Lumira
How do I enable Lumira content on mobile?
While installing SAP Lumira, server for BI Platform, you must check the Mobile Web Application option in the feature tree to enable Lumira content on mobile. For more information, refer Administrator's Guide.
Is Lumira content compatible with my mobile device?
Lumira content is compatible with iOS 9 and above. However, it is not supported on iPad2 and iPhone.
For more information, see http://scn.sap.com/docs/DOC-42043
.
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It is recommended to use devices with memory greater than 1 GB.
- SAP Lumira Designer 2.0 documents are supported on iPhone.
What are the supported connections for accessing Lumira content on mobile?
All SAP BusinessObjects BI platform connections are supported for accessing Lumira content on mobile.
How do I handle access rights for Lumira content?
- View Document: The Lumira object is listed in the application only if you have this right.
- View Instance: You can view the document instance only if you have this right.
- Refresh: You can refresh the Lumira document only if you have this
right.Note You do not see the Refresh icon on the toolbar if you do not have refresh rights.
How do I list Lumira content?
- Documents of SAP Lumira 2.0.
- Documents from SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio 1.6 and below.
- Mixed content of SAP Lumira 2.0
For more information on listing of Lumira content, see Administrator's Guide.
How do I interact with Lumira content listed on the Home Page?
You can search the Lumira content locally like any other mobile content. Depending on the sort
parameters (author, date,
title, and type), Lumira content is sorted
automatically (in ascending or descending order) . You can view the metadata of Lumira
content-type by tapping
( metadata icon). You can also toggle
between Tile View and Listing View.
How do I view Lumira stories on mobile?
- HTML mode
- Native mode
The following documents open in the HTML mode by default:
- SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio 1.6 and below.
- SAP Lumira Designer 2.0 and above.
- Mixed content of SAP Lumira 2.0
- Documents published to SAP BusinessObjects Lumira, server version 2.0 and above, having data source as HANA Online or BW Online.
- SAP Lumira documents which contain purely Designer content or mixed content are supported in both orientations (portrait and landscape).
- With the support for SAP Lumira 2.0, documents published to SAP Lumira, server edition 1.31 and below are not listed in the application. To view the documents, migrate them to SAP Lumira 2.0 or above.
How do I navigate between stories?
The first story in Lumira is displayed automatically. If there are multiple stories, you can
navigate between them by choosing from the list of stories obtained by selecting
(Story List
Icon) on the toolbar.
In the Native mode, documents without stories are not listed.
However, if there are no stories available within the document in the HTML mode, a blank page with a No Stories Available watermark is displayed.
What are the Lumira charts supported on Mobile?
You can view Lumira charts in the HTML as well as Native mode.
HTML mode supports all the charts supported by SAP Lumira, server for BI Platform.
- Line
- Bar
- Column
- Pie
- Numeric
- Bubble
- Crosstab
- Stacked Bar (100% Stacked supported)
- Stacked Column (100% Stacked supported)
- Area (100% Stacked not supported)
- Column Chart with 2 Y-Axes
- Line Chart with 2 Y-Axes
- Combined Column Line Chart with 2 Y-Axes
- Geo maps (data point type bubble and marker supported)
- Geo Bubble chart
How do I use various gestures on Lumira content?
- Single tap:

Use this gesture on data points in charts to view details in the data label banner, when you are in the explore mode.
- Double tap:

Use this gesture to explore a visualization when you are in the story mode. Choose Back to exit explore mode.
- Long press:

Use this gesture in the exclude functionality for bubble chart.
- Horizontal swipe:
Use this gesture:
- To navigate between various pages of a Lumira document. Swiping to the left takes you to the next page and swiping to the right takes you to the previous page.
- On the range selector to determine the chart area you want to see.
- To scroll charts
- Vertical swipe:
Use this gesture:
- On the range selector in vertically aligned charts.
- To scroll vertically aligned charts.
- Horizontal drag:

Use this gesture on charts to exclude data points when you are in the explore mode.
- Vertical drag:

Use this gesture on charts to exclude data points of vertically aligned charts, in the explore mode.
- Pinch and zoom:

