The Administrator Workbench is the tool for controlling, monitoring, and maintaining all of the processes connected with data staging and processing in the Business Information Warehouse.

The data for the SAP Business Information Warehouse that has been staged with the help of the Administrator Workbench can be evaluated and presented with the Business Explorer reporting tool.

The Administrator Workbench encompasses the following functional areas:

From BW systems you can get to the Administrator Workbench by choosing BW Administration ® Administrator Workbench.

When you call the Administrator Workbench, a navigation menu appears on the left of the screen. You can use the pushbuttons to open the individual areas of the Administrator Workbench, and in turn display the views and functions you can use in these areas. With one click you can call up the views and functions on the right-hand area of the screen.

The pushbutton toolbar of the Administrator Workbench includes a pushbutton for hiding the navigation menu, pushbuttons for frequently used functions, and pushbuttons that are relevant for the individual areas. Pushbuttons, which refer to certain views or functions, are displayed on the right-hand area of the screen.