PerformancePoint - Visual Intelligence - page 121

A scorecard, ultimately, is a special PerformancePoint report that can
include the following features:

uu Status indicators showing a summary of the current actual per-
formance versus a targeted value
uu Trend indicators showing how values have performed versus a
prior time period

uu KPIs that measure performance comparing actual values with
desired target values
uu Drill-down/drill-up navigation in order to see different levels of
detail by expanding or collapsing rows or columns

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scorecard

uu Time Intelligence for displaying dynamic time period values (e.g., Last
Two Q uar ters)
uu Analysis of individual member contributions via a Decomposition Tree
uu Filtering of other reports on the dashboard based upon the current selec-
tion within the scorecard
uu Special filtering of top/bottom values
uu Export to PowerPoint or Excel
uu View information about a given KPI using a KPI details report

F I LT E r S

Enabling end users to target the data in which they want to analyze within
a dashboard is accomplish by designing PerformancePoint filters. Filters can
be classified as one of two types: dashboard filters and object filters. The
dashboard filters are separate PerformancePoint objects designed for use in a
single dashboard or across multiple dashboards. Object filters are found within
analytic reports and scorecards. It is important to note that a scorecard can
also be used as a filter for other dashboard objects on the scorecard.

Several types of dashboard filters are available, as follows:

uu Member Selection: Uses Analysis Services or tabular dimension members
uu MDX Query: Uses Analysis Services to form an expression
uu Named Set: Uses Analysis Services items defined as a named set
uu Time Intelligence: Enables specific preconfigured time filters specified
using Simple Time Period Specification (STPS) syntax