When does support for BusinessObjects 4.3 end?

That depends on your version and your contract with SAP. Mainstream maintenance for 4.3 is running out; check the date for your situation with SAP or your partner. We take that date into account when planning after the Logic Scan.

What happens to our universes?

Universes are the semantic layer of BusinessObjects. We read out the objects, joins and contexts and convert them into an open semantic layer, so the logic stays usable on the platform you choose.

Can we clean up before we migrate?

Yes, that is the idea. The Logic Scan shows which reports and objects are no longer used or exist twice. What is dead does not move.

SAP BusinessObjects · WebI · Universes

BusinessObjects 4.3 is ending. Your universes don't have to die with it.

Mainstream maintenance for BusinessObjects 4.3 is running out. The exact date depends on your contract, so check it with SAP. We extract the logic from your universes and WebI reports, so you move on your own terms.

Book a Logic Scan for SAP BusinessObjects

Starts with a free 30-minute intake call.

BO 4.3

Mainstream maintenance is running out; date depends on your contract

Universes

Joins, contexts and objects holding years of business logic

WebI

Reports with their own variables and formulas

What we extract

What we take out of SAP BusinessObjects

Every object that carries logic is read, linked to what depends on it, and checked for use.

Universes (UNV and UNX)
The semantic layer of BusinessObjects, with every class and object.
Objects, filters and prompts
The definitions and questions users meet in WebI.
Joins and contexts
How tables come together and which paths a query may take.
WebI reports
Web Intelligence reports, with their queries and how often they are opened.
Variables and formulas
Report-level calculations that live outside the universe.
Users and rights
Who may see which reports and objects.

What you get

AI-native migration: more than new dashboards

Your logic leaves the old platform as something you own, can read and can query.

Knowledge graph

Every table, procedure, report and relationship in one searchable graph.

Semantic layer in Apache Ossie

Your metrics and dimensions in an open standard, not locked in a tool.

MCP endpoint

Query your logic with Claude, ChatGPT or Copilot.

Plain-language documentation

What every report does and where its numbers come from.

Dead and duplicate objects

What is no longer used does not move.

Reconciliation report

Proof that your core KPIs match the old report.

Optional: a rebuild on Power BI or Fabric, dbt with Omni, or Snowflake and Databricks.

The result is a semantic layer your BI tools and AI agents share. Choosing one? Read dbt Semantic Layer vs Cube and the Open Semantic Interchange guide. How we expose it to AI: MCP-driven data consulting.

Curious what's in your environment? The Logic Scan shows you in 5 working days.

Book a Logic Scan for SAP BusinessObjects

Who does the work

One specialist for SAP BusinessObjects

Arbind Sunil, 20 years of experience with SAP BI, BW and Analytics Cloud. One fixed point of contact who signs off on the reconciliation.

Proof

What it looks like

“Which reports use finance's revenue definition?”

Apache Ossie

metrics:
  - name: net_revenue
    expression: SUM(amount_excl_vat)
    filters:
      - is_intercompany = false
      - is_credit_note = false
    owner: finance
    source: Sales.unx

Case

Example

Industrial manufacturer, 900 employees

310 objects (band L) · Logic Scan in 5 working days, Logic Extract in 8 weeks