This document provides an overview of new features and enhancements in SAP BW/4HANA 2.0 SP04, including improved modeling flexibility, data integration, data tiering optimization, data protection and privacy capabilities, and integration with SAP Analytics Cloud. Key updates include new join types and operators for CompositeProviders, automated generation of process chains from data flows, support for updating and deleting cold store data, and integration with SAP Data Protection Workbench for S/4HANA Cloud. The document also notes upcoming end of maintenance dates for various BW products and releases.

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What’s new with SAP BW/4HANA 2.0 SP04

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Enhancements with SAP BW/4HANA 2.0 SP04:
§ Modelling Flexibility
§ Data Integration
§ Data Tiering Optimization
§ Data Protection & Privacy
§ Integration with SAP Analytics Cloud
Agenda

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Modelling Flexibility

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New modelling capabilities for additional business
insights
§ CompositeProvider:
§ New Join Types (Full Outer, Referential, Right Outer) for
more modelling flexibility
§ New Join Operators (Not Equal, Greater than, Less than)
§ SQL Filter and columns/fields
§ Specification of aggregation behavior in Aggregation Node
§ Support multiple occurrences of a Part Provider
§ Possibility to have duplicate fields for e.g. cross mapping
requirements
§ Hierarchy Maintenance in Web Cockpit
§ Automated generation of Process Chains from data flow
object
Modelling: Enhancements CompositeProvider, Hierarchies & Process Chains
Overview

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§ More flexibility to combine Union/Join conditions incl. new
Join types
§ New Join types: Full Outer-, Referential-, Right Outer Join
§ More possibilities to combine Part Providers using Join-/Union
conditions (i.e. Union conditions can contain Joins and vice
versa)
§ For more flexibility, restrictions regarding sequence in Joins or
Unions no longer exist
§ Additional Join Operators (‘Not equal’ (<>), Greater than,
Less than)
§ 'Not equal' operator provides two separate fields in target
structure for each field of join condition to be mapped
differently for each PartProvider
§ 'Greater than', 'Less than' operator e.g. to handle time
dependent fields in Join conditions
Benefits:
§ More flexibility in data modelling
Modelling: Enhancements CompositeProvider
CompositeProvider – New Join Types/Operators

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CompositeProvider - Calculated Filter/Fields
§ Creation of SQL filter on View node
§ Implementation of customer specific filters in SAP
HANA SQL syntax
§ Add calculated field in target structure
§ Possibility to enrich or refine data from
PartProviders with additional business logic in
SAP HANA SQL syntax
Benefits:
§ Introducing additional modelling flexibility
§ Extending versatility of the CompositeProvider to
scenarios which required a SAP HANA
Calculation View before
Modelling: Enhancements CompositeProvider

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Further Enhancements
§ New Node types (Projection- and Aggregation Node)
to simplify modelling in SAP BW/4HANA
§ Projection Node for defining the output structure
§ Possibility to maintain aggregation behavior of
key figures in the Aggregation Node
Benefits:
§ Extending versatility of the CompositeProvider to
enhance usability and flexibility
Modelling: Enhancements CompositeProvider
via Context Menu via Speed Buttons

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§ Maintaining InfoObject hierarchies in SAP
BW/4HANA Web Cockpit
§ Hierarchy structure down to the dedicated
leaves / characteristic values
§ Time dependencies
§ Customize the display properties
Benefits:
§ Single point of entry for administration tasks in
SAP BW/4HANA
§ Unified user experience
Modelling: Hierarchy maintenance In SAP BW/4HANA Web Cockpit
Feature Overview

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§ Automated generation of a Process Chain from an active
data flow object
§ Technical Name and Description of the Process Chain
can be defined
§ Generated Process Chain can be modified / extended
Benefits:
§ Simplified and accelerated creation of Process Chains
§ Reducing development effort
Modelling: Automated generation of Process Chains
Feature Overview

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§ Performance optimizations and stabilization
§ SID materialization during Transformation
§ Re-designed extraction from CompositeProvider to data
targets based on optimized Calculation Scenarios
§ Currency conversion for non-key fields
§ New SQL functions (i.e. returning first not-null value, returning ‘initial’
value for a column)
Benefits:
§ Enhanced performance & stability
Modelling: SAP HANA based SAP BW/4HANA Transformations
Enhancements

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Data Integration

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Data Integration: SAP Cloud Data Integration to SAP BW/4HANA
SAP HANA Source System
SAP BW/4HANA
ODP Source System
SAP
SuccessFactors
SAP
S/4HANA Cloud*
SAP
C/4HANA Marketing*
SAP
Cloud for Customer
SAP
Fieldglass
SAP
Concur (planned)
* also available via the Cloud Data Integration Adapter
§ Context ODP-CDS via
SOAP Connection
§ Context ODP-BYD via
SOAP Connection
§ Using HANA SDI
OData Adapter
§ Including new SAP
BW/4HANA Content
§ Using HANA SDI
Cloud Data Integration
Adapter

