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SAP Business Warehouse to Power BI Migration

Modernize SAP BW reporting on Power BI and Microsoft Fabric. BEx queries become semantic models, InfoProviders feed the Lakehouse, and business users finally get self-service on SAP data.

BW 7.5 support ends in 2027 and the forced march to BW/4HANA or Datasphere is a re-licensing event. Many organizations take the moment to move reporting to Power BI and Fabric instead.

Migration Outcomes

BExQueries converted to semantic models
2027BW 7.5 support deadline driving decisions
100%Report reconciliation to BW outputs
1 LakeOneLake replacing extract sprawl
Why Organizations Leave SAP Business Warehouse

The cost of staying on SAP BW

2027 deadline
BW 7.5 end of support forces a platform decision: BW/4HANA re-licensing or a modern alternative.
BEx dependency
Business logic locked in BEx queries and workbooks that Analysis for Office barely modernizes.
Extract chaos
Uncontrolled downloads to Excel because self-service on BW never materialized.
Specialist bottleneck
Every new report queued behind scarce BW developers.
Double stack cost
SAP licensing plus the separate BI tools bolted on top of it.
Rigid data model
InfoObject and InfoProvider changes measured in weeks, not hours.
Migration Mapping

Everything in SAP BW has a modern equivalent

Every component of your SAP Business Warehouse estate maps to Power BI and Microsoft Fabric. Nothing is left behind, and everything is validated against the original.

SAP Business Warehouse
Power BI and Microsoft Fabric
BEx queries and workbooks
Power BI semantic models and reports
InfoProviders and ADSOs
Fabric Lakehouse via pipelines or extractors
Characteristics and key figures
Dimensions and DAX measures
BW hierarchies
Semantic model hierarchies
Analysis for Office
Analyze in Excel on governed models
BW authorizations
Row-level security mapped from BW roles
How We Migrate

A proven 5-stage framework

The same structured methodology behind 1,200+ migrated reports. Validated side by side, documented, and delivered with zero disruption.

1

Assess

Inventory every report, data source, and dependency. Usage analysis identifies what actually matters.

2

Rationalize

Retire duplicates and unused reports. Typically 30 to 50 percent never need migrating.

3

Modernize

Rebuild on Power BI and Fabric with governed semantic models and validated outputs.

4

Govern

Workspaces, row-level security, certified datasets, and documented standards.

5

Enable

Training and handover so your team owns the platform, not a vendor.

Not sure where to start?

The free migration assessment inventories your SAP Business Warehouse estate, sizes the effort, and gives you a phased roadmap with costs. No commitment required.

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Common Questions

SAP Business Warehouse migration FAQ

How does BW data reach Power BI?

Options include the SAP BW connector for direct queries, or pipelines landing InfoProvider data in Fabric Lakehouse for Direct Lake performance. The assessment recommends the right pattern per data volume and latency need.

What happens to BEx queries?

BEx logic, restricted and calculated key figures, and hierarchies are documented and rebuilt as semantic model measures, validated against BEx output line by line.

Do BW authorizations carry over?

Yes. BW analysis authorizations map to Power BI row-level security roles, reproduced and tested per user group before cutover.

Is this compatible with a future Datasphere move?

Yes. The Fabric and Power BI layer consumes SAP data regardless of whether the back end stays BW, moves to BW/4HANA, or lands in Datasphere later.

How long does BW reporting migration take?

Typical BEx estates migrate in 4 to 9 months in waves by business area, planned against your BW 7.5 support timeline.

Other Migrations

We migrate every major legacy platform

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