SAP BW IP is a framework within SAP BW (up to version 7.5). It enables you to build a business planning with SAP BW resources by using planning info providers (such as Advanced Data Store Objects or InfoCubes), input-ready queries and planning functions. SAP BW IP is a licensed component of SAP BW. As a user interface, Microsoft Excel (with SAP Analysis Office Add-In) is possible, as well as a purely browser-based data entry. Since SAP BW/4HANA, BW IP has been discontinued. Instead, very large parts of the technology have been merged into the SAP product Business Planning and Consolidation (SAP BPC) and have also been functionally upgraded there. ⇒ Learn more about SAP BW IP