SAP BusinessObjects End-of-Life Guide: Support Lifecycle & Migration Planning
Keeping your SAP BusinessObjects platform on a supported version is essential for security patches, compliance, and vendor help. This guide lays out the three EOL stages, version-by-version support dates, service-pack lifecycles, and third-party dependencies—so you can plan your next upgrade with confidence.
Lifecycle Stages
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Stage 1: End of Mainstream Support
Product still receives full feature and security updates.
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Stage 2: Customer-Specific Maintenance (CSM)
Only critical (Priority 1) security fixes are delivered.
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Stage 3: End of Priority-One Support
No further maintenance or security patches.
SAP BI End-of-Support Dates
| Release |
End of Mainstream Support |
End of Priority-One Support |
| BI 4.2 |
Dec 31, 2022 |
Dec 31, 2024 |
| BI 4.3 |
Dec 31, 2026 |
Dec 31, 2027 |
Next-Gen Releases: Mainstream & CSM
| Release |
End of Mainstream |
End of CSM |
| BI 2025 |
Q4 2027 |
Q4 2031 |
| BI 2027 (planned) |
Q4 2029 |
TBD |
BI 4.2 Support-Pack EOL
| SP |
Release Date |
End of Priority-One Support |
| 02 |
Sept 2017 |
Dec 31, 2024 |
| 03 |
Feb 2018 |
Dec 31, 2024 |
| 04 |
Nov 2018 |
Dec 31, 2024 |
| 05 |
Jun 2019 |
Dec 31, 2024 |
| 06 |
Dec 2019 |
Dec 31, 2024 |
| 07 |
Sept 2020 |
Dec 31, 2024 |
| 08 |
Q3 2021 |
Dec 31, 2024 |
| 09 |
Dec 2022 |
Dec 31, 2024 |
BI 4.3 Support-Pack EOL
| SP |
Release Date |
End of Customer-Specific Maintenance |
| 00 |
Jun 2021 |
Dec 31, 2027 |
| 01 |
Q2 2022 |
Dec 31, 2027 |
| 02 |
Q2 2023 |
Dec 31, 2027 |
| 03 |
Q2 2024 |
Dec 31, 2027 |
| 04 |
Q2 2025 |
Dec 31, 2027 |
| 05 |
Q4 2026 |
Dec 31, 2027 |
Third-Party Component Lifecycles
Your BI platform depends on many external components—each with its own EOL schedule. Plan around these to avoid unexpected disruptions.
Operating Systems
| OS |
End of Mainstream |
End of Extended |
| Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 |
Jan 13, 2015 |
Jan 14, 2020 |
Databases & Drivers
| Component |
Mainstream Ends |
Priority-One Ends |
| SQL Server 2008 R2 SP3 |
Jul 8, 2014 |
Jul 9, 2019 |
| Oracle 10.2 |
Jul 2010 |
Jul 2013 |
| Oracle 11.1 |
Aug 2012 |
Aug 2015 |
| Oracle 11.2 |
Jan 2015 |
Dec 2020 |
| Oracle 12.2 |
Mar 2022 |
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Best Practices & Action Plan
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Inventory All Versions: Record your BI release, support-pack level, and third-party components.
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Set Early Alerts: Use calendars or monitoring tools to warn 6–12 months before each EOL.
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Plan Side-by-Side Upgrades: Build parallel environments to minimize downtime and risk.
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Test Thoroughly: Run smoke tests and UAT, verify report output fidelity before cutover.
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Automate & Document: Capture upgrade steps and scripts so future migrations run smoothly.
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