Excel 2002 with BEx Analyzer NW2004s

[Former Member]

Hi,

can I use Excel 2002 with BEx Analyzer NW2004s? I read somewhere, it is possible only with Office 2003. It's true?

Thanks!

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

BEx in SAP NetWeaver BI 2004s supports MS Office 2000 and Office XP, SP2. The BEx Analyzer supports Excel 2002, SP2 and higher. There is no support for MS Office 97.

For more information, see SAP Note 103174.

Hope it helps.

Regards

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[former_member191838 · Accepted solution]

Hi, for some reason the BI FAQs on SDN are not up-to-date. I will investigate and make sure they are refreshed asap.

You always find the up-to-date FAQs on SAP Service Marketplace /bifaq. There you see the correct answer:

Which versions of Microsoft Office are supported by SAP NetWeaver 7.0 (2004s) BI Business Explorer (BEx)?

BEx in SAP NetWeaver 7.0 (2004s) supports MS Office 2003 and Office XP, SP2 (this includes Excel 2002) based on GUI 6.40

BEx in SAP NetWeaver 7.0 (2004s) supports MS Office 2003 based on GUI 7.10

For information on planned support for Windows Vista and Office 2007 (based on GUI 7.10) please check the Functional Enhancements Schedule BI in NW7.0 (2004s).

There is

no support for NW 7.0 (2004s) BEx Tools on MS Office 97

no support for NW 7.0 (2004s) BEx Tools for Office XP (Excel 2002) in combination with GUI 7.10

no support for NW 7.0 (2004s) BEx Tools for Vista in combination with GUI 6.40

For more information, see SAP Note 103174 and 1013140.

Best Regards,

Eric Schemer

SAP BI Product Manager