Transitioning to SAP Datasphere with SAP BW Bridge
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⇨ Modernization of existing SAP BW or BW/4HANA system with SAP Datasphere is part of SAP’s roadmap and vision to move existing and new customers to this comprehensive data service on SAP BTP.
⇨ This article aims to simplify and explain the use of SAP BW Bridge as a mandatory service to make the move to SAP Datasphere using tool-based conversion approach.
⇨ Customers can leverage SAP BW Bridge to reduce complexity, factor amount of manual interaction and redesign required to help transition to a modern business data fabric.
SAP Datasphere is the next generation SAP Data Warehouse Cloud (DWC) offering a comprehensive data service built on SAP BTP and provides seamless and scalable access to business data with business context and logic intact. SAP Datasphere allows for data cataloging, data integration, semantic modeling, data federation, data virtualization and analytics capabilities in one single platform.
Converting an SAP BW or SAP BW/4HANA system to SAP Datasphere is a complex process and there is no direct conversion wizard available for it. However, SAP has created a well-defined process that leverages SAP BW Bridge and allows customers to complete the conversion smoothly.
SAP BW Bridge service on SAP BTP allows SAP BW capabilities directly in the public cloud and includes connectivity and business content for extractors based on ECC, S4, and warehousing layer for data loading, partitioning, monitoring, and error handling for all business requirements.
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