SAP Lumira: Current capabilities, planned enhancements, and future vision

Ashish C. Morzaria

SAP

SAP Lumira: Current Capabilities, Planned

Enhancements, and Future Vision

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Agenda

Where does SAP Lumira fit in?

• How does it relate to SAP BI 4 now and in the future?

What is SAP Lumira and what can it do?

• Desktop: Current and new capabilities

• Web: Server and Cloud

SAP Lumira deployment options

• SAP Lumira Server

• SAP Lumira, Edge Edition

Future: Integrating into SAP BI 4

• (Re)introducing Lumira functionality in SAP BI 4

Wrap-up

Where Does SAP Lumira Fit In? How Does It Relate to SAP BI 4 Now and in the Future?


Analytics Solutions from SAP

Cloud Any Device

Social

Collaboration Big Data

Enterprise Performance Management

Governance, Risk, and

Compliance

Discover

Inform

Anticipate Plan

Business Intelligence

Predictive Analytics

Real-Time

Business


• Securely distribute information

across your organization

• Answer related questions by

interacting with predefined

reports

• Build printable reports for

operational efficiency

• Deliver engaging information to

users where they need it

• Track key performance

indicators and summary data

• Build custom experiences so

users get what they need

quickly

• Discover areas to optimize

your business

• Adapt data to business needs

• Tell your story with beautiful

visualizations

Distribute Information Build Engaging Experiences Discover. Predict. Create.

Reporting Dashboards and Apps Agile Visualization

BI Client Overview


Dashboards

and Apps Reporting

SAP Analytics Solutions Tuned for Key Use Cases

Agile

Visualization

Where there is a significant complexity to the BI content

Standardized formats, sophisticated design, complex data mashups, or high levels of governance

Separates the creation environment from the consumption environment

Business user, analyst, or executive answering their own questions

Mobile or web-based self-service

Combines the creation and consumption environment into a single seamless experience

Agile

Visualization

Self-Service

Professionally Authored

Professionally Authored

Self-Service


Agile Visualization with SAP Lumira

SAP Lumira quickly helps business people of all skills

to better understand data and use it to tell stories

that captivate their audience

What Is SAP Lumira and What

Can It Do?

Desktop: Current and New Capabilities

Web: Server and Cloud


SAP Lumira Server and SAP Lumira Cloud

SAP Lumira Server

SAP Lumira Cloud

(SaaS)

Lumira built on SAP HANA Cloud

Platform (HCP) for a true

Software-as-a-Service BI offering

with zero-IT requirements

Simple. Intuitive. Turnkey.

Lumira deployed natively on SAP

HANA on any size of data – on-

premise or hosted in the cloud

Enterprise-grade. Flexible.

On any device

Lumira on desktop

SAP HANA Cloud Platform SAP HANA

On-Prem HEC AWS Other


Key Capabilities on SAP Lumira Desktop

Acquire

Enrich

Visualize/Compose Share

Acquire data from Excel,

CSV, SAP HANA, SQL and

BI universes, Clipboard,

SAP BW*

Stored in columnar store for

lightning fast experience

Merge/Append datasets

Combine multiple sources

without scripting

Cleanse, add calculations,

custom groupings, etc.

Enrich with geo and time

hierarchies

Insight from structured and

unstructured data

Flexible and iterative workflow

makes discovery insight

engaging and powerful

Filter/Exclude/Rank/Sort

Share visualizations by

email

Publish to SAP Lumira

Cloud and Server and BI

Platform

Publish as SAP HANA View

Save to SAP Business

Intelligence Platform as

SAP Explorer InfoSpace *Desktop Visualization only


Key Capabilities on SAP Lumira Server and Cloud

Acquire

Visualize Compose/Explore Share

Upload Excel data or

access data shared by

others

Use these datasets to

visualize and compose

Select out of multiple

chart types

Related visualizations

Same look and feel as

desktop

Create meaningful stories

Add pictograms, shapes,

pictures, and texts

Explore stories with Chart

Extensions

Explore or edit shared

stories

Share answers and

insight with other users


What End Users Really Want — Connectivity. What If …?

What if you could

bring data in local

text files into your

analysis?

What if you could

bring data in local

Excel files into your

analysis?

What if you could

copy data from

your clipboard into

your analysis?

What if you could

connect online and

offline to data

stored in SAP

HANA?

