¶ Building Your First Chart in SAP Lumira: Bar, Line, and Pie Charts
SAP Lumira empowers users to visualize data effortlessly, turning raw information into meaningful insights through intuitive and interactive charts. Among the most common and effective chart types are Bar, Line, and Pie charts — essential tools for presenting data trends, comparisons, and distributions.
This article guides you through the steps to build your first bar, line, and pie charts in SAP Lumira, helping you communicate your data story with clarity and impact.
¶ Why Use Bar, Line, and Pie Charts?
- Bar Charts are ideal for comparing quantities across categories.
- Line Charts are perfect for showing trends over time.
- Pie Charts help visualize proportions and percentage shares within a whole.
Understanding when and how to use these chart types is crucial for effective data storytelling.
Before creating any chart, ensure your dataset is properly imported and prepared in SAP Lumira:
- Import data from supported sources such as Excel, CSV, or SAP systems.
- Clean and transform data as needed, such as creating calculated columns or filtering records.
- Identify key measures (numeric values) and dimensions (categories or time periods).
Bar charts display data with rectangular bars representing values.
How to Create:
- Open SAP Lumira and select your dataset.
- Go to the Visualization tab.
- From the chart types panel, select Bar Chart.
- Drag the categorical dimension (e.g., Product Category) to the X-axis.
- Drag the measure (e.g., Sales Amount) to the Y-axis.
- Customize the chart by adding labels, adjusting colors, or sorting bars.
Use Case: Compare sales performance across different regions or product lines.
Line charts depict data points connected by lines, ideal for trend analysis.
How to Create:
- In the Visualization tab, choose the Line Chart type.
- Assign a time-related dimension (e.g., Month, Year) to the X-axis.
- Assign the numeric measure (e.g., Revenue) to the Y-axis.
- Optionally, add multiple measures or dimensions to compare trends across categories.
- Enhance with markers, gridlines, and tooltips for better readability.
Use Case: Track monthly revenue growth or website traffic trends over time.
Pie charts illustrate proportional data, showing how parts relate to a whole.
How to Create:
- Select Pie Chart from the visualization options.
- Drag the dimension representing categories (e.g., Market Segment) into the Slices area.
- Drag the measure (e.g., Market Share) into the Size field.
- Customize with labels, percentages, and color schemes for clarity.
Use Case: Visualize the market share distribution among competitors or product categories.
- Choose the right chart type based on your data and the story you want to tell.
- Keep charts simple—avoid clutter by limiting the number of categories or series.
- Use colors thoughtfully to highlight key insights or groupings.
- Add interactive elements like filters and drill-downs for deeper exploration.
- Label axes and legends clearly to avoid confusion.
Building your first bar, line, and pie charts in SAP Lumira is an excellent starting point for mastering data visualization. These charts provide foundational ways to communicate comparisons, trends, and proportions effectively.
With practice, you can leverage SAP Lumira’s rich features to create compelling dashboards and reports that drive informed business decisions.