SAP BW/4HANA Connector — Private Preview
We're excited to announce that the SAP BW/4HANA connector is now available in Private Preview. This release extends Atlan's SAP coverage into the modeling and reporting layer, making it possible to trace a single number on a BEx query all the way back to the SAP application table it originated from.
What's new
The SAP BW/4HANA connector brings the InfoObjects, providers, transformations, and queries that turn raw SAP transactional data into BW models into Atlan for the first time.
Combined with the existing SAP ECC, SAP S/4HANA, and SAP HANA connectors, customers can now extend lineage and discovery into the BW/4HANA modeling layer — tracing data from source SAP application tables, through Transformations, ADSOs, and CompositeProviders, into the BEx queries that consume them. Coverage of the full SAP analytics estate — including legacy BW landscapes, SAP Datasphere, and the SAC consumption layer — will land as those connectors ship over the coming weeks and months.
Supported capabilities
Discovery
Catalog the core building blocks of your BW/4HANA environment:
- InfoAreas — hierarchical organization of BW objects
- InfoObjects — Characteristics and Key Figures, including attributes, texts, and hierarchies
- Advanced DataStore Objects (ADSOs) — standard, staging, and direct-update types
- CompositeProviders — with union and join definitions across underlying providers
- Open ODS Views — virtual access layer to external sources
- BEx Queries and Query Elements — calculated key figures, restricted key figures, filters, variables, exceptions, and conditions
- Transformations and Data Transfer Processes (DTPs) — including rule types (direct mapping, formula, routine) and source/target object references
- DataSources — extraction sources from SAP and non-SAP systems
- Process Chains — orchestration metadata and step dependencies
Lineage
End-to-end traceability across the BW/4HANA stack:
- Source-to-target lineage through Transformations and DTPs
- Provider composition lineage showing how CompositeProviders union and join underlying ADSOs and Open ODS Views
- Query lineage connecting BEx Queries to the InfoProviders they consume and the InfoObjects they reference
- Field-level lineage through Transformation rules — including direct assignments, formula rules, and ABAP routine-based rules
- Cross-connector lineage linking BW/4HANA assets to upstream SAP ECC, SAP S/4HANA, and HANA sources already cataloged in Atlan
The practical outcome within BW/4HANA: a business analyst can trace a BEx query key figure back through every Transformation to its originating SAP table, and a data steward can see exactly which queries depend on a given ADSO before approving a change.
For the full list of supported objects, lineage paths, and configuration requirements, see the SAP BW/4HANA connector documentation.
What's coming next
BW/4HANA is the first milestone in a broader rollout that will bring the entire SAP analytics estate into Atlan. Three connectors are already in active development:
- SAP BW on HANA — the classic NetWeaver BW deployment on HANA, for the many customers who haven't yet migrated to BW/4HANA. Extends BEx query and InfoProvider lineage to the existing BW landscapes still running in production today.
- SAP Datasphere — discovery and lineage for SAP's next-generation data fabric, including Spaces, Local Tables, Views, Data Flows, and Analytic Models.
- SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) — Story, Model, and Dataset metadata with upstream lineage to Datasphere, BW, and HANA Live Data Models.
Together with the existing SAP ECC, SAP S/4HANA, and SAP HANA connectors, these four upcoming releases will complete the picture: a navigable view of SAP data from raw application tables, through every modeling and warehousing layer — classic SAP BW, SAP BW/4HANA, and SAP Datasphere — into the SAC dashboards and stories where business users consume it. BW/4HANA opens the modeling layer today; BW on HANA extends it to classic deployments; SAP Datasphere covers the next-generation fabric; and SAC closes the loop by bringing the consumption layer into the lineage graph. End-to-end SAP analytics lineage is the destination, and BW/4HANA is the next step.
Getting access
The SAP BW/4HANA connector is available to a limited set of design partners during Private Preview. To request access or learn more, reach out to your Atlan account team.