PerformancePoint Services

Filter Connection Quick Reference

philoking — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:13:35 GMT

Connections are used to pass values between Web Parts in a SharePoint BI or PerformancePoint dashboard. They allow content displayed within different Web Parts on a page to be coordinated and synchronized. This is central functionality in...(read more)

Time Intelligence Formula Quick Reference

philoking — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:09:24 GMT

Time Intelligence Formula ( TI Formula ) allows time periods, sets of time periods and ranges to be specified using a simple, easy to understand syntax. Formula Structure [ ( ] <Period> [ <Offset> [ ) ][ .<Function> [ <Offset>...(read more)

New Authentication Options for Data Sources

philoking — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:36:57 GMT

PerformancePoint 2010 has some new settings that control how authentication to the data source itself is accomplished. You’ll find these options under the “Editor” tab for an individual data source: If you were web administrator of a PerformancePoint...(read more)

Configuring Data Source Time Settings for Time Intelligence

philoking — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:35:07 GMT

Setting the time properties in our Data Sources lays the groundwork for Time Intelligence. Essentially, this is where we align our data sources’ understanding of time, and our understanding of time. In this post, we will discuss how to set these time...(read more)

Deploying PerformancePoint 2010 Soup to Nuts

philoking — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 04:00:00 GMT

The PerformancePoint team receives a lot of questions about how to deploy (or activate) the product now that it lives within the confines of SharePoint. This is definitely a valid question because the “up and running” process is quite different compared...(read more)

Decomposition Tree: Contribution Analysis & Presentation

philoking — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:21:41 GMT

PerformancePoint Services for SharePoint 2010 introduces the decomposition tree, an interactive arrangement of bar charts that makes it easy to explore contribution relationships. It provides an effective alternative to the “Drill Down To” feature in...(read more)

Upgrading PerformancePoint Server 2007 to PerformancePoint 2010

philoking — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:38:13 GMT

Most of the customers who have been using PerformancePoint Server 2007 have accumulated several months, if not years, worth of dashboards and data. Their KPIs, grids, charts, scorecards, and custom objects have gone to good use, providing a great deal...(read more)

PerformancePoint Services and SharePoint Web Parts Play Well Together

philoking — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:22:52 GMT

One thing that I think is so powerful about PerformancePoint Services for SharePoint 2010 you might not find on the feature card. You might catch a reference to it in a demo or read it in a an article and not even notice it. The feature in question is...(read more)

New Features in PerformancePoint Services 2010

philoking — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:03:57 GMT

Now that SharePoint 2010 is on the horizon, there have been a lot of questions about what the differences are between PerformancePoint Server 2007 and PerformancePoint Services 2010. While most of the feature upgrades surround architectural changes, several...(read more)

New Business Intelligence Services in SharePoint Server 2010

philoking — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:26:28 GMT

The poster, Getting started with business intelligence in SharePoint Server 2010 , is a review of all the business intelligence (BI) services in SharePoint Server 2010 (Beta) and can be downloaded in Visio , PDF , and XPS file formats. You will notice...(read more)

Creating Complex KPIs with Calculated Metrics

philoking — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:10:06 GMT

Many times, the metrics that make up your key performance indicators are not simple values from a data source. In PerformancePoint Server 2007 you could create two kinds of KPI metrics: Simple single value metrics from any supported data source or Complex...(read more)

Introduction to Time Intelligence

philoking — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:16:14 GMT

Welcome to the world of Time Intelligence for Microsoft Performance Point Services! Dynamically analyzing your data with respect to time has never been easier. From dissecting historic performance, to calculating Year over Year metrics, to analyzing Year...(read more)

What is PerformancePoint Services for SharePoint 2010?

philoking — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:26:20 GMT

The PerformancePoint Blog’s design refresh is not a coincidence. A lot has been going on with PerformancePoint as we gear up to release Office 2010, specifically SharePoint 2010. Before we go into what is exciting about PerformancePoint Services for SharePoint...(read more)

Business Intelligence is HOT at SharePoint Conference 2009

philoking — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:15:42 GMT

If this morning’s Dashboards as Easy as 1,2,3 is any indication, Business Intelligence and specifically PerformancePoint Services is high on the radar at the SharePoint Conference. After a quick poll, the audience indicated that very few of the over 1,000...(read more)

Welcome To SharePoint Conference 2009!

philoking — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:59:00 GMT

That's a wrap, the keynote is in the books. Hopefully you were in attendance and enjoyed Steve Ballmer and Jeff Teper's remarks as well as the special guests and demos. If you weren't able to attend in person, it should be available on the conference...(read more)