SAP Lumira

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SAP Lumira Release Restrictions

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About this document. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Known Issues. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

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General. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

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SAP Lumira Desktop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

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SAP Lumira Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

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SAP Lumira Cloud. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Restrictions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

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About this document

These Release Restrictions contain important information about known issues and design limitations present in
SAP Lumira. Before you install the software, we recommend that you read the entire document. For more
information about this release see http://help.sap.com/

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Known Issues

2.1

General

Issues affecting Lumira Desktop, Lumira Server, and Lumira Cloud.

Esri feature layers with paths or lines are not supported

Currently, Esri Geo map does not support Esri feature layers that have paths or lines. If this kind of feature layer is
imported from the Esri ArcGIS online server to an Esri Geo Map, the rendering will be incorrect.

Lumira report with Esri Geo map cannot be opened and viewed on Internet
Explorer 9
A Lumira report with an Esri Geo Map which is published to Lumira server and cloud cannot be opened or viewed
with Internet Explorer 9 in Lumira server and cloud. This issue occurs because Internet Explorer 9 cannot handle
Esri tokens with cross-domain properties.

Very small values may not be displayed in Bar or Stacked charts

If a dataset contains small number values and large number values, the calculated data point size of a small value
may be less than 1px. That size is too small for some browsers to render properly for Bar or Stacked charts.

Cannot keep data point selection while resizing in Internet Explorer 9

Due to an Internet Explorer 9 limitation, the data point selection isn't retained during resizing.

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The longest relative file path for an extension chart should be less than 140
characters
To prevent problems when using a generated extension chart in the Lumira suite, the longest relative file path for
the extension files should be less than 140 characters. For example, "bundles\sap\viz\ext\helloworld\resources
\templates\sample\template.js" is less than 140 characters.

VizPacker plugin for SAP Web IDE does not support Safari (Mac)
The VizPacker plugin requires the BLOB type when generating the extension zip file. However, BLOB is not
supported by the Safari browser. This is a known Apple limitation for Safari.

An error may occur when a user tries to log on to the BI platform from SAP
Lumira
This issue can occur when the BI platform administrator uses the Central Management Console (CMC) to create
users who have access to SAP Lumira. If a user is created with the setting "Change password at first logon", the
user will initially be able to log on to the BI platform from SAP Lumira. They will be unable to change their
password from SAP Lumira, and so the account will be disabled during subsequent logon attempts.
Any of following actions can resolve this issue:

Allow users to change their password using BI launch pad.

Use the CMC to unlock the account and reset the users password.

Do not create users for SAP Lumira with the setting Change password at first logon.

The "Set Axis Scale" dialog box may be rendered behind the visualization when
exploring from a story
In some cases, when exploring a visualization from a story, changing the axis scale will cause the dialog box to
appear behind the explore window. Updating or canceling, and then choosing explore again will render the dialog
box correctly.

Visualizations based on a chart extension will be cleared when opened with an

installation of SAP Lumira that does not have that chart extension
If a visualization is created in SAP Lumira using a chart extension, and then the visualization is shared with
another SAP Lumira user who does not have that chart extension deployed, the visualization will be cleared when
the story is saved by that user.

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Chart title, axis title, and other labels are hidden

When you select the title for the legend, an axis, or another chart area, the title may not be displayed.
CVOM provides a smart layout logic to guarantee that most of a chart graphic will be reserved for the plot area,
which is the most valuable chart element. Based on this guideline, the chart title, legend (including legend title), or
axis (including axis label, axis title) may be automatically hidden for different chart sizes and the space that each
element needs, in order to give a better user experience.

Attributes are lost when switching between Esri Geo map and other chart
types
The dimension and measure attributes are not copied into an Esri Geo map from other non-Esri geo charts. You
have to build the Esri Geo map from scratch.

"info/" charts are not supported on iOS5

Charts that have a chart type that begins with "info/" are not supported on iOS5.

Cannot use touch for charts in Internet Explorer 10 on Windows touchable

devices
CVOM charts use pointer events for Internet Explorer on Windows touchable devices, which may not work very
well when using Internet Explorer 10.
Pointer events are recommended by MicroSoft, however, they are only supported on Internet Explorer 11 or later.

Extension charts based on D3 version v3.4.11 may have a js error

Extension charts based on d3 version v3.4.11 may have a js error if you include require.js before the D3 file.
To solve the js error, either remove require.js or move require.js after d3.js

Tables may render incorrectly when moving from the Compose tab to the
Visualize tab
When you are working with a table in the Visualize tab, if you click the Compose tab and then click the Visualize
tab, the table may fail to display correctly.

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If this issue occurs, the table will display correctly after any change that causes the table to render again in the
Visualize tab. For example, the table will display correctly after a measure is removed or added.

