Question 1

What is SAP BW?

Accepted Answer

SAP Business Warehouse, or SAP BW (formerly SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse) is SAP's legacy data warehouse solution, now superseded by SAP BW/4HANA, and the SAP Data Warehouse Cloud which was launched in 2019.

SAP BW versions up to 7.4 have reached end of maintenance. SAP BW 7.5 support is extended to align with SAP Business Suite with NetWeaver components. For existing customers maintenance is scheduled to continue through 2027, with extended support available through 2030.

Question 2

What are SAP BW's top competitors?

Accepted Answer

Mycroft Assistant are common alternatives for SAP BW.

Question 3

What is SAP BW's best feature?

Accepted Answer

Reviewers rate Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete) and Single Sign-On (SSO) highest, with a score of 9.3.

Question 4

Who uses SAP BW?

Accepted Answer

The most common users of SAP BW are from Enterprises (1,001+ employees).

SAP BW
Formerly SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse

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What is SAP BW?