SAC BW Live Connection

SAC offers the possibility to establish live data connections to SAP BW or SAP BW/4HANA systems. They can be used to assign BW queries to stories and retrieve live data from the BW systems. The following topics provide additional information (from OLAP perspective) to consider when working with SAP BW queries and SAC stories.

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OLAP-Specific Topics

• Advanced Filtering
• BW Time-Based Variances
• Dynamic Selections and Local Formulas
• Conditions & Exceptions
• Input Help (F4)
• Version and Time-dependent Hierarchies

Troubleshooting

• How To Analyze SAC BW Live Connection Calls

SAP Online Documentation

• Live Data Connections to SAP BW and SAP BW/4HANA
• Story-Specific Considerations for SAP BW Live Data Connections

SDN Wiki

• SAP Analytics Cloud, BW Live Connection Support
• BW Live Connectivity, INA Provider Features

Important SAP Notes

• 2541557 - SAP Analytics Cloud with BW live connection - Which BW support package is recommended?
• 2715030 - Considerations when using SAP BW and SAP S/4HANA Live Connections in SAC
• 2788384 - Unsupported Features with SAP BW, SAP S/4HANA and SAP BPC Embedded Model Live Connections in SAC