As enterprises continue to embrace digital transformation, the integration of diverse analytics platforms has become essential to leverage their combined strengths. SAP Lumira, a powerful self-service data visualization and discovery tool, and SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC), a comprehensive cloud-based analytics platform, each offer unique capabilities for data analysis and visualization.
Integrating SAP Lumira with SAP Analytics Cloud enables organizations to benefit from Lumira’s data preparation and visualization strengths along with SAC’s advanced planning, predictive analytics, and collaborative features. This article explores the key aspects, benefits, and best practices for integrating SAP Lumira with SAP Analytics Cloud.
- Leverage Best of Both Worlds: Use Lumira’s rich desktop-based data manipulation and visualization alongside SAC’s cloud-native collaboration, planning, and AI-driven analytics.
- Seamless Data Flow: Easily migrate or replicate data visualizations and models between SAP Lumira and SAC for comprehensive analytics workflows.
- Unified User Experience: Provide end-users with access to consistent data and analytics whether on-premise or cloud-based.
- Enhanced Collaboration: SAC’s cloud environment facilitates sharing, commenting, and version control, complementing Lumira’s dashboard creation capabilities.
SAP Analytics Cloud allows users to import Lumira datasets and stories for further analysis and embedding into SAC dashboards.
- Export datasets from SAP Lumira in supported formats (e.g., CSV, SAP HANA views).
- Import datasets into SAC’s data models.
- Rebuild or enhance Lumira visualizations using SAC’s advanced features.
Both SAP Lumira and SAC can connect to SAP HANA databases, enabling:
- Centralized data management.
- Consistent data governance and security.
- Live data connectivity with up-to-date information.
This architecture allows Lumira for offline data manipulation and SAC for real-time, collaborative analytics.
While SAC offers its own visualization engine, in some hybrid environments, Lumira visualizations can be embedded or linked within SAC dashboards via iFrames or URLs to maintain existing Lumira content.
- Data Consistency: Use a common semantic layer or data source (e.g., SAP HANA, BW) to ensure consistency across Lumira and SAC.
- Governance and Security: Align user roles and access rights between SAP Lumira and SAC environments.
- Leverage SAC Features: After importing Lumira datasets, utilize SAC’s predictive analytics, planning capabilities, and collaboration tools for enhanced insights.
- Optimize Performance: When working with large datasets, consider live connections to data sources instead of importing static data.
- Plan Migration: For organizations transitioning from Lumira to SAC, gradually migrate reports and train users to maximize adoption.
- Enhanced Analytical Power: Combining Lumira’s rich desktop capabilities with SAC’s cloud features supports a full spectrum of analytics needs.
- Scalability and Flexibility: SAC’s cloud infrastructure provides scalable analytics environments accessible anytime, anywhere.
- Improved Collaboration: SAC’s cloud-based platform facilitates real-time collaboration across departments and geographies.
- Future-Proofing Analytics: Integrating these platforms prepares enterprises for a hybrid cloud and on-premise future.
Integrating SAP Lumira with SAP Analytics Cloud offers a strategic advantage by harnessing the complementary strengths of both platforms. Whether for seamless data sharing, enriched analytics workflows, or collaborative decision-making, this integration empowers organizations to unlock deeper insights and drive business value.
As SAP continues to evolve its analytics portfolio, understanding and leveraging the synergy between Lumira and SAC will be critical for organizations aiming to stay ahead in the competitive analytics landscape.
Keywords: SAP Lumira, SAP Analytics Cloud, integration, SAP HANA, data visualization, predictive analytics, business intelligence, SAP BI