Lumira Test Drive
February 10, 2017

Lumira Test Drive

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with SAP BusinessObjects Lumira

I used it to rapidly implement and deploy some "dashboards" for use in one department of our existing client.
  • First, it is highly responsive and has a user-friendly interface, with a very rich and intuitive look and feel.
  • It is easy to quickly get going and do rapid prototyping.
  • Learning curve is not steep.
  • It enforces best practices by "forcing" pre-aggregation in the back-end.
  • It misses the ability to give developers options to dive into the "code-behind" and manipulate without leaving the environment. It could do with a WYSIWYG type of functionality.
  • Stacked graphs need some enhancements with regards to displaying the data labels and the sum totals of each stack category.
  • The major blockage I faced was failure to do calculations in the compose because of a lack of dimensions. It was a major blow for me.
I have used Web Intelligence, Crystal Reports, SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio, Dashboards, and Office for Analysis
SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform, SAP BusinessObjects Lumira, SAP Business Warehouse
Good - Quick Proof of Concept (POC) and rapid prototyping works well and saves time; Value for money. Lumira's insistence on best practices makes it easy to use and implement.

Less-Good - implementing heavy customization and dynamic functionality; less dynamic features has less independence to the developer on what can be customized.

SAP Lumira Discovery Feature Ratings

Customizable dashboards
8
Drill-down analysis
7
Formatting capabilities
6
Report sharing and collaboration
10
Publish to Web
8
Publish to PDF
9
Report Delivery Scheduling
9
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)
7
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization
9
Predictive Analytics
8