Update about the maintenance timelines for current releases of SAP Business Planning and Consolidation, version for SAP BW/4HANA 2021

[matthiaskraemer]

 

We would like to provide an update about the product version  

SAP Business Planning and Consolidation 2021, version for SAP BW/4HANA 2021. 

As we explained in our previous blog, our Planning products are following the maintenance strategy of the underlying platform. This means there will always be a corresponding SAP BPC/4HANA product version which supports the latest SAP BW/4HANA release. 

For instance, we are offering a new SAP BW/4HANA 2023 (PAM) release on October 31st, 2023, consequently we have decided to also support this release with the help of SAP Business Planning and Consolidation 2021, version for SAP BW/4HANA 2021 as well. So, the SAP BW/4HANA 2021 and SAP BW4/HANA 2023 releases will be supported by the same SAP Business Planning and Consolidation 2021, version for SAP BW/4HANA 2021 (PAM) release. (The corresponding release name will be communicated in a timely manner). 

 

Underlying SAP BW release	Maintenance SAP BW release until	Corresponding SAP BPC release	Maintenance SAP BPC until
SAP BW 7.50	31.12.2030  PAM	SAP BPC 10.1	31.12.2027 PAM
SAP BW4/HANA 2.0	31.12.2024  PAM	SAP BPC 11.1	31.12.2024 PAM
SAP BW4/HANA 2021	31.12.2027  PAM	SAP BPC 2021	31.12.2027 PAM
SAP BW4/HANA 2023	31.12.2030  PAM	SAP BPC 2021	31.12.2030 PAM

 The overall SAP Business Planning and Consolidation strategy will be described in the following diagram.  

[Robert_Jan_Bron]

Hello Mathias,

Great that there is some clearence on this topic!

 

The last picture is a bit fuzzy. Dou you have a sharper version of it as well please?

 

kind regards,

Robert Jan

[matthiaskraemer]

Hi Robert Jan,

please check it again. I tried to upload a better picture.

 

regards Matthias

[Robert_Jan_Bron]

Much better! Thanks!

[Robert_Jan_Bron]

" This means there will always be a corresponding SAP BPC/4HANA product version which supports the latest SAP BW/4HANA release. "

Does that only go for embedded planning or also for the consolidation part of BPC?

 

Kind regards,

[detlef_wassmuth]

Hi Robert-Jan,

thanks, for your feedback. Consolidation is not part of the SAP BPC strategy. Group Reporting is our strategic solution for consolidation.

Unfortunately, the topic embedded planning is not clear for me. If you referring to the planning models, so we talk about the SAP BPC Embedded planning model and the SAP BPC Standard model as well.

 

Best Regards, Detlef

[Robert_Jan_Bron]

Thanks, That answers my question!

[JoseSuarezBlas]

I have checked right now at the PAM that Maintenance times have change again for BW 4HANA 2.0 and BPC 11.1 consequently, the end of mainstream maintenance now is 31.12.2025, is this correct? 

Regards.