Publishing a story or dataset to SAP Lumira Server

Published stories are view-only. If you want to edit a story that has been published to SAP Lumira Server, you must modify it and then republish it.

Before publishing to SAP Lumira Server:
  • The URL to SAP Lumira Server must be entered in the SAP Lumira preferences.

    Select Start of the navigation path File Next navigation step Preferences Next navigation step Network End of the navigation path, and copy the server URL to the SAP Lumira Server box. You must have your connection credentials for SAP Lumira Server.

  • If you want to use single sign-on (SSO) to SAP Lumira Server, the proxy server, port, and your credentials must be entered in the SAP Lumira preferences.

    Select Start of the navigation path File Next navigation step Preferences Next navigation step Network End of the navigation path, select Manual Proxy Configuration under Proxy, select the Enable proxy authenticationcheck box, and enter the proxy server and port and your user name and password.

  • Review the publishing restrictions:
    • The None aggregation type for a measure is not supported.
    • Visualizations that have predictive or forecasting calculations are not supported.
    • The following formulas cannot be published to SAP Lumira Server: AddMonthToDate, AddYearToDate, LastDayOfMonth, DayOfYear, Week, LastWord, and ExceptLastWord.

When you republish a story or dataset to SAP Lumira Server, the original version is overwritten on the server. To keep both versions, you must create a second version of the story or dataset in SAP Lumira and publish it to the server.

  1. In the Share room:
    Option Description
    To publish a story Select the Stories link at the top of the Central Canvas, and select a story. Stories saved in the Compose room are listed on the Central Canvas.
    To publish a dataset Select a dataset on the Datasets pane.
  2. Select the Publish to SAP Lumira Server button on the top menu bar.

    The Publish Dataset to SAP Lumira Server dialog appears, with SAP Lumira Server selected under Publish To.

  3. Under Connection Settings, perform one of the following actions:
    Option Description

    To enter credentials to log on to SAP Lumira Server

    Enter your account name in the Username box, enter your password in the Password box, and select Connect.

    To use SSO to log on to SAP Lumira Server

    Select the Use Single Sign-On (SSO) to log on instead check box, and select Connect.

  4. Select Next.

    If a message warns that you cannot log on to SAP Lumira Server, you may be using a wrong user name or password or a disabled account. If you’re unable to resolve the issue, contact your administrator.

    If you are republishing a story or dataset to SAP Lumira Server, a message advises that the story or dataset already exists. If you want to create a new copy on the server, you need to create the story in the application and publish it separately. Otherwise, the server version will be overwritten.

  5. Perform one of the following actions:
    Option Description
    To keep the published version and create a copy Select Do not overwrite in the Detail list, and select Cancel. You can then create a copy in the application and publish it.
    To replace the published version with this version Select Overwrite in the Detail list, select Verify, and select Publish.
  6. Select Done.