C_BW4H_214 Retired: What Replaced It and What Carries Over

Historical C_BW4H_214 Scope

The SAP Certified Application Associate — Reporting, Modeling and Data Acquisition with SAP BW/4HANA 2.x exam, certified by SAP, covers data modeling and InfoProviders, data acquisition and transformation, reporting and analysis, planning functions, administration and monitoring, and SAP HANA integration. Candidates must master BW Modeling Tools in Eclipse, including InfoObjects, DataStore Objects, CompositeProviders, and Open ODS Views across the architecture.

Who C_BW4H_214 Was For

Application associates and technical consultants working with SAP BW/4HANA modeling tools in Eclipse, data acquisition pipelines, and reporting who need to validate their knowledge of enterprise data warehousing concepts.

Skills You Should Be Ready to Demonstrate

• Data Modeling and InfoProviders
• Data Acquisition and Transformation
• Reporting and Analysis
• Planning Functions
• Administration and Monitoring
• SAP HANA Integration

How to Reuse Your Preparation

Review official SAP study documentation and practice modeling tasks in Eclipse. Focus heavily on configuring DataStore Objects, defining CompositeProviders, managing data flows, understanding Open ODS Views, and mastering transformation routines using ABAP or SAP HANA SQLScript. Work through practical exercises covering data tiering and query properties.

Historical Domain Guide

Data Modeling and InfoProviders: Historical Scope

This specific domain covers basic core data modeling principles using InfoProviders, InfoObjects, and DataStore Objects directly within the enterprise SAP BW/4HANA environment during everyday practical implementation tasks.

• InfoObjects and characteristics
• DataStore Object structures
• CompositeProvider configuration

Data Acquisition and Transformation: Historical Scope

This particular module focuses heavily on advanced data acquisition methods, source systems, DataSources, extensive transformations, and standard data transfer processes designed for enterprise system pipelines and data loading operations.

• Source system integration
• Data transfer processes
• Transformation rules

Reporting and Analysis: Historical Scope

Candidates examine reporting structures, query design principles, variables, formulas, and complex analytical components built on top of underlying SAP BW/4HANA analytical models intended specifically for business intelligence users.

• Query wizard and editor
• Reusable query components
• Filters and exceptions

Planning Functions: Historical Scope

This domain deals extensively with planning functions and integrated business planning capabilities supported natively within the overall SAP BW/4HANA enterprise system architecture for financial and operational forecasting.

• Planning application setup
• Planning functions execution

Administration and Monitoring: Historical Scope

This section addresses primary administrative tasks, continuous monitoring of data transfer processes, system security, user authorizations, and structured transport management workflows across landscape development tiers to maintain stability.

• Transporting metadata objects
• Monitoring data flows
• Managing authorizations

SAP HANA Integration: Historical Scope

This final domain examines deep integration features with SAP HANA, including external SQL views, high performance calculation views, and highly optimized database processing routines for enhanced system performance.

• External SAP HANA SQL views
• HANA runtime integration