Here is what the SAP note says:
The BR*Tools 7.20 and 7.40 packages are available on SAP Service Marketplace as an SAPCAR archive.
Separate versions of BR*Tools are not delivered for SAP Kernel Release 7.21, 7.38, and 7.41. Use the relevant Basis Versions 7.20 or 7.40.
The BR*Tools 7.20 package can be used with all SAP releases that are based on Oracle database 10g or 11g.
The BR*Tools 7.40 package can be used with all SAP releases that are based on Oracle database 11g.
BR*Tools 7.20 and 7.40 can also be used for SAP systems with non-ABAP stack without functional restrictions (for example, J2EE-only systems, portals, MDM, requisite, and so on). In non-ABAP stack systems, some control tables may not exist. Therefore, in addition, refer to SAP Notes 320457 and 892294.
The BR*Tools documentation is available as described under point [6]. In particular, the documentation contains recommendations on the type and frequency of regular upcoming database administration activities such as backups, updating statistics, and so on.
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RB