Measure labels may display 'Sum' as the aggregation type instead of 'Distinct
Count'
If a calculation view includes a modeled 'Counter', the aggregation type reported in SAP HANA Studio is 'Distinct
Count'. However, the aggregation type exposed by SAP HANA to the visualize tab reports the type as 'Sum'. As a
result, the measure label name may display 'Sum' instead of 'Distinct Count'.

Errors when using formulas

The following formula is currently not supported in SAP Lumira, SAP Lumira Server, or SAP Lumira Cloud:

ToDate() function (produces no results).

The following formulas are not supported when they are created in SAP Lumira and published to SAP Lumira
Server or SAP Lumira Cloud, or when created in SAP Lumira Server or SAP Lumira Cloud:

Formulas that perform string parsing with the arguments LastWord() and ExceptLastWord().

Formulas using the functions Week(), Truncate(), and AddYearToDate().

The following formulas are not supported when created in SAP Lumira and published to SAP Lumira Server or
SAP Lumira Cloud:

In SAP Lumira Server, the DayOfWeek(), DayOfYear(), LastDayOfMonth(), and LastDayOfWeek()

formulas produce results that are offset by one compared to SAP Lumira.

2.2

SAP Lumira Desktop

Issues specific to Lumira Desktop.

Attributes are lost when switching between Esri Geo map and other chart
types
The dimension and measure attributes are not copied into an Esri Geo map from other non- Esri geo charts. You
have to build the Esri Geo map from scratch.

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SAP HANA input parameters that require single quotes must be escaped
When acquiring an SAP HANA view that requires an input parameter, users are required to escape single quotes,
which is the same behavior as in SAP HANA Studio. Single quotes can be escaped by adding another single quote
(that is: '').

Unable to connect to a universe based on SAP ERP

When trying to connect to an SAP ERP universe that has a connection problem, this system message is shown:
"Cannot validate query: Database error: (CS) "Java Exception: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError:
com/sap/bip/jco/JCoManager: cannot initialize class because prior initialization attempt failed" (IES 10901)"
The workaround is to copy sapjco3.dll from the BI platform installation bin folder (for example: Program Files
\SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise XI 4.0\win64_x64) to the Windows\System32 folder, on the machine that
hosts the Web Intelligence server.

OData data access works only for basic services

Currently, OData (Open Data Protocol) uses only basic services that adhere to version 2 of the OData
specification, and services that do not require user authentication or other types of input parameters.

In SAP Lumira, data acquisition from SAP HANA does not support the multi-db
feature for this release
SAP HANA SP09 introduces a new multi-db feature, which allows SAP HANA to host multiple and different
databases. This feature is used mainly for multitenancy functionality. In the current version of SAP Lumira, SAP
HANA data acquisition does not support the multi-db feature.

2.3

SAP Lumira Server

Issues specific to Lumira Server.

Esri Geo map cannot be viewed in preview mode

Lumira reports that contain Esri Geo maps cannot be viewed with preview mode in Lumira Server and Cloud. This
issue occurs because Esri Geo maps do not support SVG exporting.

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When sharing stories, roles that have inherited access to the dataset may not
be listed
When sharing stories in SAP Lumira Server, some roles that have permissions to view the data may not be listed
for sharing.
For stories based on datasets that were created in SAP Lumira using the Connect to SAP HANA option and then
published to SAP Lumira Server, no roles appear in the More Recommendations list. This list should show roles
that have inherited access to the dataset. Only the roles that have explicit access to the dataset are available; they
are displayed in the Top Recommendations list of the Share dialog box.

In Chrome Incognito Mode, data acquisition is not supported for Microsoft

Excel (.xlsx) files
While in Incognito Mode, if you click Create Dataset and select a Microsoft Excel (.xlsx) file to upload, you will
receive the following error message: An internal error occurred; see user guide for details. Data acquisition for this
file format is supported in Chrome's standard browser settings.

User counts for roles in the Share dialog box

When sharing a dataset or story in Lumira Server, the Share dialog box displays the number of users who are
directly assigned to each role. Users who have inherited access to the role are not counted, although they will also
gain access to content that is shared with the role. As a result, sharing a dataset or story with a role may give more
users access to the content than the user count suggests.

Data filtering in SAP Smart Business KPI tiles based on stories created in SAP
Lumira Server
You can create a story in Lumira Server and then access it using a Smart Business KPI tile in SAP Fiori. If the story
uses an input control to filter the data, the story visualizations do not reflect the filtered values when viewed from
the Smart Business KPI tile. This issue applies only to stories created in SAP Lumira Server.

Cannot acquire data from CSV files with UTF-16 encoding

In SAP Lumira Cloud and SAP Lumira Server, when acquiring data from a UTF-16-encoded CSV file, an error
occurs. Only UTF-8-encoded files are supported.

