PerformancePoint Server SDK
This from Diane, an SDK writer for PerformancePoint Monitoring Server. This blog is about navigating the SDK documentation, which contains two sections:
- A General Reference section that contains conceptual information, procedures, and code examples.
- A Class Library Reference section that shows the signature for exposed public and protected members and contains comments for many members. The content is organized by namespace.
The main focus of the General Reference section is about extending dashboard objects. These objects have a designer component and a server component. The designer component lets users select, create, and edit the object in Dashboard Designer. The server component is the corresponding viewer or provider.
This type of information is in the “How Do I…” section (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb836266.aspx), which is mostly broken down by object into the following sections:
- Reports. Describes how to add a new type of report view to PerformancePoint Dashboard Designer, such as a geographical map or statistical control chart.
- Data Sources. Describes how to provide support for a data source that is not native to Monitoring Server.
- Dashboard Filters. Describes how to create a custom dashboard filter.
- Wizard Templates. Describes how to design a wizard template that can be used to create custom dashboard objects in Dashboard Designer. Dashboard objects include dashboards, data sources, indicators, KPIs, parameters, reports, and scorecards.
- Ribbon Items. Describes how to add custom tabs, panels, and buttons to the Ribbon in Dashboard Designer.
- Scorecard Transforms. Describes how to modify a scorecard before it is rendered in a dashboard or in Dashboard Designer.
The September 2008 content update of the SDK documentation includes an expanded topic on data source providers and an expanded section on scorecard transforms—new overview information and two code examples (one that changes scorecard formatting and one that shows when an annotation was last updated).
The SDK for Monitoring Server 2007 consists of the documentation on MSDN only. However, there are several samples from the PerformancePoint Team Blog that you can download and install (https://blogs.msdn.com/performancepoint/default.aspx).
