SAP BusinessObjects Lumira, also known as SAP Lumira or simply Lumira, is business intelligence software developed and marketed by SAP.[2] The software is used to manipulate and visualize data.[3]
History
Lumira was initially launched as SAP Visual Intelligence in 2012.[4] The first edition of the software could only use SAP's HANA platform as a data source. The second release expanded data sources to include CSV and Excel files.[5] In 2013, SAP rebranded the software under the Lumira name and began offering a version of the software as a cloud computing program.[6] In 2015, the cloud version of Lumira was absorbed into SAP's Cloud for Analytics software (now known as SAP Analytics Cloud), while the Lumira Server and Lumira Desktop software remained separate.[7][8]
In 2016, Lumira 2.x was announced. It rebranded the original Lumira Desktop as SAP Lumira Discovery and rebranded SAP Design Studio as SAP Lumira Designer. [9] Lumira 2.x was unique, in that a business user could develop a simple dashboard using SAP Lumira Discovery then hand off the dashboard to a developer, who could add more sophistication and custom code using SAP Lumira Designer. But starting with Lumira 2.4, introduced in August 2020, SAP froze innovation and positioned SAP Analytics Cloud as the successor to SAP Lumira[10].
SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence 2025 was released on March 12, 2025, and is the first version of the suite that drops support for SAP Lumira Discovery[11]. However, it will continue to support SAP Lumira Designer 2025[12], which is expected in Q1-2026.
See also
References
- ^ Rastogi, Ashutosh (August 11, 2020). "SAP Help Portal". SAP Community Network. Retrieved January 29, 2026.
- ^ Nusca, Andrew (May 10, 2013). "SAP Debuts Lumira; Self-service Business Intelligence". ZDNet. Archived from the original on April 30, 2016. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
- ^ Meyer, David (May 13, 2013). "SAP Renames Visual Intelligence "Lumira and Sticks it in the Cloud"". Gigaom. Archived from the original on June 7, 2013. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
- ^ "SAP Releases SAP's Visual Intelligence to Keep its Data Visualization Applications Up to Par with the Rise of In-Memory Databases". Innovative Retail Technologies. June 7, 2012. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
- ^ Plaisance, Clare (July 25, 2012). "SAP Visual Intelligence: Self-service Dashboards for Business Analysts". Bayforce. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
- ^ Howson, Cindi (May 19, 2013). "SAP Steps Up Visual Analytics, Mobile BI". InformationWeek. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
- ^ Henschen, Doug (October 23, 2015). "SAP TechEd: A Closer Look at the New 'Cloud for Analytics' Platform". ZDNet. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
- ^ Noyes, Katherine (October 13, 2015). "SAP Unwraps Project Orca and Gives it a New Name". Computerworld. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
- ^ "Interoperability between SAP Lumira 2.0 Discovery and SAP Lumira 2.0 Designer". SAP Community. September 20, 2017. Retrieved January 29, 2026.
- ^ jie_deng (2023-10-06). "Accelerate your move from SAP Lumira Designer to SAP Analytics Cloud". SAP Community. Retrieved 2026-01-29.
- ^ "SAP KB 3582179". SAP Knowledge Base. 7 November 2025. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
- ^ Fenollosa, Eric (2 July 2025). "SAP Analytics Business Intelligence Statement of Direction – July 2025 update". SAP Community. SAP. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
