{"id":63538,"date":"2025-10-02T11:17:36","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T09:17:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rapidviews.io\/?p=63538"},"modified":"2025-10-24T09:28:25","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T07:28:25","slug":"convert-your-sap-bw-objects-to-cds-views-accelerate-your-migration-with-rapidviews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.rapidviews.io\/en\/blog\/sap-bw-en\/convert-your-sap-bw-objects-to-cds-views-accelerate-your-migration-with-rapidviews","title":{"rendered":"Convert SAP BW objects to CDS Views"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"63538\" class=\"elementor elementor-63538 elementor-63523\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02382fc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"02382fc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bce7af elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1bce7af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Introduction<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d37a642 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d37a642\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"54\" data-end=\"429\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dev.rapidviews.io\/blog\/sap-bw\/auditer-mon-environnement-sap-bw\">SAP BW<\/a> has been the backbone of decision-making for much of the SAP ecosystem for the past two decades. But with support ending in 2027, companies must now rethink their analytics strategy. This deadline requires not only a thorough overhaul of BW environments but, more importantly, a <strong>clear migration strategy<\/strong> toward modern technologies, particularly<a href=\"https:\/\/dev.rapidviews.io\/blog\/cds-views\/presentation-des-cds-views\"><strong> CDS Views<\/strong> <\/a>in S\/4HANA.<\/p><p data-start=\"431\" data-end=\"762\">RapidViews supports this transition through two powerful levers: its CDS-based Business Content and its BI Smart Repository governance platform. After exploring in a previous article how to effectively audit your BW landscape, we will now see how to transform these existing objects into reusable and industrializable CDS models.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bcbb2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9bcbb2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why migrate from SAP BW to CDS Views?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-302b412 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"302b412\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"809\" data-end=\"963\">CDS Views are now the standard for data modeling in <a href=\"https:\/\/dev.rapidviews.io\/blog\/s4hana\/presentation-de-s4hana-cloud\">SAP S\/4HANA<\/a>. Unlike traditional BW structures (DSOs, InfoCubes, BEx queries, etc.), CDS Views offer:<\/p><ul data-start=\"965\" data-end=\"1224\"><li data-start=\"965\" data-end=\"1008\"><p data-start=\"967\" data-end=\"1008\"><strong>real-time<\/strong> access to transactional data<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1009\" data-end=\"1087\"><p data-start=\"1011\" data-end=\"1087\"><strong>native integration<\/strong> with SAP Analytics Cloud, Datasphere, or even Power BI<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1088\" data-end=\"1153\"><p data-start=\"1090\" data-end=\"1153\">more <strong>transparent modeling aligned with IT and business needs<\/strong><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1154\" data-end=\"1224\"><p data-start=\"1156\" data-end=\"1224\">and, above all, <strong>reduced technical debt<\/strong> from layered BW structures<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"1226\" data-end=\"1438\">However, converting years of BW development into CDS requires method and tools. The goal is to <strong>identify functional equivalents<\/strong>, avoid starting from scratch, and enable business users to retain their dashboards.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-858c9c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"858c9c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">From audit to migration: the importance of knowing your BW<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bccc6a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bccc6a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"1506\" data-end=\"1702\">Before any transformation, it is essential to know what your BW environment actually contains. This is the role of the audit via the<strong> BW connector in the <a href=\"https:\/\/dev.rapidviews.io\/blog\/business-data-cloud\/bi-smart-repository-les-nouveautes-de-la-version-6-1\">BI Smart Repository<\/a><\/strong>, which allows you to:<\/p><ul data-start=\"1704\" data-end=\"1925\"><li data-start=\"1704\" data-end=\"1815\"><p data-start=\"1706\" data-end=\"1815\"><strong>automatically<\/strong> inventory all objects (DSOs, InfoObjects, queries, transformations, etc.) and their metadata,<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1816\" data-end=\"1861\"><p data-start=\"1818\" data-end=\"1861\">help identify <strong>obsolete or unused objects<\/strong>,<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1862\" data-end=\"1925\"><p data-start=\"1864\" data-end=\"1925\">dynamically document <strong>technical and functional dependencies<\/strong>.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"1927\" data-end=\"2128\">This IT-business shared repository is a <strong>critical knowledge base for migratio<\/strong>n. It helps<strong> determine exactly what to migrate, rebuild, or discard<\/strong>, while preserving existing reporting and business logic.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cfe461 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6cfe461\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Finding the equivalent CDS: the role of the Analytics Wizard<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b71a273 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b71a273\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"2198\" data-end=\"2297\">Once the audit is complete, the key question is:<em> which CDS View should replace a given BW object?<\/em><\/p><p data-start=\"2299\" data-end=\"2610\">This is where the<strong> Analytics Wizard<\/strong> integrated into the BI Smart Repository comes in. Simply drag a BW object (e.g., a BEx query or a Composite Provider) into the Wizard to receive an <strong>automated suggestion<\/strong> of the equivalent CDS View,<strong> ensuring alignment with SAP standard<\/strong> practices and reducing regression risks.<\/p><p data-start=\"2612\" data-end=\"2735\">This process not only <strong>speeds up migration<\/strong> but also<strong> allows you to leverage proven models instead<\/strong> of reinventing the wheel.