BusinessObjects to Power BI Migration
Australia's SAP BusinessObjects to Power BI migration specialists - we move Web Intelligence and Crystal Reports onto Power BI before the maintenance deadline.
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Migrate with Confidence: Australia's BusinessObjects to Power BI Specialists
SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.3 reaches the end of mainstream maintenance in December 2026, and beyond 2027 on-premise support narrows to the Private Cloud Edition while SAP steers customers toward SAP Analytics Cloud. Many Australian mid-market organisations will exit to Power BI instead. Report Simple is the specialist partner for that move. We assess your Web Intelligence and Crystal Reports estate, convert your universes into a governed Power BI semantic model, and migrate reporting on a deadline-led plan. You replace a costly, sunsetting stack with a modern platform your business is likely already licensed for - without losing the reports your organisation runs on.
Beat 2026 Deadline
BusinessObjects mainstream maintenance ends December 2026, and we plan and deliver your migration ahead of it, so reporting never depends on a platform SAP is winding down.
Universes Preserved
Your governed universe is re-engineered into a Power BI semantic model with the same single definition of every metric, so your one version of the truth survives the move intact.
Crystal Moves Too
Crystal Reports migrate as a first-class part of the project, with pixel-perfect invoices and statements rebuilt as Power BI paginated reports and validated against the originals.
Exit SAP Costs
Moving off BusinessObjects removes escalating SAP maintenance and licensing spend, replacing it with a modern platform your organisation is often already paying for through Microsoft 365.
Validated Cutover
Every migrated report is reconciled against its BusinessObjects original and run in parallel before cutover, so the business trusts the numbers and nothing is switched off until it is proven.
Our BusinessObjects to Power BI Migration Services
BusinessObjects & Crystal Estate Assessment
See the whole estate before you commit to a deadline. We inventory your Web Intelligence and Crystal Reports, your universes and the data behind them, classifying each by usage and complexity and flagging what to retire. You receive a fixed-fee assessment and a deadline-led migration plan mapped against the December 2026 maintenance milestone, so you move with a clear roadmap rather than a last-minute scramble.
Universe to Semantic Model Conversion
Convert your universes into a model Power BI can trust. The BusinessObjects universe - your governed semantic layer - is re-engineered into a Power BI semantic model with the same single definition of every metric. We translate joins, contexts and derived measures into a clean star schema and DAX, preserving the governed logic that made the universe valuable while removing decades of accumulated complexity. Your one version of the truth carries across.
Web Intelligence (Webi) Report Migration
Rebuild your Webi reporting as modern Power BI. Web Intelligence reports migrate to Power BI as governed, interactive reports, with the queries, prompts and structures your users know reproduced and validated. Scheduled and bursted reports are reinstated so distribution continues. Users move from the older Webi experience to fast, explorable dashboards without losing the analyses they depend on every day.
Crystal Reports Migration
Move Crystal Reports across as a first-class part of the project, not an afterthought. The pixel-perfect Crystal invoices, statements and operational documents your business runs migrate to Power BI paginated reports, preserving layouts, parameters and scheduling. We rebuild the data connections and validate output against the originals. The formatted documents your customers and regulators see keep their fidelity on a supported platform.
Validation, Cutover & SAP Exit
Land the migration and exit the SAP stack cleanly. We validate every migrated report against its BusinessObjects original, run a parallel period for confidence, then cut over and decommission the legacy environment. Your team is trained and handed full documentation. You leave behind escalating SAP maintenance and licensing for a modern platform, with reporting proven and the deadline met comfortably.
TURN SCATTERED DATA
INTO A SINGLE SOURCE OF TRUTH
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We never farm your data assets out to offshore teams. Our team is entirely Australian-based, guaranteeing flawless communication, immediate timezone alignment, and strict data sovereignty.
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Our Proven BusinessObjects to Power BI Migration Process
Our senior specialists assess your SAP reporting estate, convert your universes into Power BI, and exit BusinessObjects ahead of the deadline.
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Estate Assessment & Deadline Plan
We inventory your Web Intelligence and Crystal Reports, universes and data sources, classifying each by usage and complexity. You receive a fixed-fee assessment and a migration plan mapped against the December 2026 maintenance deadline, with effort estimates and a clear budget. Unused reports are flagged for retirement so you migrate only what the business needs.
Universe Conversion & Report Migration
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We convert your universes into a governed Power BI semantic model and migrate Web Intelligence and Crystal reports in waves, validating each against its original. Pixel-perfect Crystal documents become Power BI paginated reports; interactive Webi analyses become modern dashboards. Every figure is reconciled and scheduled delivery reinstated as we go.
Validation, Cutover & Exit
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We run the new reports in parallel with BusinessObjects so the business trusts them, then cut over and decommission the SAP environment at the right moment. Your team receives training and documentation, and we stay available to optimise and extend. You exit escalating SAP maintenance with reporting fully proven on Power BI.
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Experience Governed Data
Hover, click, and interact to experience the calculation speed, logic precision, and executive clarity of a robust, expertly engineered semantic model.
BusinessObjects to Power BI Migration FAQs
How much does a BusinessObjects to Power BI migration cost?
We quote every BusinessObjects migration as a fixed price after a short estate assessment, rather than open-ended day rates. The cost depends mainly on the number of universes, Web Intelligence reports and Crystal Reports involved, and most organisations also remove significant SAP maintenance and licensing spend by exiting. Specialist Australian consultants are around $200 to $250 or more per hour for ad-hoc work.
For how we structure pricing, see our Power BI pricing page.
When does SAP BusinessObjects reach end of life?
SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.3 reaches the end of mainstream maintenance in December 2026, and from 2027 on-premise support narrows to the Private Cloud Edition while SAP directs customers toward SAP Analytics Cloud. BusinessObjects is not switched off overnight, but the platform is clearly winding down, and many Australian mid-market organisations are choosing to exit to Power BI rather than follow SAP's cloud path. Planning the move through 2026 avoids a rushed, risky migration later.
Can Crystal Reports be migrated to Power BI?
Yes - Crystal Reports are treated as a first-class part of the migration, moving to Power BI paginated reports built for the same pixel-perfect, print-ready output. Invoices, statements and operational documents keep their layouts, parameters and scheduling. We rebuild the data connections and validate every document against its Crystal original, so the formatted reports your customers and regulators rely on continue without interruption.
What happens to our universes and Web Intelligence reports?
Your universe is re-engineered into a governed Power BI semantic model, and your Web Intelligence reports are rebuilt as interactive Power BI reports against it. The single definition of each metric that made the universe valuable is preserved, while decades of accumulated complexity are cleaned up. Webi queries, prompts and structures are reproduced and validated, so users keep the analyses they rely on in a faster, more modern experience.
Should we move to Power BI or SAP Analytics Cloud?
For most Australian mid-market organisations, Power BI is the more practical and cost-effective destination than SAP Analytics Cloud, especially where Microsoft 365 is already in place. You gain lower licensing cost, a larger local talent pool and deep Microsoft integration, without committing further to the SAP stack you are trying to exit. SAP data still reports beautifully in Power BI through its connectors. Our assessment weighs both paths honestly for your situation.
For the dashboards on top, see our Power BI dashboard development page.
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