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Are you looking for a better approach to data visualization? Learn what tools SAP Lumira, discovery edition gives you to create interactive charts and infographs! Start by acquiring your data, either offline or live, and explore the available data manipulation actions. Next, create charts, from heat maps and scatter plots to bubble charts and geo maps. Export your data, integrate with SAP BusinessObjects BI, and take a look at your mobile options to get the most out of SAP Lumira, discovery edition!

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... Foreword ... 19

... Acknowledgments ... 21

... Introduction ... 23

... Target Group and Prerequisites ... 23

... Structure of the Book ... 23

... Additional Resources ... 27

... Part I: Getting Started ... 29

1 ... Introduction to SAP Lumira, Discovery Edition ... 31

1.1 ... Self-Service Business Intelligence ... 32

1.2 ... SAP Lumira Suite ... 36

1.3 ... SAP Lumira and SAP´s Business Intelligence Portfolio ... 38

1.4 ... Summary ... 45

2 ... Installing SAP Lumira, Discovery Edition ... 47

2.1 ... License Model and 30-Day Trial ... 47

2.2 ... System Requirements ... 50

2.3 ... Downloading SAP Lumira, Discovery Edition ... 51

2.4 ... Installing SAP Lumira, Discovery Edition ... 55

2.5 ... Uninstalling SAP Lumira, Discovery Edition ... 59

2.6 ... Updating SAP Lumira, Discovery Edition ... 61

2.7 ... Tracing ... 63

2.8 ... Summary ... 66

3 ... SAP Lumira, Discovery Edition Interface ... 67

3.1 ... Home Page ... 67

3.2 ... Menu ... 71

3.3 ... Data View ... 86

3.4 ... Design View ... 87

3.5 ... Preview ... 90

3.6 ... Toolbar ... 90

3.7 ... Comparing SAP Lumira 1.x and SAP Lumira 2.x ... 92

3.8 ... Summary ... 94

4 ... Creating Your First Story ... 95

4.1 ... Creating a New Story ... 96

4.2 ... Analyzing Data ... 97

4.3 ... Data Preparation ... 99

4.4 ... Creating a Visualization ... 104

4.5 ... Finalizing Your Story ... 107

4.6 ... Sharing Your Story ... 109

4.7 ... Summary ... 110

... Part II: Data ... 111

5 ... Data Acquisition ... 113

5.1 ... Microsoft Excel ... 114

5.2 ... Text ... 117

5.3 ... Windows Clipboard ... 121

5.4 ... SAP BW ... 124

5.5 ... SAP HANA ... 136

5.6 ... Universe ... 144

5.7 ... Query with SQL ... 149

5.8 ... Dataset Refresh and Edit ... 158

5.9 ... Summary ... 165

6 ... Live Data ... 167

6.1 ... SAP BW ... 168

6.2 ... SAP HANA ... 173

6.3 ... Summary ... 179

7 ... Data Analysis ... 181

7.1 ... Data View ... 182

7.2 ... Grid View ... 183

7.3 ... Facet View ... 185

7.4 ... Summary ... 188

8 ... Data Manipulation ... 189

8.1 ... Objects ... 190

8.2 ... Hierarchies ... 194

8.3 ... Calculated Objects ... 204

8.4 ... Data Actions ... 219

8.5 ... Merging Datasets ... 223

8.6 ... Appending Data ... 227

8.7 ... Configuring Auto-Enrichment ... 229

8.8 ... Summary ... 231

... Part III: Data Visualization and Stories ... 233

9 ... Chart Creation ... 235

9.1 ... Chart Canvas ... 235

9.2 ... Chart Builder ... 238

9.3 ... Visualization Formatting ... 245

9.4 ... Reference Line ... 249

9.5 ... Conditional Formatting ... 251

9.6 ... Summary ... 254

10 ... Crosstabs ... 255

10.1 ... Creating a Crosstab ... 255

10.2 ... Analysis Options ... 259

10.3 ... SAP BW and SAP HANA Live Data ... 264

10.4 ... Summary ... 269

11 ... Comparison Charts ... 271

11.1 ... Bar Chart ... 271

11.2 ... Column Chart ... 274

11.3 ... Marimekko Chart ... 274

11.4 ... Radar Chart ... 276

11.5 ... Tag Cloud ... 277

11.6 ... Heat Map ... 278

11.7 ... Numeric Point ... 279

11.8 ... Summary ... 280

12 ... Percentage Charts ... 281

12.1 ... Pie Chart ... 281

12.2 ... Donut Chart ... 283

12.3 ... Stacked Bar Chart ... 284

12.4 ... Stacked Column Chart ... 286

12.5 ... Funnel Chart ... 287

12.6 ... Summary ... 288

13 ... Correlation Charts ... 289

13.1 ... Scatter Plot ... 289

13.2 ... Scatter Plot for Time Series ... 291

13.3 ... Bubble Chart ... 292

13.4 ... Bubble Chart for Time Series ... 294

13.5 ... Network Chart ... 294

13.6 ... Tree ... 295

13.7 ... Summary ... 296

14 ... Trend Charts ... 297

14.1 ... Line Chart ... 297

14.2 ... Stacked Area Chart ... 300

14.3 ... Waterfall Chart ... 301

14.4 ... Box Plot ... 302

14.5 ... Parallel Coordinates Chart ... 303

14.6 ... Combination Chart ... 304

14.7 ... Summary ... 306

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