Use this gesture to get details of scrollable visualizations while interacting with the Lumira document on mobile.
- Three finger pinch:
Use this gesture to sort data (ascending and descending) in pie charts.
- Long press and scrub:

Use this gesture to view details of multiple data points in charts, when you are in the explore mode.
The secondary tool bar of Lumira documents contain
Interaction Guide. You can get an overview of how to use the
various gestures on Lumira documents by tapping it.
How do I navigate between pages in a Lumira Document?
- Use the page control at the bottom of the page by scrubbing over it or tapping the
dots.Note You cannot see the page control on Lumira 2.0 documents in the HTML mode.
- Use
(stacked
view icon) on the toolbar to view all pages of the document in the stacked
mode.You can also use it in the explore mode to navigate across all
visualizations in a particular page.
How do I open Lumira documents?
- OpenDocument links
- SAP BI links
For more details on OpenDocument and SAP BI links, refer the Mobile BI Report Designer's Guide.
What are the parameters supported by SAP Lumira, on Mobile?
| Parameter |
Description |
|---|---|
| sType | Specifies the type of object identifier used to specify the viewable document. Use in conjunction with iDocID. |
| sDocName | Specifies the name of the viewable document in the CMS. |
| iDocID | Specifies the unique identifier of the viewable document in the CMS. Use in conjunction withsIDType. |
How do I refresh Lumira documents?
In the HTML mode you can refresh Lumira documents only if you have refresh rights.
What are the container features supported for Lumira stories on Mobile?
BI-Inbox is supported from BI 4.2 onwards.
What are the various actions I can perform on a Lumira chart?
|
Task |
Action |
|---|---|
|
Analysis of each data point |
Tap on a data point to see its details in the data label banner. To highlight data points on your visualization,
Note You can’t see the legends panel if it is disabled by the
report designer in SAP Lumira, server for BI Platform
(Settings > Show Legends)
You can
use the range selector to choose the area of the chart you want to
see.You can also pin up the range selected. Pie chart: Align the needle to each pie share for details in the data label banner. You can also view details by tapping on the required value in the legends panel. ![]() |
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Analysis of multiple data points |
Bar, column chart: Long press and drag the data points to see details in the data label banner.
Pie Chart: Move the needle across pie shares to see respective details in the data label banner. You can also navigate between pie portions by using the arrows on the data label. |
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Drill up and drill down |
You can perform the drill action by tapping on the drill up and drill down options on
the data label banner. Note
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Ascending Sort |
Tap the measure you want to sort and swipe on the axis away from the origin.
Pie chart: On unsorted charts, 3-finger pinch sorts the data in ascending order of measure. The needle of the pie is aligned to the pie portion with least value.
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Descending Sort |
Tap the measure you want to sort and swipe on the axis towards the origin.
Pie chart: On unsorted charts, use the 3-finger pinch gesture twice to sort the data in descending order of measure. The needle of the pie is aligned to the pie portion with largest value. |
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Revert to original after sort |
Tap again on the measure that you had sorted previously. Pie chart: On unsorted charts, using 3-finger pinch the third time sorts the data with respect to dimensions, and the needle of the pie is aligned to the pie portion with largest value. |
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Exclude |
Bar and column chart: Swipe the data point out of the chart. The excluded filter is now added to the filter panel.
Bubble chart: Long press the bubble and tap on it to exclude.
Pie chart: Use the filter panel to remove unwanted pie portions
Note You cannot exclude the last data
point on charts.
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How do I filter content in a visualization?
- Tap
(Global
Actions) - Select
(Filter)The available filter dimensions appear in a panel.
- Tap the required filter dimension (e.g
<Category/Discount/City/Price/Product/Name/Quarter>).
The available values of the dimension appear on the screen.
- Make the selection of values.Note
- The values could be discrete or based on a range (which appears as a range-selector).
- You can also filter content in a visualization based on input controls.
- The visualization changes dynamically based on your selections.
How do I interact with reference lines?
You can see both fixed and dynamic (updated when you perform operations such as drill, exclude) reference lines in your mobile, that are set on Lumira documents.
Tap the circular edge of reference lines to see corresponding values and labels.
(Legends
tab)






