Academy · Data & Analytics · 300 Professional
Modernizing SAP BW: BW Private Cloud Edition, the Data Product Generator and Query Regression Testing
Lays out the SAP BW 7.5 and BW/4HANA paths now that BW 7.5 mainstream maintenance ends in 2027: lift to SAP BW private cloud edition, expose BW data as Business Data Cloud data products with the Data Product Generator, convert to BW/4HANA, or rebuild in SAP Datasphere. It shows how to inventory flows, routines and queries for migration risk, how to design query-level regression tests and reconciliation that prove reports return the same numbers after each step, and how to run coexistence and decommissioning safely. Built around Contoso Motor Co.'s BW 7.5 system. Statuses as of 18 October 2026.
- 58 minutes
- 6 lessons + quiz
- Data & Analytics Specialist, Solution Architect, Test Lead / Test Manager, Basis / Platform Administrator
What you’ll be able to do
- Explain the BW 7.5 and BW/4HANA maintenance positions
- Compare BW private cloud edition lift, Data Product Generator, BW/4HANA conversion and Datasphere rebuild
- Inventory BW flows, routines and queries for migration risk
- Design query-level regression tests and reconciliation
- Plan coexistence and decommissioning
Sources and further reading
- SAP Business Data Cloud reference architecture for BW modernization · SAP Architecture Center
- The smart path to SAP BW modernization (user group deck, Feb 2026) · SAP User Groups
- Data Product Generator for SAP Business Data Cloud · SAP Learning
- Transforming SAP BW with SAP Business Data Cloud · SAP Learning
- End of maintenance for SAP BW · BARC
- The end of support for SAP BW 7.5: what you need to do now · PIKON
- Exploring SAP Business Data Cloud (learning journey) · SAP Learning