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This is the first in a series of webcasts
SAP went through a lot of testing – beta, Early Adopter Care, and passed the gates.
You can download starting now
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Lumira is a key part of your strategy
Ina suggested taking the value calculator at this link.
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Figure 3 shows the 3 BI on premise products with the most investment going forward
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SAP Lumira 2.0 worked on the above 3 core principles
Lumira 2.0 simplifies user experience, to get the 80% adoption
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Lumira Discovery – start with idea, and then share idea with designer, customize and share
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No longer separate rooms for prepare, visualize, compose and share; this is now a single canvas with right clicks
Needed better functionality for input controls
Improving visualizations for defaults
Single canvas is the best change from customer feedback
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Live BW access is there for Lumira Discovery
.UNV access will not be in Lumira 2
Using new INA connector with SAP HANA
Streamlined access to enterprise sources so you don’t have to copy data sources
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Figure 8 covers main strengths
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Browser based access is available using the BI Launchpad
One single server add-on that uses the in-memory engine
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There will be a SAP Lumira 2.1, figure 10 covers the themes (subject to change)
Focusing on improved access and tell stories well
Work on replacing BEx Web
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Figure 11 shows direction for 2018/2019; includes data preparation in the browser and exporting to PowerPoint
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Adaptive layout is only in Designer
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SAP Lumira 2 is supported by Mobile BI 6.6
Mobile offline is a “great experience” with Lumira Discovery
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See SAP Note https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2521113
More from SAP:
- “You want to upgrade both to Lumira 2 SP02 and to BI 4.2 SP04:
- First upgrade to BI 4.2 SP04 and then install BI 4.2 SP04 Patch 1
- Then upgrade to Lumira 2 SP02
- You want to upgrade to Lumira 2 first… and then upgrade to BI 4.2 SP04 at a later date:
- Upgrade to Lumira 2 SP02 now
- When you want to upgrade to BI 4.2 SP04 you MUST use the combined installer option. This installs SP04 and Patch 1 simultaneously.
- To get the combined installer, open https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/softwarecenter and search for “sbop bi platform 4.2 sp04 combined”
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Flag to set for Lumira 2
You need to upgrade your Lumira 1.31 Desktop to Patch 8
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Set the flag
Migration scenarios are here: https://blogs.sap.com/2017/05/19/updating-sap-businessobjects-bi-platform-to-lumira-2.x/
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Check Service Marketplace
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Check the Product Availability Matrix
Info tab contains information about obtaining new license key
Links from Ina:
- Run a holistic Analytics Strategy workshop: sap.com/bistrategy
- Establish your data strategy with an Information Governance Assessment workshop. https://blogs.sap.com/2014/07/08/new-information-governance-model-from-sap/
- Get ready for the newest innovations by upgrading to BI 4.2. Schedule a BI Upgrade Technical workshop
- Play with the sample datasets that ship with Lumira Discovery
- Check out tutorial videos on YouTube
- Check out the roadmap on sap.com: http://go.sap.com/solution/roadmaps.html
- Try the quick win of a cloud solution: sap.com/reimagineanalytics
Register for more upcoming related webcasts:
- Sept 6 Smarter and Faster: How Hybrid Analytics can Help You
- Sept 13Lumira 2.0 for Business users
- Sept 19Lumira 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 10Sizing Lumira 2.0 for Enterprise
More links from Ina:
SAP Lumira 2.0 Blog Series
On-going blog series from contributing authors and industry experts
https://blogs.sap.com/2017/04/18/whats-new-with-sap-businessobjects-lumira-2.0-launch-blog-series/
SAP Lumira 2.0 Preview Webinar
Recorded presentation from the Product Management team
https://sapnaevent.adobeconnect.com/p1v23743ks4/?launcher=false&fcsContent=true&pbMode=normal
Register for SAP Lumira 2.0 Newsletter
http://info.sapdigital.com/LUM-NSLTR-REG.html?source=yeslumira20
Question & Answers
Q: How about the integration with analytics for cloud?
A: Right now Analysis Office can consume SAP Analytic Cloud models
Q: When is the release date for SAP Lumira 2.0?
A: It is GA now - generally available
Q: When will admin and end user tutorials be available for 2.0
A: The SAP Analytics team has YouTube videos for Lumira 2.0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eu54fSyKTts&list=PLufF7pZxICBg-_LKrrWrNgfNcBbLmui25
Q: can Lumia 2.0 rk on BO 4.2 SP03 Patch05
A: Please check the SAP Product Availability Matrix for details https://support.sap.com/content/dam/launchpad/en_us/pam/pam-essentials/TIP/SAP Lumira/SAP Lumira 2.0/SAPLUMIRA_PAM.pdf
Q: Could you please share SAP Lumira 2.0 PAM
A: PAM - go to support.sap.com/PAM and search for Lumira https://support.sap.com/content/dam/launchpad/en_us/pam/pam-essentials/TIP/SAP Lumira/SAP Lumira 2.0/SAPLUMIRA_PAM.pdf
Q: Are you saying Lumira and Analytics on cloud will be merged together?
A: not merged from a technical perspective, will create integration points; looking to combine products in single subscription license
Q: Can the Lumira BI Add-On be installed on the same physical server as our BI Platform? Are there any memory limitations with this?
A: that is possible, Lumira Server does include an in-memory engine - probably not recommend; best to install on a separate node/host
Q: Is there a link to how a landscape with Lumira Server add-on on BI Platform would look like?
A: Check the Pattern books and the slide pattern books https://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/display/BOBJ/SAP Business Intelligence Platform Pattern Books
Q: are there Lumira 2.0 extensions (like how there were quite a few) on prior release?
A: https://www.sapappcenter.com/home
Q: i'm particularly looking for polygon charts and current date marking in trending charts
A: See https://www.sapappcenter.com/home
Q: is there a possibility to submit a request to SAP for chart extension?
A: You can ask partners on answers.sap.com or idea place
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