This is part of the SAP Lumira Discovery blog series.
The following are some of the key enhancements from SAP Lumira Desktop (version 1.x) to SAP Lumira Discovery (version 2.x).
| Features / Versions | SAP Lumira 1.31 Desktop | SAP Lumira 2.1 Discovery |
| Data Acquisition | Import connectivity options for SAP BW & SAP HANA Live connectivity supported only for SAP HANA (not available for SAP BW) Direct Big Data support for select Hadoop sources | Live & import connectivity options for both SAP HANA and SAP BW Enhanced SAP HANA live connectivity through HTTP based INA and BW using BICS Freehand SQL support to select Hadoop and Spark sources |
| Data Preparation | All actions are available through icon dropdowns Dropdown and selection options available for input controls Drill up and down supported in hierarchy | Contextual / right-click enabled actions for all components and workflows Enhanced filters and input controls with multiple conditions Drill up, down, by and path options supported |
| Data Visualization | Conditional formatting limited to individual charts Base maps and ESRI maps Basic crosstab with limited hierarchy support | Reusable conditional formatting across visualizations Enhanced default maps (ESRI) with improved layer support Improved interaction and hierarchy support for crosstabs Improvement on waterfall, stack, line, pie and donut charts |
| Storyboarding | Linked analysis between charts Additional formatting options in Compose tab Limited synchronization between Visualize and Compose tab | Linked analysis is available with more features is available More formatting options which are controlled in the same canvas during design view Improved synchronization across the application |
| Collaboration | Deployment options: Local, SAP BO BI Platform, Server for teams Limited interaction with Design Studio | Deployment options: Local and SAP BO BI Platform Interoperability with SAP Lumira Designer (Design Studio) |
| Others Features | Predictive functions like linear regression and triple exponential smoothing; Influence analysis and related visualizations Individual Prepare, Visualize and Compose rooms | Predictive functions, Influence Analysis and related visualization options are not available. Combined Prepare (DataView), Visualize(DesignView) and Compose rooms |
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