13.2    SAP BusinessObjects Lumira

SAP BusinessObjects Lumira is a self-service data visualization tool with which you can quickly and easily create stunning interactive maps, infographics, and charts. You can then compose stories from those visualizations, analyze trends, and share insights with a team via the SAP BusinessObjects Lumira server. In this section, we’ll discuss the integration between SAP Fiori and SAP BusinessObjects Lumira and show you how to access and share SAP BusinessObjects Lumira stories from SAP Fiori launchpad.

13.2.1    Configuration

In this section, we’ll walk through the configuration steps for the integration, and we’ll look at the roles that must be assigned to an administrator and end users to view and run SAP BusinessObjects Lumira stories in SAP Fiori launchpad. In Chapter 2, Section 2.6.4, we showed you how to assign roles to a user in SAP HANA Studio. Follow the same steps to assign the following roles:

1. Assign administrator roles to SAP Fiori administrators; for this example, assign the following role to the LUMIRATECH user (see Figure 13.17):
   • sap.bi.common::BI_TECH_USER
   

   Figure 13.17    Tech Role

2. Assign administrator roles to SAP Fiori administrators; for this example, assign the following roles to the FIORIADMIN user (see Figure 13.18):
   • sap.bi.admin::BI_ADMIN
   • sap.bi.admin::BI_CONFIGURATOR
   

   Figure 13.18    Admin Roles

3. Similarly, assign end user roles to SAP Fiori end users (see Figure 13.19):
   • sap.bi.common::BI_DATA_ANALYST
   • sap.bi.common::BI_DATA_CONSUMER
   

   Figure 13.19    End User Roles

4. Next, you need to configure the SAP BusinessObjects Lumira Server in SAP Fiori launchpad. Log in to the SAP Fiori admin launchpad via http(s)://<SAPHANAServer>:<Port>/sap/bi/launchpad/fiori.
5. Add the Configuration SAP Lumira Server tile from the tile catalog, then launch the app (see Figure 13.20).
   

   Figure 13.20    Configuration Tile

6. Enter the Technical user and the Password (which you created in Step 1), and click Run Configuration (see Figure 13.21).
   

   Figure 13.21    Running SAP BusinessObjects Lumira Configuration

7. Assign the SAP_LUMIRA_TCR role to FIORI_USER and FIORIADMIN in the ABAP front-end server. We showed you how to assign a role to a user in previous chapters (see Chapter 4, Section 4.42 ). Follow the same steps to add users to this role via Transaction PFCG (see Figure 13.22).

Figure 13.22    SAP BusinessObjects Lumira Roles on ABAP Server

You’ve now successfully completed the configuration required to integrate the SAP BusinessObjects Lumira Server and SAP Fiori.

Next, we need to integrate SAP BusinessObjects Lumira with SAP Fiori. SAP Fiori provides the capability to integrate with SAP BusinessObjects Lumira in three different ways: the All Stories tile, the SAP Lumira static tile, and via a KPI drilldown. In the next section, we’ll start by discussing the SAP BusinessObjects Lumira tiles. We’ll then look at how to create a KPI tile with a drilldown to an SAP BusinessObjects Lumira story using the KPI modeler.

13.2.2    SAP BusinessObjects Lumira Tiles

In this section, we’ll focus our attention on the two tiles provided with SAP BusinessObjects Lumira to integrate with SAP Fiori launchpad. Follow these steps to add these tiles from the SAP BusinessObjects Lumira catalog in SAP Fiori launchpad:

1. Log in to SAP Fiori launchpad, and click to open the menu.
2. Click Tile Catalog, then select SAP Lumira from the dropdown list.
3. Click the + sign below each tile to add the tile to the SAP Lumira group. You should see all the SAP BusinessObjects Lumira tiles in your SAP Fiori launchpad (see Figure 13.23).

Stories

All the stories displayed in SAP Fiori come from SAP BusinessObjects Lumira Server, which runs on SAP HANA.

Figure 13.23    SAP BusinessObjects Lumira Catalog

You’ve successfully added the SAP BusinessObjects Lumira tiles. Next, let’s explore each one:

• All Stories
  Figure 13.24 shows the All Stories launch tile, which displays the number of stories that a user has access to. Clicking this tile opens a list with all the available stories, which you can sort, filter, and search.

Figure 13.24    All Stories Tile

• SAP Lumira static tile
  Figure 13.25 shows the static tile, which launches SAP BusinessObjects Lumira in a new window. From SAP BusinessObjects Lumira, you can create and share stories.

Figure 13.25    SAP BusinessObjects Lumira Static Tile

You should now have a clear understanding of how SAP BusinessObjects Lumira and SAP Fiori products are integrated. Next, we’ll show you how to access an SAP BusinessObjects Lumira story from SAP Fiori launchpad and how to create a tile from that story. Proceed with the following steps:

1. In SAP Fiori launchpad, select the All Stories tile.
2. Select a story from the list of stories available (left side), in this example we selected Profitability Analysis – US, and click Open (see Figure 13.26).
   

   Figure 13.26    Selecting SAP BusinessObjects Lumira Story

3. Filter for a particular product, and in this example we selected FIN100-P1,MTO-VC,F, click , and choose Save as Tile (see Figure 13.27).
   

   Figure 13.27    Filtering Story

4. Enter the Title and Subtitle, then click OK (see Figure 13.28).
   

   Figure 13.28    Save as Tile Screen

5. Return to the home screen by clicking .
6. You should now see a new SAP BusinessObjects Lumira story tile. Click the tile to open the SAP BusinessObjects Lumira story in SAP Fiori launchpad (see Figure 13.29).

Figure 13.29    New SAP BusinessObjects Lumira Story Tile

You’ve seen throughout this section the powerful combination of SAP BusinessObjects Lumira and SAP Fiori and how both tools are integrated seamlessly. In the next section, we’ll look at configuring a KPI tile with a drilldown to SAP BusinessObjects Lumira.

13.2.3    Configure a KPI Tile with a Drilldown to SAP BusinessObjects Lumira

In addition to launching an SAP BusinessObjects Lumira story from a tile, you can also configure a KPI tile with a drilldown to an SAP BusinessObjects Lumira story. In Chapter 6, we explained how to implement an analytical app using the Days Sales Outstanding app as an example. You can follow the same steps to implement the KPI tile to drilldown to an SAP BusinessObjects Lumira story. In Chapter 6, Section 6.3.4, we created a generic drilldown. Now, instead creating a generic drilldown, you need to select an SAP BusinessObjects Lumira story as a drilldown in the Navigation section (see Figure 13.30). Proceed with the following steps:

1. Login to SAP Fiori Launchpad and select the Configure KPI Tile from the KPI Modeler group.
2. Under the Navigation section, select the Other Drill Down radio button.
3. Select SAP Lumira from the Select Drill-Down dropdown options
4. Select the SAP BusinessObjects Lumira Story ID from the list, then click Save and Activate.

Important!

You will be able to view only those SAP BusinessObjects Lumira story IDs (in the value help) that are available for the SAP HANA view your KPI is based on.

Figure 13.30    SAP BusinessObjects Lumira Drilldown

This concludes the SAP Fiori and SAP BusinessObjects Lumira integration process. Next, we’ll see how SAP Fiori integrates with SAP BusinessObjects BI platform.