Contents

About the Authors

About the Technical Reviewer

Acknowledgments

Introduction

images Chapter 1: Business Intelligence Basics

What Will You Learn?

Software Prerequisites

Introduction to Business Intelligence

Why Intelligence?

Understanding BI

OLTP vs. OLAP

Online Transaction Processing System

Online Analytical Processing System

The BI Foundation

Data Warehouses

Data Marts

Decision Support Systems and Data Mining

Tools

SQL Server Management Studio

SQL Server Data Tools

SQL Server 2012 Analysis Services Tabular Model

SharePoint and Business Intelligence

What’s New in SharePoint 2013?

Summary

What’s Next?

images Chapter 2: Visio Services

What Will You Learn?

Software Prerequisites

Introduction to Visio Services

Why Visio?

Presenting Visio Services

Setting Up Visio Services

Visio Services Features

Architecture

The Visio 2013 Client’s Data Tab

Link Data to Shapes

Data Graphics

Automatically Link

Refresh All

Insert Legend

Shape Data Window

External Data window

Integrating Visio with SharePoint

Using the Visio Web Access Web Part

Visio Web Access Web Part Connections

Using a SQL Server Data Source

Secure Store Services

Configuring Secure Store Services

Using Visio with SQL Server and SSS

Visio Services JavaScript Mashup API

Understanding the assets.js Code

Working with SharePoint Designer 2013

Creating Your Own Custom Data Providers

Administration of Visio Services

Creating a New Visio Graphics Service Application

Deleting an Existing Visio Graphics Service Application

List all Existing Visio Graphics Service Applications

Creating a New Visio Graphics Service Application Proxy

Delete an Existing Visio Graphics Service Application Proxy

List All Existing Visio Graphics Service Application Proxies

Setting Up Visio Graphics Service Global Settings

Setting Up a Graphics Service Trusted Data Provider

Factors Affecting the Performance of Visio Services

Summary

What’s Next?

images Chapter 3: Reporting Services

What Will You Learn in This Chapter?

Software Prerequisites

Introduction to Reporting Services

Architecture

Choosing the Right SSRS Mode

Setting Up the Infrastructure

Reporting Services Add-in Features

Reporting Services Local Mode vs. Connected Mode

Report Life Cycle

Data Source Management

Authoring Tools

Building and Publishing a Basic Report

Using Report Builder to Edit a Published Report

Loading Reports Using the Report Viewer Web Part

Reporting Services Content Types

Creating a Report Data Source

Subscription to Reports

Integration with a SharePoint List

Power View

Creating a Power View Report

Interacting with Power View Reports

Summary

What’s Next?

images Chapter 4: Business Connectivity Services

What Will You Learn in This Chapter?

Software Prerequisites

BCS Terminology

Introduction to BCS Concepts

Setting Up Business Data Connectivity Services

Set Up a New BDC Service Application

BDC Models View

External Systems View

External Content Types View

Tools Decision Tree

External Content Types

Creating Your First ECT Using SharePoint Designer

Authoring an ECT Using Visual Studio with a .NET Connector

Creating an ECT Using SharePoint Designer and a .NET Type

BDC Runtime

Integration with Office Applications

Integration with Office Word

App-Scoped ECTs

Working with OData Sources

PowerShell Commands

Summary

What’s Next?

images Chapter 5: Excel Services

What Will You Learn in This Chapter?

Software Prerequisites

Introduction

Architecture

Setting Up Excel Services

Global Settings

Trusted File Locations

Trusted Data Providers

Trusted Data Connection Libraries

User-Defined Function Assemblies

Data Model Settings

Authoring Your First Excel Sheet and Publishing It to Excel Services

What’s New in Excel Services 2013

Backup and Recovery Operation

Authoring and Publishing

Excel Services REST API

Excel Services OData API

Excel Services SOAP API

Excel Services and SSAS

Configuring Secure Store Services

Interacting with Excel Services Workbook

Data Connection

PowerPivot for Excel

Setting Up PowerPivot

Excel Services and ECMAScript

Summary

What’s Next?

images Chapter 6: PerformancePoint Services

What Will You Learn?

Software Prerequisites

Introduction to PerformancePoint Services

PerformancePoint Services Architecture

Service Components and Interfaces

Securing PerformancePoint Solutions

Business Intelligence Solution Components

Setting Up PerformancePoint Services

Application Settings

Trusted Data Source Locations

Trusted Content Locations

Authoring and Publishing PerformancePoint Solutions

Deploying the Business Intelligence Center

Creating a Dashboard Designer Workspace

Creating a Data Source

Creating Key Performance Indicators

Creating a Scorecard

Creating Filters

Creating Reports

Creating a Dashboard

Deploying the Solution to SharePoint, and Exploring

Advanced Report Types

Create an Excel Services Report

Create a Strategy Map Report

Summary

Index

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