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Sorting of Extensions in the Manage Lumira Extensions tile may not work on
SAP HANA Revision 09
You can use the Manage Extensions tile in SAP Fiori to manage chart extensions for SAP Lumira Server. If SAP
Lumira Server is installed on SAP HANA Revision 09, sorting of extensions may not continue to work as expected.
To resolve this problem, refresh the browser.

The Configure application may not configure the Discover feature when SAP
Lumira Server is installed on SAP HANA Revision 09
The Configuration application is a tile in SAP Fiori that can be used to configure settings for SAP Lumira Server
users. If SAP Lumira Server is installed on SAP HANA Revision 09, the Configuration application will configure all
of the users settings with the exception of the Discover feature. The following message may appear: "Unknown
failure scheduling discover jobs"
To configure the Discover feature by hand:
1.

Log into the SAP HANA Administration utility located at http://<HANA server>:<HANA port>/sap/hana/xs/
admin.
Log in with a user having the sap.hana.xs.admin.roles::SQLCCAdministrator and
sap.hana.xs.admin.roles::JobSchedulerAdministrator roles.

2.

Navigate to /sap/bi/discover/logic/vizd/backgroundjobs.

3.

Do the following for the VDSchedulerJob_1.xsjob:

4.

a.

Click on the "Configuration" tab.

b.

Provide the Discover feature user account and password to be used.

c.

Turn on the "Active" checkbox.

d.

Click "Save Job .

Repeat step 3 for the VDSchedulerJob_2.xsjob and the VDSchedulerJob_3.xsjob.

2.4

SAP Lumira Cloud

Issues specific to Lumira Cloud.

Errors may appear if a dataset contains an ampersand ("&") in its name

Errors may be generated when a user accesses or explores a dataset containing an ampersand (&) character.
The issue is related to a defect in the SAP HANA XS engine in revision 56.

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Datasets cannot be published with the default load balance / reverse proxy
server setup
If SAP Lumira Server uses the default load balance / reverse proxy server configuration, publishing a dataset from
SAP Lumira will fail. To publish a dataset to SAP Lumira Server, specify the SAP Lumira Server URL in the SAP
Lumira desktop settings.

All of a user's accessible views in SAP HANA may not appear in SAP Lumira
There are two possible reasons that views may not appear:
1.

If a user has been granted an analytic privilege, and "Applicable to all Information models" is selected, the user
may expect to access all views available in SAP HANA. However, SAP Lumira Server is not able to detect this
flag. Users must be explicitly granted an analytic privilege on a individual view.

2.

The required privilege may not be set correctly in the SAP HANA view. SAP Lumira Server is not able to detect
SAP HANA views that do not have an associated analytic privilege. To resolve this, navigate to the properties
page of your SAP HANA view and choose Apply Privileges > Analytic Privilege.

Sharing a dataset in a large scale SAP HANA environment may have slower
response times
When sharing a dataset, a longer response time may occur if the SAP HANA system has many users ( > 10000
users), or the dataset has been shared with a large number of SAP HANA roles.

Cannot acquire data from CSV files with UTF-16 encoding

In SAP Lumira Cloud and SAP Lumira Server, when acquiring data from a UTF-16-encoded CSV file, an error
occurs. Only UTF-8-encoded files are supported.

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Restrictions

3.1

SAP Lumira Cloud Restrictions

Restrictions specifically affecting Lumira Cloud.

Restrictions regarding creating datasets in SAP Lumira Cloud

You can create datasets only from Microsoft Excel (.xlsx) files and .csv files.
The number of columns in the source file (.xlsx or .csv) that you use to create datasets must not exceed 1000.
The Microsoft Excel spreadsheet that you use to create a dataset must contain at least one column of either
integers or numbers for SAP Lumira Cloud to automatically create measures in the dataset.

Re-uploading datasets not supported

You have to instead create another dataset from an updated source file.

Restrictions regarding publishing datasets to SAP Lumira Cloud

SAP Lumira Cloud only allows for datasets of less than 200MB for each publish.
You cannot publish a story with more than 10MB of images attached in SAP Lumira Cloud.
SAP Lumira Cloud does not support publishing for Predictive Analysis datasets.
Any story with a predictive calculation (forecast or regression) will not display in the cloud.

The following formulas cannot be published correctly to SAP Lumira Cloud

AddMonthToDate

AddYearToDate

LastDayOfMonth

DayOfYear

Week

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LastWord

ExceptLastWord

Restrictions regarding passwords

Passwords containing the colon character are not supported when you attempt to log on to SAP Lumira Cloud
from either SAP Lumira Desktop or SAP BusinessObjects Mobile iPad application. To work around this issue, do
not use the colon character in your password. Passwords containing the colon character are supported when you
log on to the SAP Lumira Cloud website directly.

Limited support for dataset enrichment with HANNA Cloud Integration (HCI)
If you publish a story from SAP Lumira Desktop that contains a dataset that uses geo enrichment, you cannot
refresh the dataset with HCI.

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