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Recap:
§ Data Distribution from SAP BW/4HANA to other storage
locations via Open Hub Destination
§ Destination Types:
§ Tables (Local or remote via database connection)
§ File (local or HDFS via HTTP)
§ Included in SAP BW/4HANA License
Additional option:
§ Additional Smart Data Access Adapters for SAP HANA, SAP
IQ and SAP ASE
§ Extraction by virtual table based on remote source (via SAP
HANA, parallel processing)
Benefits:
§ Performance improvements (parallel processing)
§ Further option for Open Hub complementing existing
capabilities
Data Integration: Enhanced Open Hub Service
SAP HANA
Original
InfoProvider
BW/4HANA
Table
File
Remote
System
OpenHub
Destination
Table SDA Federation Table
Feature Description

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Data Tiering Optimization (DTO)

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Feature Description
§ Ability to process updates and deletes to
cold store during cold activation process
§ Data Store object activation process
detect and handle exceptions on cold
storage locations
§ Available for SAP IQ as cold storage
location
§ All Standard DataStore Objects are
supported
§ This feature will be offered in a first step
on pilot basis
§ See SAP Note 2865304 for additional
information
Data Tiering Optimization (DTO): Exceptional Updates to cold stores

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Feature Description
§ SAP HANA Native Storage Extension as warm
storage location
§ Option for SAP HANA single node systems
§ Increase HANA data capacity at low TCO
§ Deeply integrated warm data tier, with full HANA and
BW functionality
§ Data Tiering Automation based on
Temperature Rules
§ Available for DataStore Objects with partitioning
based on time characteristics or date fields
§ Definition of relative (lower, equal, greater) time
condition per data tier (hot, warm, cold)
§ Dynamic Partitioning
§ Automated creation of partitions in data activation
process based on predefined partition granularity
§ Based on time characteristics or date fields
§ Static partition creation no longer needed
Data Tiering Optimization (DTO): Additional Features

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Data Protection & Privacy

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Data Protection & Privacy: Integration Data Protection Workbench with S/4HANA Cloud
SAP ILM
§ SAP ILM persists events during SAP S/4HANA Cloud processes (deletion of personal data)
§ Mapping of SAP ILM object (e.g. ‚Sales Order‘) to SAP BW/4HANA DataSource
allows identification of relevant data targets in SAP BW/4HANA
Enhancements Data Protection Workbench in SAP BW/4HANA 2.0 SP04
§ Notifications from S/4HANA Cloud can be extracted and processed
§ S/4HANA Cloud provides CDS view for extraction of notifications
§ Notifications are stored in a separate ADSO
§ Support of write-optimized ADSOs without key column
§ Authorization object (S_RS_DPPWL) to restrict usage of Worklists in Data Protection
Workbench
§ Support of Start Routine in a Transformation
Benefits:
§ Extending protection of sensitive data in SAP BW/4HANA to S/4HANA Cloud
Feature Description

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Integration with SAP Analytics Cloud

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§ Choropleth Default & Custom Layer
§ Graphical presentation of regionally
aggregated key figures in maps (bubbles or
shapes)
§ Choropleth Default: Preconfigured shapes
delivered by SAP
§ Choropleth Custom: Support of customer
defined shapes
§ (Local) formulas possible in selections
§ Current member operation pushed down to
SAP HANA
Benefits:
§ Introducing additional modelling flexibility
§ Performance improvements
Integration with SAP Analytics Cloud
Bubble Layer
Choropleth Layer
Features Description

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SAP End of Mainstream Maintenance Key Dates, BW-related
Product Version EOM date Next release
SAP BW for Netweaver
(ABAP)
NetWeaver 7.0x, 7.3, 7.31
and 7.40
31/12/2020 None
SAP BPC for Netweaver SAP SBOP PC 10.0 FOR SAP NW 31/12/2020 None
SAP BW/4HANA SAP BW/4HANA 1.0 31/12/2021 SAP BW/4HANA 2.0
SAP BPC for SAP
BW/4HANA
SAP BPC 11.0 31/12/2021 SAP BPC FOR SAP BW/4HANA v11.1
SAP BW/4HANA SAP BW/4HANA 2.0 31/12/2024 Major and minor releases planned -
extending maintenance as per SAP
policy (see roadmap)
SAP BPC FOR SAP
BW/4HANA
SAP BPC 11.1 31/12/2024 None
SAP BW for Netweaver Netweaver 7.5 31/12/2024 None
SAP BW Bex for SAP BW NetWeaver 7.5 31/12/2024 None
SAP BPC for Netweaver SAP SBOP PC 10.1 FOR SAP NW 31/12/2024 None
SAP BW Accelerator SAP BW ACCELERATOR 7.2 31/12/2024 None
Important: SAP is currently NOT
offering the maintenance phase
'Extended Maintenance' for any
product or release.
After the end of mainstream
maintenance, SAP offers customer-
specific maintenance. What that
means in detail, you can find here:
https://launchpad.support.sap.com/
#/notes/52505
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