Visual BI Extensions for Lumira 2.0 Webinar Recap

[TammyPowlas]

This was a webcast on Wednesday with SAP Mentor ihilgefort

I will try not to repeat what was already posted here

The usual disclaimer applies that things in the future are subject to change



Figure 1: Source: Visual BI

Figure 1 is an overview of the Visual BI extensions

Visual BI says they “Deliver dashboards quicker, faster, and better user experience”



Figure 2: Source: Visual BI

Figure 2 shows what is new in August - Context menu for charts, right click



Figure 3: Source: Visual BI

Figure 3 shows the ability to customize data labels using a text editor, a common question here on the community



Figure 4: Source: Visual BI

Use stylesheets for charts

Use templates – use Fiori style sheet



Figure 5: Source: Visual BI

Custom sort for data elements in waterfall charts is covered in Figure 5



Figure 6: Source: Visual BI

Choose if single or multi select, or default selection



Figure 7: Source: Visual BI

Color code facet filter – color what has been selected and what is possible to be selected



Figure 8: Source: Visual BI

Flow layer; to show movement between areas such as airplanes



Figure 9: Source: Visual BI

Can used SOAP based services, working on OData as well



Figure 10: Source: Visual BI

Trellis charts, sometimes called “multiples”, are offered.



Figure 11: Source: Visual BI

 

Watch the YouTube here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NeY2c4vSlYs



Figure 12: Source: Visual BI

Activate a Pivot mode

Table – more Excel style interface – resize columns, sort columns independent of each other



Properties to context menu (from Demo)



Properties to customize data labels (from demo)



Table demo



Figure 16: Source: Visual BI

Yellow stars – delivered

Add a few more chart types

Bullet chart enhancements

 

 

Question and Answer

Q: does drill down chart work with universes?

A: none of the functionality is data independent; only one is hierarchy

Q: Does Lumira have access to Web Intelligence?

A: Lumira Designer 2.0 does not have access to WebI – it has access to HANA, BW, universe

Discovery – offline data source

 

I did not get all the Q&A.  I am sure the replay will be available.

Reference

Join us for these upcoming webcasts:

• Aug 31 Yes, Lumira 2.0 is GA


• Sept 6 Smarter and Faster: How Hybrid Analytics can Help You


• Sept 13 Lumira 2.0 for Business users


• Sept 19 Lumira 2.0 for Application Developers


• Sept 21 Integrate SAP Analytics Cloud with your landscape and gain powerful insights


• Oct 12 Introducing SAP Analytics Hub


• Oct 10 Sizing Lumira 2.0 for Enterprise


• Oct 24 SAP Cloud Platform Predictive Services


• Nov 20 What’s new in Analysis Office 2.6?


• Nov 30 Refresh Expert Streams on Predictive Factory


• Dec 12 Best Practices for Automated Analytics

See you there?