Greetings,
With the release of BW/4HANA, there has been a lot of fuss and confusion w.r.t the differences between:
BW on HANA
BW, Edition for HANA
BW/4HANA
and a lot of people are still not sure and needs a clear-cut, lucid answer without any verbose mumbo-jumbo, and I, personally, belong to this group.
Therefore, in this Blog, I have attempted to put things in perspective and to provide a clear and crisp answer.
I realize that in a technical world, things change at a rapid pace and if you find a fallacy in any of the facts I have provided here, I would request you to
correct me right away and I will have no issues standing corrected. I also have few things to get confirmation on and I invite others to fill in that gap..after all, this is how we all learn.
Here we go..
Questions | Inputs | Insights |
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BW on HANA, BW, Edition for HANA and BW/4HANA...are they different versions or not | Yes, they are. |
Which version do we refer to BW on HANA and from which version onwards, do we say BW, edition for HANA and which version is called BW/4HANA | BW on HANA End version: Not yet confirmed. Current version: BW 7.5, SP04 Compatibility Mode (formerly known as BW 7.5, Edition for SAP HANA) Minimum Prerequisite BW on HANA version: BW 7.5 SP02 This is BW on HANA + SAP BW/4HANA Add-on installed. Before BW/4HANA was released, this mode was known as SAP BW, Edition for SAP HANA. This mode still tolerates old objects (Infocubes, Multiproviders, DSO-classic etc)..Toleration means existing objects will not create an issue....but you cannot create/change/enhance these kind of objects. B4H Mode (a.k.a BW/4HANA) Minimum Prerequisite BW on HANA version: 7.5 SP04 or higher This is Compatibility mode + Objects transferred, using transfer tool or manual + Execution of report RS_B4HANA_CHECK_ENABLE with "Save New Mode". To know more about BW/4HANA, refer #BW/4HANA |
Where's the role of SUM tool here | When we install the BW/4HANA Add-on, it's done using SUM tool |
Since which version is the Transfer tool available | The transfer tool comes in with the BW/4HANA Add-on for which the minimum version required is BW 7.5, SP02. Therefore, inferentially, since version BW 7.5, SP02, this transfer tool can be used. |
Modeling Differences:
BW on HANA | BW, Compatibility Mode formerly, BW, Edition for HANA) | BW/4HANA (B4H mode) | |
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Modify | Create Old object types (InfoCubes, DSOs-classic, Multiprovider, Infosets, Virtual Providers, Transient Providers, SPOs based on InfoCubes/DSOs-classic | Supported | Existing old objects tolerated but cannot be modified or created. New object types (aDSO, Composite Provider, OpenODS View etc.) can be created. | Not supported Exception: Supported if SPO is based on Advanced DSOs (Need to confirm) |
Existing Infosources | Supported | Supported | Not supported |
Create new Infosources | Supported | Supported | Supported |
Existing Datasources | Supported | Supported | Not supported (Need to confirm) |
Create new Datasources | Supported | Supported | Supported |
Existing Process Chains | Supported | Supported | Not supported (Need to confirm) |
Create new Process chains | Supported | Supported | Supported |
Existing OpenHubs | Supported | Supported | Not supported (Need to confirm) |
Create new OpenHubs | Supported | Supported | Supported |
SAP Notes referred:
Description | SAP Note |
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2246699 - SAP BW/4HANA Starter Add-On | https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2246699 |
Technical prerequisites for BW/4HANA Add-on | https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/0002285440 |
B4H mode | https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/0002283111 |
Transfer Tool | https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/0002238220 The note and the PDFs attached. |
Happy Learning !
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