SAP Business Explorer (BeX)

SAP Business Explorer (BEx) offers a high focus on user productivity, with formatted reporting, intuitive ad-hoc analysis, advanced Excel integration, and model-driven BI applications, as well as business planning.

SAP Business Explorer Maintenance and Support Policy

For all SAP Business Explorer customers that are interested in the future of BEx in the light of our SAP Business Objects premium offerings, here is what you need to know:

Maintenance

• BEx 7.x continues to be delivered with the next SAP NetWeaver BW releases. Currently there is no planned end of life. The maintenance period is renewed with every major BW release.
• BEx 3.5 is part of BW 3.5/SAP NetWeaver 04 and the maintenance cycle is coupled to this release (see SAP note 1410878 - SMP Login required). BEx 3.5 in BW 7.0x and BW 7.3x will be supported as long as BEx 3.5 (NetWeaver 2004) is in extended Maintenance (2013). Please note that full PAM support of BEx 3.5 cannot be granted by SAP - as Microsoft has removed, e.g., support for some components within Windows 7 that had been used by BEx Web Application Designer 3.5.

Coexistence BEx Analyzer and Advanced Analysis, edition for MS Office

• You can install BEx and Advanced Analysis on a single PC.
• Only one add-in can be active in an Excel session (in other words, either BEx or Advanced Analysis can be active)
• Opening a BEx workbook activates the BEx add-in.