I
dedicated a blog post to the topic of Embedded BW in
past already. However, the topic is quite broad so I decided to write a follow
up.
First
to sum up a purpose of the SAP Embedded BW (Business Warehouse). It is a data
warehousing solution that is integrated within the SAP Enterprise Resource
Planning (ERP) system. It allows organizations to collect, consolidate, and
analyze data from various sources within the SAP environment, as well as
external sources.
As
it is “Embedded” BW into NetWeaver based systems
(such an ERP (SAP Business Suite, SAP S/4HANA), SAP CRM, etc.) it means it provides
a real-time view of an organization's data, enabling decision-makers to make
informed business decisions. It provides advanced reporting and analytics
capabilities, including ad-hoc reporting, OLAP analysis, and predictive
analytics. These capabilities enable users to gain insights into business
performance and identify trends and patterns in the data.
One
of the key benefits of Embedded BW is that it eliminates the need for separate
data warehousing infrastructure and reduces the cost and complexity of managing
multiple systems. It is also designed to be scalable, allowing organizations to
expand their data warehousing capabilities as their data volumes grow.
However,
the Embedded BW just supports processes
related to financial planning, consolidation and data analytics but it is not intended to be used as data warehouse
solution. For pure enterprise data warehousing (EDW) purpose the SAP BW should
be used.
Current
version of BW used in the embedded BW SAP
BW 7.5 powered by SAP HANA. As per SAP, (see Embedded SAP BW Definition and
Positioning document) there are currently no plans to enable SAP BW/4HANA for
Embedded BW.
More
information:
2935516 - Embedded
BW is not intended to be used for data warehousing
2773652 -
Recommendations embedded SAP Business Warehouse
1972819 - Setup SAP BPC optimized for S/4 HANA Finance and Embedded BW Reporting (aka Integrated Business Planning for Finance)
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