SAP's Rob Lightfoot - Sunset of BEx Tools, Microsoft End of Support for Office 2016

SAP's Rob Lightfoot (Global Unified Data & Analytics Solution Advisory Hub Lead) joined APOS COO Allan Pym for a discussion of the impending sunset of BEx Analyzer, Workbooks and BEx Broadcaster in the two videos below.

Options for SAP BEx Analyzer, Workbooks and BEx Broadcaster with Microsoft Support Ending and BEx Tools Sunsetting Oct 2025

In this first video, Rob describes the options for BEx customers moving forward now that Microsoft is ending support for Office 2016 and SAP is officially sunsetting BEx tools that rely on integration with Microsoft Office.

Replacing SAP BEx Broadcaster Workflows, and Impact of SAP BEx & Microsoft Support Ending

Next, Rob and Allan discuss how BEx customers can replace the BEx Broadcaster workflows using SAP Analysis for Microsoft Office (AfO) and SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) stories, and how APOS Publisher for Cloud provides advanced scheduling for AfO workbooks and SAC stories.

On-Demand Webinar

If you want to learn more about the BEx sunset, watch our recent webinar with SAP's Glen Leslie on demand:

SAP BEx Sunsets in October 2025 - Backstory, Options & Opportunities