In today’s data-driven world, the ability to visualize and interpret data quickly is vital for making informed business decisions. SAP Lumira, SAP’s self-service data visualization and analytics tool, empowers users to transform raw data into compelling visual stories with ease. For organizations leveraging SAP technologies, mastering SAP Lumira unlocks the potential to gain actionable insights without deep technical expertise.
This article guides you through the first steps in creating visualizations in SAP Lumira, providing a foundation to start your data storytelling journey.
SAP Lumira is an intuitive data visualization solution that allows business users to connect to multiple data sources, prepare data, and create interactive dashboards and reports. It supports drag-and-drop functionalities and offers a wide variety of charts, graphs, and maps to represent complex data simply and effectively.
The first step in SAP Lumira is to connect to the data you want to analyze. Lumira supports various data sources, including:
To connect, launch SAP Lumira, click ‘New Dataset’, and select your desired data source. Enter the connection credentials, and choose the tables or views you want to import.
Once the data is loaded, the next step is data preparation. SAP Lumira offers tools to clean, enrich, and transform data, such as:
This preparation ensures your data is accurate and meaningful before visualization.
SAP Lumira provides a rich palette of visualization options including bar charts, line graphs, pie charts, geo maps, scatter plots, and more. Selecting the right chart depends on your data and the story you want to tell:
Drag and drop the required dimensions (categorical data) and measures (numerical data) into the chart to build your visualization.
Enhance your visuals by customizing colors, labels, legends, and tooltips. SAP Lumira enables you to:
Well-designed visuals improve comprehension and engage stakeholders effectively.
Combine multiple visualizations into a storyboard or dashboard to present a holistic view of your data. SAP Lumira allows users to arrange charts on pages, add text blocks, images, and navigation to create interactive reports.
Once ready, share your stories with colleagues or decision-makers via SAP Lumira Server, SAP Analytics Cloud, or export them as PDFs or image files.
Getting started with SAP Lumira visualization is straightforward but impactful. By following these initial steps—connecting data, preparing datasets, choosing the right charts, customizing visuals, and building stories—business users can unlock the power of data to drive smarter decisions. As you gain experience, SAP Lumira offers deeper analytical capabilities to elevate your data storytelling further.