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e183f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3e183f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ready-to-use Business Content based on CDS Views<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3e2027 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b3e2027\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"2793\" data-end=\"2942\">RapidViews offers a large library of <strong>business content<\/strong> (FI, CO, SD, MM, EWM, PP, etc.) available as CDS Views or Datasphere models. This content is:<\/p><ul data-start=\"2944\" data-end=\"3073\"><li data-start=\"2944\" data-end=\"2962\"><p data-start=\"2946\" data-end=\"2962\"><strong>SAP-certified<\/strong><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2963\" data-end=\"3013\"><p data-start=\"2965\" data-end=\"3013\">ready to use <strong>with hundreds of documented KPIs<\/strong><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"3014\" data-end=\"3073\"><p data-start=\"3016\" data-end=\"3073\">adaptable to your specific business or technical needs<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"3075\" data-end=\"3257\">In practice, this means that for each SAP module, you can <strong>replace your BW models with modern CDS Views<\/strong> while benefiting from an established structure, glossary, and business rules.<\/p><p data-start=\"3075\" data-end=\"3257\">\u00a0<\/p><p data-start=\"3259\" data-end=\"3301\"><strong data-start=\"3259\" data-end=\"3299\">Continuous and documented governance<\/strong><\/p><p data-start=\"3303\" data-end=\"3431\">One major challenge in migration projects is the <strong>loss of functional knowledge<\/strong>. The BI Smart Repository addresses this through:<\/p><ul data-start=\"3433\" data-end=\"3666\"><li data-start=\"3433\" data-end=\"3473\"><p data-start=\"3435\" data-end=\"3473\"><strong>automated and updated<\/strong> documentation<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"3474\" data-end=\"3557\"><p data-start=\"3476\" data-end=\"3557\">a<strong> cross-functional business catalog<\/strong> (BW, CDS, Datasphere, SAC, Power BI, etc.)<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"3558\" data-end=\"3616\"><p data-start=\"3560\" data-end=\"3616\">full traceability via <strong>Data Lineage<\/strong> (object or column)<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"3617\" data-end=\"3666\"><p data-start=\"3619\" data-end=\"3666\">and <strong>impact analysis<\/strong> in case of model changes<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"3668\" data-end=\"3803\">This governance is crucial to ensure the <strong>longevity<\/strong> of new CDS objects and maintain a strong link between IT teams and business users.<\/p><p data-start=\"3668\" data-end=\"3803\">\u00a0<\/p><p data-start=\"3805\" data-end=\"3859\"><strong data-start=\"3805\" data-end=\"3857\">A tool-supported methodology for rapid migration<\/strong><\/p><p data-start=\"3861\" data-end=\"3927\">Typical steps for a BW to CDS migration with RapidViews include:<\/p><ol data-start=\"3929\" data-end=\"4328\"><li data-start=\"3929\" data-end=\"3997\"><p data-start=\"3932\" data-end=\"3997\"><strong>Complete audit<\/strong> of the BW environment with the Smart Repository<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"3998\" data-end=\"4086\"><p data-start=\"4001\" data-end=\"4086\"><strong>Selection of objects to migrate<\/strong> (business requirements, actual usage, criticality)<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"4087\" data-end=\"4152\"><p data-start=\"4090\" data-end=\"4152\"><strong>Suggestion of equivalent CDS Views<\/strong> via the Analytics Wizard<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"4153\" data-end=\"4204\"><p data-start=\"4156\" data-end=\"4204\"><strong>Deployment of RapidViews CDS<\/strong> <strong>Business Content<\/strong><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"4205\" data-end=\"4270\"><p data-start=\"4208\" data-end=\"4270\"><strong>Customization and functional validation with business teams.<\/strong><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"4271\" data-end=\"4328\"><p data-start=\"4274\" data-end=\"4328\"><strong>Centralized documentation and continuous governance.<\/strong><\/p><\/li><\/ol><p data-start=\"4330\" data-end=\"4469\">With this approach, migration projects are reduced from several months to a few weeks, <strong>lowering risks<\/strong> and ensuring <strong>BI service<\/strong> continuity.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d6831e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7d6831e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Use Case: Finding the Equivalent CDS for Composite Provider \/IMO\/V_MMIM01<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2681b5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2681b5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"122\" data-end=\"397\">Let\u2019s take a concrete example: you have a <strong>SAP BW Composite Provider<\/strong> used in many business reports. Before rebuilding it manually, you want to know if there is a <strong>standard CDS View<\/strong> that covers the same needs.<br data-start=\"328\" data-end=\"331\" \/>Thanks to the <strong>BI Smart Repository Wizard<\/strong>, the process is simple:<\/p><p data-start=\"402\" data-end=\"458\">1. <strong>Drag the relevant BW object<\/strong> into the Wizard interface.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fded60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9fded60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"402\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.rapidviews.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/wizard-analyse-automatique-1024x515.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-63520\" alt=\"The Wizard automatically analyzes the BW object&apos;s structure and fields.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.rapidviews.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/wizard-analyse-automatique-1024x515.png 1024w, https:\/\/dev.rapidviews.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/wizard-analyse-automatique-300x151.png 300w, https:\/\/dev.rapidviews.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/wizard-analyse-automatique-768x386.png 768w, https:\/\/dev.rapidviews.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/wizard-analyse-automatique.png 1383w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-828d3f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"828d3f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>2. The tool<strong> automatically analyzes<\/strong> its structure, fields, data sources, and usage.