Database Reference
In-Depth Information
PErForMANCEPoINT CoNNECTIoNS
A key advantage of using PerformancePoint is the ease in which dashboard
connections and filters can be designed and configured. PerformancePoint
objects that support providing or receiving connections use the Connections
dialog box to configure the connection. Complex filtering can be performed
by refining connections by using connection formulas (e.g., a Dimension value
filter can show just those values selected while the connection formula could
further refine the selection to include the top five).
In order to connect a filter to an existing PerformancePoint object, open the
Dashboard Designer. Within the Details pane located on the right side, expand
the Filters section and the PerformancePoint Content section. Simply drag the
desired filter to a dashboard zone in the middle pane. Once the filter is located
in the dashboard zone, click the down arrow on the right side of the filter
name and select Create Connection. Figure 7-13 demonstrates the option of
using a PerformancePoint object's action option menu to create a connection.
F I g u R e 7-13
Using the Create Connection menu option
The Connection dialog box will display; on the Items tab set the Send Values
To drop-down list to the PerformancePoint object that will receive the values
from the filter. On the Values tab of the Connection dialog, set the Connect To
value to the target field that will get filtered, and set the Source Value to the
appropriate value based upon the source being used (e.g., Member Unique
Name is commonly used with Analysis Services filter sources). Figures 7-14
and 7-15 illustrate the connection dialog steps to connect a filter to another
dashboard object and also what the target object looks like after the connec-
tion has been successfully implemented.