What if you could

connect to data

provided by SAP BI

4.1 Universes?

What if you could

connect to SAP BW

BEx Queries and

InfoProviders?

What if you could

analyze your data

online and offline

and on any device?

Online, Offline, & Any Device SAP BW SAP HANA

Local text files

Local Excel files

Copy from clipboard

SAP BI 4.1 Universes


Mash and Manipulate Datasets

Semantically enrich your data set

Measures, Geographic, and Time elements automatically

detected

Manipulate and cleanse data with

no scripting

Contextual actions suggested based on data selected

Flexible Text, Date, Arithmetic, and Conditional formulas

Create custom groups and custom hierarchies

Replay all transformations when

new data is loaded

All operations are preserved and re-applied automatically

Contextual suggestions


Data Merge

Mash up corporate and personal data at a click of a button

Corresponding attribute in second

data set

Select data set in

document or add a

new data set

Key of current data set


Create Visualizations on the Fly on Your Desktop

Visualization

Gallery

Chart Family

Feeder Pane

Chart body


Interactive Charts

In place filtering

within charts

Create trellis charts with

simple drag-drop

Animate these charts to show

movement over time


On the Fly — Sort and Rank

Apply ascending or descending sorts on measures

Quickly rank the values in charts – top, bottom, …

Sort

Rank


Exploring Data with Geo Maps


Extended Visualizations

Develop custom charts for specific audiences

Integrate them as additional charts options within SAP Lumira


Storytelling, Boards and Controls, Infographics

Create a collage of different data

visualizations and filters using simple drag

and drop

Enable Analysts to quickly create stories

Drag and drop visualizations from a gallery to

create boards

No need for coding or scripting

Making stories even more compelling

Add images and text to convey your results

Simple customizations to style and brand


Share Your Insights

Publish to SAP Lumira Server

• Stories with visualization extensions

• Embed stories into other web pages via URL

• View stories from SAP Fiori launchpad

• View stories from tablet

Publish to SAP Lumira Cloud

• Stories with visualization extensions

• Embed SAP Lumira stories in private or public web pages

• Visualize, explore, annotate, and share insights from tablet

• Share with a link in email

SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.1

• Publish dataset as an Information Space for SAP Explorer

• View stories from BI launchpad

SAP Lumira Deployment

Options

SAP Lumira Server


Overview

SAP Lumira Server is a server-side implementation

of Lumira that installs directly on an SAP HANA

deployment

• Is a platform for Lumira Datasets and Stories. Facilitates sharing

with business users on web and tablet devices.

• Provides a browser interface to explore and visualize SAP HANA

views

• Created by SAP Lumira (when publishing a data set)

• Defined in SAP HANA by other means (i.e., HANA Studio)

Lumira Server

SAP Lumira Server


SAP Lumira Server Is a HANA Native Application

Lumira Server is a native HANA XS

application hosted on and managed by

the HANA Platform

• Installation using HANA Lifecycle Manager (LCM)

• Identity and Access Management based on HANA

platform/users supporting manual authentication and

SSO Support (SAML/X.509)

• Logging and Tracing via XS trace logs

• Backup and Recovery as HANA Instance

• Load Balancing and Reverse Proxy Support

HANA

SAP Lumira Deployment

Options

SAP Lumira, Edge Edition


Introducing SAP Lumira, Edge Edition

AGILE VISUALIZATION FOR

DEPARTMENTS AND TEAMS

Install and start visualizing data

in 15 minutes

Create, view, and share in the browser

Embedded in-memory engine and portal

Simple server and user management

Roll out departmental projects and connect

to SAP BI platform later on

User Portal

In-Memory

Engine

SAP Lumira,

Edge

SAP Lumira,

desktop


Optimized Deployment for Departments and Teams Quick Install and Small Footprint

SAP Lumira, Edge

Run on commodity hardware

Run on most popular operating systems Windows Linux

Installed in minutes

Embedded in-memory engine

SAP HANA required

User portal


Lumira, Edge Edition Requirements

Operating System Windows 7 & Windows 8.1* (64-bit)

Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 & Windows Server 2012 R2

Authentication Enterprise Authentication

Language English ONLY

AppServer Bundled

Browsers Internet Explorer 11, Chrome 36

Data Refresh Query with SQL (FHSQL)

