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SAP EWA feasibility Check
Are you in the verge of preparation phase of a Solution Manager Implementation Project? Of course, EWA is an indispensable asset which cannot be neglected. Wondering which all products and components falls under EWA activation category?
Here, I have jotted down a list of Products which are feasible to be monitored via EWA reporting.Also quoted the essential Notes, enhancement wiki and common Query; insights to support you through every step of your way until final activation of EWA report.
Here you go,
List of Products for which EWA is feasible.
| S.No | Product/Component/DB | EWA Feasibility |
| 1 | PI | Yes |
| 2 | SAP BO Enterprise XI 3.1 | Yes |
| 3 | SAP BO BI Platform 4 (IDD) and higher | Yes |
| 4 | SAP BO DataServices 4 (EIM) and higher | Yes |
| 5 | SAP TREX Systems | Yes |
| 6 | MS SQL Server Databases | Yes |
| 7 | Databases of non-ABAP | No |
| 8 | HANA/ORACLE/DB2 on LUW | Yes |
| 9 | SAP BusinessObjects BI Edge | Yes |
| 10 | Sybase Unwired Platform | Yes |
| 11 | SAP Netweaver product with ABAP/JAVA | Yes |
| 12 | SAP Mobile Platform 2.3 and the predecessor versions | Yes |
| 13 | Sybase Unwired Platform 2.1 and 2.2 | Yes |
| 14 | SAP Mobile Platform 3.0 and higher | Yes |
| 15 | SAP MDM 7.1.10 and higher | Yes |
| 16 | hybris Commerce Suite 5.1 and higher | Yes |
| 17 | ABAP stack (include component SAP_BASIS) | Yes |
| 18 | SAP R/3 ( >= R/3 3.0D) | Yes |
| 19 | SAP Web dispatcher Systems | NA |
| 20 | PCO systems | NA |
| 21 | Oracle RAC (Real Application Cluster) | Yes |
| 22 | DB2 for zSeries Data Sharing | Yes |
| 23 | DB2 for Unix, Windows and Linux (Db partitioning feature only) | Yes |
Hope now you have a fair idea to define the scope of your project, in EWA space as per the segregated table. Indeed, we have just scratched the surface regards to EWA scoping. For insights on the granular versions, per-requisites and supporting documents please check the below referenced SAP Notes and Wiki. Cheers!
References:
SAP Note 1257308
How to enable Business Key Figures (BKF) for EarlyWatch Alert Report (EWA) – Guided Answer 2609795
For ABAP systems, the EWA can be processed at SAP without a customer Solution Manager. Refer to SAP Note 207223.
Requirements for generating the EWA Report:
Known issues with Early watch Alert:
https://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=442630493