Database Reference
In-Depth Information
If there are no applications listed, you will need to start by generating a new
key—this is the key that will be used to encrypt the credentials stored in the
Secure Store Service, so ensure that you save the passphrase in a secure location.
Now that you have created a key to encrypt the usernames, you will set up
the account that PerformancePoint will use.
Set an unattended service account using SharePoint Central Administration by
selecting Manage Service Applications and then clicking the PerformancePoint
Service Application. Select PerformancePoint Service Application Settings and
set the username and password for the Unattended Service Account.
kPIS, SCoReCARDS, FIlTeRS, RePoRTS,
AnD DASHBoARDS
This section gives you a tour of the various component objects within
PerformancePoint along with an overview of how each contributes to the
design of a data presentation solution. In order to create any of these compo-
nents, a site collection using the BI Center template is required. You create a
new site collection in Central Admin
a
Manage Applications
a
Create site col-
lection and choosing the Business Intelligence Center under the Enterprise tab.
CrEATING A DATA SourCE
To connect PerformancePoint to the data, a data source is required. SharePoint
further requires that all data connections be stored in a trusted data connec-
tion library. When PerformancePoint Services is configured, it automatically
trusts all SharePoint libraries—this can be overridden to allow only certain
libraries to contain PPS data sources.
All PerformancePoint design occurs within a tool named Dashboard Designer.
There are several ways to start the Dashboard Designer. If not previously
installed, from web browser, open the Business Intelligence Center, select a
section from Monitor Key Performance, Build and Share Reports, or Create
Dashboards, and click the Start using PerformancePoint Services link. On the
PerformancePoint site, click the Run Dashboard Designer button. You can also
open the Dashboard Designer by opening the Business Intelligence Center or
the PerformancePoint site, right clicking on any PerformancePoint content listed
and selecting the Edit in Dashboard Designer. After Dashboard Designer has