Lumira Desktop Version 1.22

Hardware Minimum 4 GB/4 Core for 1-2 Concurrent Users

Recommended 8 GB/4 Core for 5 Concurrent Users * Not touch enabled


Administration

Create users in the SAP Lumira, Edge portal

• Define Role

• Define License Type

Create groups and assign users to groups


Configuration

Point Lumira Desktop to SAP

Lumira, Edge


Edit and View Stories and Infographics

Edit and visualize

documents online

Compose stories and

infographics over the web


Sharing

Desktop documents can be saved

(uploaded) from the desktop client to

the SAP Lumira, Edge Server

repository

Saved documents can then be

downloaded again from the server for

desktop usage or shared with other

teammates via the server

Can also delete documents via the

Server portal


Manage the Server

Administrator can end sessions from

their console

Change licenses and restart the server

Future: Integrating into SAP

BI 4.x

(Re)introducing Lumira Functionality in SAP BI 4


SAP Lumira Server Integrated and Included with BI Suite

SAP Lumira Server SAP BI 4.1

Integrate SAP Lumira Server into SAP BusinessObjects BI

4.1 landscapes:


SAP Lumira: Server – Desktop – Cloud On-Premise – In the Cloud – On Any Device

SAP Lumira Server

(on SAP HANA) SAP Lumira

Cloud

(on SAP HANA)

Publish Publish

SAP Lumira

Desktop

(local)

Excel/

CSV

Publish

SAP BI Platform

HANA RDBMS Excel/

CSV Universes BW* Clipboard

* Desktop Visualization only

Excel/

CSV


Optimized Deployment for Departments and Teams Two Simple Deployment Scenarios

* Both components are included with SAP Lumira, Edge

** SAP Lumira, server for BI platform will be available later in Q1, 2015

Standalone

Deployment

Integrated with BI, Edge

Deployment

Scenario Data discovery for

your department or team

Trusted data discovery

for lines of business

Embedded in-memory engine

User portal Built-in BI launchpad

Server administration Built-in Central management console

Run as a service of SAP BI,

Edge edition

SAP Lumira, Edge

component to install*

SAP Lumira, server

for teams

SAP Lumira, server

for BI platform**


Comparison: SAP Lumira Server and SAP Lumira, Edge Edition

SAP Lumira, Edge

edition SAP Lumira Server

Scenario Standalone or

Trusted Data Discovery


(with SAP HANA only)


(with SAP HANA and SAP BI)

Integration

with BI platform Optional

(only with BI Edge) No

Yes

(SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.1)

In-memory engine Embedded SAP HANA SAP HANA

Hardware required Commodity hardware Certified HANA hardware Certified HANA hardware

User portal Built-in or BI launchpad Built-in or Fiori Built-in or BI launchpad

Server administration Built-in or

Central management console

SAP HANA

administration console Central management console

Wrap-Up


Where to Find More Information

Lumira Main Site with Tutorials: http://saplumira.com

Lumira Official Product Tutorials: http://scn.sap.com/docs/DOC-26507

Lumira Blog: http://scn.sap.com/community/lumira/blog

Lumira on SCN: http://scn.sap.com/community/lumira

Lumira Enablement: http://scn.sap.com/docs/DOC-55921

Lumira Webinars: http://scn.sap.com/docs/DOC-52806

Lumira Roadmap http://service.sap.com/roadmaps * (then Analytics SAP Lumira)

* Requires login credentials to the SAP Service Marketplace

http://saplumira.com/

http://scn.sap.com/docs/DOC-26507




http://scn.sap.com/community/lumira/blog



http://scn.sap.com/community/lumira













http://service.sap.com/roadmaps


7 Key Points to Take Home

1. SAP Lumira enables anyone to analyze, visualize, and share highly interactive storyboards

2. It supports almost any source – including most databases, BOE Universes, HANA, and others!

3. Close parity between desktop and web interfaces for most workflows, except data manipulation

4. SAP Lumira Server is a native implementation on SAP HANA

5. SAP Lumira Cloud is available at http://cloud.saplumira.com in free and paid versions

6. SAP Lumira, Edge edition server (with no HANA requirements) is here!

7. SAP BI 4.x integration (with no HANA requirements) is coming later this year

Bonus Key Point!

8. Light predictive analysis capabilities in SAP Lumira – more in SAP Predictive Analysis!

http://cloud.saplumira.com/

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