This is part 1 recap of an ASUG webcast yesterday provided by Marc Hartz, SAP.
BW 7.5 SP1 will be delivered later this month (planned)
Source: SAP
The legal disclaimer applies that things in the future are subject to change
Figure 1: Source: SAP
Figure 1 shows BW adoption
BW is the strongest adopted product with HANA
Figure 2: Source: SAP
Early days, an “on top” delivery, focusing on performance optimization
Last release 7.4- how make application simpler again
With 7.5 – simplify, how make modeling more efficient
HANA is growing as a platform
Features coming from more and more mature platform
Another driver for BW is big data driver
SAP with BW with a certain set of features – bringing edition focus on HANA features
“BW run simpler”
Figure 3: Source: SAP
Highlights – big buzzword is simplification; it is getting easier
Run modeling environment in Eclipse with more possibilities for BW workspaces
Features are coming from HANA
BW 7.5 edition for HANA – easier governance, faster time to market
Simplification
Figure 4: Source: SAP
SAP BW 7.40 introduced the advanced data store object – persistent data object in BW – successor object, exclusively available on HANA, covers use cases from previous providers – like DSO, InfoCube
The new UI is in Eclipse
They are aligning modeling experience with the HANA modeling
Figure 5: Source: SAP
Graphical way of modeling
Can model complex scenarios
Join on top of join
Drag and drop experience, to bring and model the output
Semantic groups for output
Open spot is the temporal join
Figure 6: Source: SAP
Plan is to offer modeling experience in Eclipse
In past use BEx query designer, will be in completely Eclipse – feature complete to BEx
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New data type, maintain attributes
Figure 8: Source: SAP
View generation possible for different types of objects
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Workspace – ad hoc scenario – business user to upload data with IT maintained data
Now available for hierarchies – a local hierarchy – user can upload their own version of hierarchy created as an Excel sheet
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New tool – Workspace Query Designer – easier to use concept of Workspaces – UI5 interface, modern
User has full function of BW, using authorization, and combine with local data
SAP will publish a video on SCN. It comes delivered with 7.5 – no add-on
Part 2 (when I have time) will cover the platform integration and roadmap)
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