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Xcelsius vs Lumira & Design Studio

[ Frequently Asked Questions

• I have a lot of Xcelsius dashboards. Should I convert them?

• Is Design Studio better and easier?

• Should I start with Lumira instead of trying Design Studio?

• Does Design Studio makes sense for Non-SAP sources?

• Does Storyboards replace dashboards?

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[ Dashboards - What are they?

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Everyone on Same Page

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[ Business User’s Goal : Presenting

Business Information

Create engaging and compelling data presentations

Communicate business data clearly and concisely

Make the winning argument and drive business performance

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Which tool should I use for

Dashboarding?

Xcelsius Lumira Design Studio

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Xcelsius Lumira Design Studio

Dynamic Visibility

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Conditional Formatting / Alerts

Interactivity

What-if Analysis

Cross-Component Interaction

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Xcelsius Lumira Design Studio

• BusinessObjects Universe (UNX)

• Netweaver BW connection

(BICS)

• Web Service Query (QWAAS)

• Live Office

• XML Data

• Excel XML Maps

• MS Excel

• BeX query

• BW Infoprovider

• SAP HANA

• BusinessObjects

Universe (UNX)

• BusinessObjects Universe

(UNX/UNV)

• Netweaver BW connection

(BICS)

• MS Excel

• Clipboard

• SQL

• Hadoop

HANA

• No Support for Direct access

• Direct access to SAP HANA analytic views & Calculation view

• Direct access to SAP HANA analytic views & Calculation view

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Xcelsius Lumira Design Studio

• SAP Netweaver JAVA Portal

• BI Launch Pad

• SWF File (Stand alone)

• HTML

• Adobe Air

• MS Word

• MS Outlook

• MS Powerpoint

• SAP Netweaver JAVA

Portal

• BI Launch Pad

• HTML 5

• SAP Netweaver JAVA Portal

• BI Launch Pad

• HTML 5

• Publish to SAP HANA

• Publish to Explorer

• JPEG

Mobility

• HTML5 export for a limited

number of components and

connectivity options

• HTML5 support for

all the components.

• HTML5 support for

all the components.

[ Formatting is Key

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[ Lumira and Single Version of Truth

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[ Best Practices

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• Web application Designer reports need to be converted

Current Use of Bex Web Application Designer

Use Design Studio as primary tool for creating dashboards and applications, both on the web and on device

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[ Best Practices Current Use of

Dashboards (Xcelsius)

Consider building new dashboards in Design Studio and start exploring Lumira

SAP BW Multi Source, Non-SAP BW

Continue with Xcelsius and leverage the HTML functionality. Lumira can be evaluated and used for Prototypes

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SAP Dashboards SAP Design Studio

[ Dashboarding for Non-SAP Customers

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Key Learnings

Turbo Charge your Xcelsius dashbaords

Invest time and effort in programming for

Design Studio

Utilize Lumira for Prototyping

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