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-604f561 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"604f561\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"403\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.rapidviews.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/wizard-bw-objet-depose-1024x516.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-63518\" alt=\"BI Smart Repository Wizard interface showing the BW object dropped for analysis.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.rapidviews.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/wizard-bw-objet-depose-1024x516.png 1024w, https:\/\/dev.rapidviews.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/wizard-bw-objet-depose-300x151.png 300w, https:\/\/dev.rapidviews.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/wizard-bw-objet-depose-768x387.png 768w, https:\/\/dev.rapidviews.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/wizard-bw-objet-depose-1536x774.png 1536w, https:\/\/dev.rapidviews.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/wizard-bw-objet-depose.png 1914w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a43091e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a43091e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>3. Within seconds, the Wizard suggests the<strong> corresponding CDS View<\/strong> (either SAP standard or from RapidViews Business Content).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec9a0be elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ec9a0be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"402\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.rapidviews.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/wizard-analyse-automatique-1024x515.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-63520\" alt=\"The Wizard automatically analyzes the BW object&apos;s structure and fields.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.rapidviews.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/wizard-analyse-automatique-1024x515.png 1024w, https:\/\/dev.rapidviews.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/wizard-analyse-automatique-300x151.png 300w, https:\/\/dev.rapidviews.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/wizard-analyse-automatique-768x386.png 768w, https:\/\/dev.rapidviews.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/wizard-analyse-automatique.png 1383w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f91a9b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f91a9b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>4. You can immediately<strong> view the functional content<\/strong> of this CDS: available fields, calculated KPIs, filtering logic, etc.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8caef1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b8caef1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"403\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.rapidviews.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/wizard-resultat-cds-view-1024x516.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-63522\" alt=\"Analysis result in the Wizard displaying the corresponding CDS View with its functional details.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.rapidviews.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/wizard-resultat-cds-view-1024x516.png 1024w, https:\/\/dev.rapidviews.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/wizard-resultat-cds-view-300x151.png 300w, https:\/\/dev.rapidviews.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/wizard-resultat-cds-view-768x387.png 768w, https:\/\/dev.rapidviews.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/wizard-resultat-cds-view.png 1381w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a95379 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a95379\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"795\" data-end=\"1080\">This feature acts as a<strong> true migration accelerator<\/strong>. In most cases, the CDS object proposed by the Wizard<strong> covers 70\u201380% of the functional logic<\/strong> of the original BW object. This allows teams to<strong> quickly establish a reliable<\/strong>, SAP-compliant foundation, often only <strong>needing minor adjustments<\/strong>.<\/p><p data-start=\"1082\" data-end=\"1439\">Instead of starting from scratch, teams get a <strong>ready-to-use<\/strong>, structured, and documented model, which <strong>significantly reduces design time<\/strong>. It also serves as an <strong>excellent reference for discussions with business users<\/strong> and validating requirements, leveraging a standard base. In the example above, the match is <strong>even 100%<\/strong>, allowing for <strong>almost immediate migration<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1be2a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b1be2a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conclusion<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df1400a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"df1400a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"1459\" data-end=\"1665\">Migrating SAP BW objects to CDS Views is a necessity. 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This deadline requires not only a thorough overhaul of BW environments but, more importantly, a clear migration strategy toward modern technologies, particularly [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":63533,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[812,813],"tags":[822,747],"class_list":["post-63538","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sap-bw","category-sap-bw-en","tag-cds-views-2","tag-sap-bw-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.rapidviews.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63538","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.rapidviews.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.rapidviews.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.rapidviews.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.rapidviews.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=63538"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dev.rapidviews.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63538\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.rapidviews.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/63533"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.rapidviews.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63538"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.rapidviews.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=63538"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.rapidviews.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=63538"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}