Applications in SAP BW/4HANA
through a dedicated pilot program
– Exclusively available with the In-Place Conversion
to SAP BW/4HANA 1.0 SP 6 or higher (support for a
limited time until end of 2022)
– For more details, see SAP Note 2496706
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Preparing to Move to SAP BW/4HANA
SAP Note 1909597
1. Check Your BW System Before /After
Migrating to SAP HANA
2. Size via Automated Sizing Tool
3. Lower TCO by Leveraging Non-active
Data Concept and Off-loading Data to
Near-line Storage
4. Perform Housekeeping Task Regularly
5. Leverage Automated Task Lists
6. Validate SAP HANA Configuration,
Check Table Consistency and Monitor
Delta Merge
7. Convert Data Flows and InfoProviders
8. Check Best Practices for ABAP on SAP
HANA
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 Availability Matrix
Last update: 2019-04-01

SAP BW 7.0 7.01 7.02 7.3 7.31 7.4 7.5

Preparation
(Checks, Released (General Availability)
Operating
Modes)

Released
In-Place (General Availability)
Conversion

Released (General Availability)

Remote
Conversion

Released (General Availability)

Shell
Conversion

Preparation: Install via SAP BW Note Analyzer (SAP Note 2383530)

In-place + Shell Conversion: Install via SAP BW Note Analyzer (SAP Note 2383530)
Remote Conversion: Install via SAP BW Note Analyzer (SAP Note 2383530) and DMIS Add-on (SAP Note 2513088)
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Availability of In-place and Shell Conversion &
using SAP BW/4HANA Transfer Cockpit

Availability
▪ In-place as well as Shell Conversion are released for all customers and partners (generally available)

Installation
▪ For details about SAP BW/4HANA Transfer Cockpit system set up and prerequisites, please see
SAP Note 2383530

Support
▪ Report incidents using the SAP Support Portal, component “BW-B4H-CNV-IPL” (in-place conversion) or
“BW-B4H-CNV-SHL” (shell conversion)

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Availability of Remote Conversion
using SAP BW/4HANA Conversion Cockpit

Availability
▪ Remote Conversion for SAP BW/4HANA is released for all customers and partners (generally available)

Installation
▪ For details about SAP BW/4HANA Conversion Cockpit system set up and prerequisites, please see
SAP Note 2513088

Support
▪ Report incidents using the SAP Support Portal, component “BW-B4H-CNV-RMT” (SAP BW/4HANA Transfer
Cockpit) or “CA-LT-BW4” (SAP BW/4HANA Conversion Cockpit)

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Summary
Summary

1. SAP BW/4HANA is the Innovation Code Line

2. The Simplification List is a consolidated description of the delta between SAP BW

and SAP BW/4HANA

3. Different paths are available to customers for transitioning from SAP BW to SAP BW/4HANA:
New Install, In-place, Remote & Shell Conversion, and Landscape Transformation

4. All SAP BW customers can start now and convert at their own pace

5. Check your system using the SAP BW Migration Cockpit (SAP BW Checklist Tool) and
SAP BW/4HANA Transfer Cockpit (Pre-check Tool)

6. Use the SAP BW/4HANA Transfer Cockpit to transfer selected scopes of your SAP BW system

7. Go-live with a modern and simplified data warehouse, SAP BW/4HANA

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