BO tools licensing on SAP clients now

We have a dashboarding requirement to be delivered in 2008.
As a SAP licensed customer, can we start using the BO toolset now so our migration path will be easier next year? 
What would be the point in creating something in WAD or Visual Composer this year, if we have to change it to XCelcius(+) next year?  We would like to create it using the BO toolset of XCelcius this year so there would be minimal impact.
Would we have to pay licensing for this, this year?  It is apart of the SAP suite now, but how is the licensing handled?
Thanks.

Hi Tracey,
As far as I know to use the BO toolset you would have to pay additional fees at this time.
On the upgrade to Xcelsius, it is relevant to bear in mind that the BI7 tools (Bex and WAD) will be supported until 2013, and extended maintenance till 2016, so you have the potential of 8 years before your development is not supported.
Looking at the roadmap, and knowing some of the hard times implementing BI7 back in 2006 I'd have thought that in 2009 it will not be the slick finished tool, and will probably require a number of OSS notes etc...
It will also depend when in 2009 the toolset changes, I would have thought if it is not released to mid 2009, unless on ramp up, a customer would probably not want to upgrade to the new tools till at least 2010.
I suppose I am basically saying if you have a need today for the dashboard then use the current BI7 toolset. If your need could be delayed for at least a year then you may want to wait, but you will probably not get to see the amalgamted products until 2009 anyway.
Ian

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