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3261375 - Will Business Views be supported in the next release of SAP BusinessObjects BI?

Symptom

  • Are Business Views still supported?
  • Will the Business Views be supported in a future release of SAP BusinessObjects BI?
  • In the SAP Analytics Business Intelligence Statement of Direction, it states Universe (UNV) are planned to be deprecated after SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.3. Will the Business Views, and Business View Manager still be supported in the next release?

Environment

  • SAP Crystal Reports 2016
  • SAP Crystal Reports 2020
      
  • SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform 4.2
  • SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform 4.3

Cause

  • Business Views, and the Business View Manager are supported in:
    - SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.2
    - SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.3
      
    And are planned to be supported in the next release, after SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.3

Keywords

BV, BVM, deprecated , KBA , BI-RA-CR , Crystal Reports designer or Business View Manager , How To

Product

SAP Crystal Reports 2016 ; SAP Crystal Reports 2020