With the SAP Business Information Warehouse you can analyze data from the operative R/3 applications as well from any other business application and external data source such as databases, online services and the Internet. The functionality of the Administrator Workbench is designed for controlling, monitoring and maintaining all data retrieval processes.

The SAP Business Information Warehouse enables Online Analytical Processing (OLAP) to format the information of large amounts of operative and historical data. OLAP technology enables multi-dimensional analyses according to various business perspectives. The preconfigured Business Information Warehouse Server for core areas and processes ensures information views within the entire enterprise.

You can analyze data in the SAP Business Information Warehouse by using the Business Explorer. Queries present various views on the data according to individual topics. The information presented in Excel is put together in the background with OLAP technology from the datasets. The authorized employees can access historical as well as current data in any context and to any level of detail by using the Business Explorer. The user can individually collate queries and analyses that he or she finds especially important and store them in the favorites so they can be accessed directly.