Data Visualization with SharePoint and SQL Server presented by Paul Swider
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Data Visualization with SharePoint and SQL Server 2012 Paul J. Swider
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One key factor driving the self-service BI market is the growing volume and complexity of data. As a result, enterprises will adopt new interactive reporting tools designed to put more data analytics capabilities into the hands of business users. In this session you will learn what self-service reporting tools are available in SharePoint v. and how they can be used to create business solutions to visualize and navigate data. Learn how to meet your business needs and discover best practices implementing data visualizations.
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Data Visualization with SharePoint and SQL Server 2012
Paul J. Swider
Agenda• What is Data Visualization
• Visualization Tools in SQL Server
• Reporting Services
• SSIS
• Excel Services
• PerformancePoint Services
• Business Connectivity Services
What is Data VisualizationTraditional business intelligence
BI and SharePoint = data visualization
SQL 2012 and SharePoint Visualization Components
Reporting Services
PowerPivotPowerView
Performance Point Services
Excel Services SSIS Third Party
Insights Site Template• Predefined lists for PPS, Excel Services, PowerPivot• Starting point for data visualization, reporting
Web Parts• Simple web parts that provide visualization
• Quick summary of data• Can access data directly from SQL
Web PartsLists and External Lists Reporting Services
Reporting ServicesPerformancePointExcel ServicesSQL Analysis Services
PerformancePoint Services• Dashboards and Scorecards
• Interactive access using browser• Consume data from SQL Server directly
• Browser-based Silverlight application
• Launched from SharePoint Server 2010
• Provides access to data• Tabular models based on PowerPivot workbooks published in a
PowerPivot Gallery• Tabular models deployed to SQL Server 2012 Analysis Services
(SSAS) instances.
Power View
PowerPivot for SharePoint
• Two server components• Provide query processing• Publish Workbooks to SharePoint
• PowerPivot for Excel – 2012
• Service Application Names with Configuration Tool
• ETL!
• Allows for LOB integration with SharePoint
• Aggregate date
• Where is native SharePoint adapter?
SQL Server Integration Services
Reporting Services
Reporting Services 2012Enterprise report authoring environment
Create reports using Visual Studio and Report Designer
Implemented as a Service Application in 2012
Managed at Farm and Site Collection
Reporting Services Web Parts
SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT)
Use SQL Server Media
Don’t use ConfigurationManager
Installation
Configuration with SQL Manager
• Connect to Site Collection
• Manage Roles
• Manage Jobs
• Manage Schedules
Shared Service Application
Excel Services
Business Data Catalog
Access Service
People
SSRS Reporting Services
Metadata
Central Administration Manage Service Applications
Visio Graphics
Secure Store
Search
Word Conversion
Web Analytics
• Browser capable report designer
• Create and modify report definitions (.rdl) in Report Builder
• Each authoring environment provides different ways to create, open, and save reports and related items
• Round trips
SSRS Report Designer
• Not intended to replace report builder
• Consumes tabular models
• Retrieves data as needed
• Presentation ready
PowerView Installed with SSRS
• Excel rendering extension • renders to native format of Microsoft Excel 2007-2010
• Format is Office Open XML
• The file extension of files is .xlsx.
• Previous version of Excel rendering extension• Renamed to Excel 2003
Excel Rendering Extension in 2012
New SSRS Report project
Visual Studio and SSDT
Existing Projects Converted
Reporting Services and PowerView 2012
demo
PowerPivot
PowerPivot for SharePoint
• Two server components• Provide query processing• Publish Workbooks to SharePoint
• Analysis Services• Provides server-side processing for Excel workbooks that contain
PowerPivot data
• PowerPivot System Service• Extends Excel Services with large scale data processing capability with the
data rendering services that Excel provides
• Install using SQL 2012 media
• New configuration tool
• Much easier to install and configure
PowerPivot Configuration
PowerPivot Configuration Tool
PowerPivot
demo
Excel Services
Existing Excel applications• Excel is keystone to data visualization
• Business users are comfortable with Excel• Consume and expose data• Clear future from Microsoft• Browser capable
dashboards
Management of Excel Content• IT can control parts of Excel Workbooks
• Excel Services can expose smaller parts• Visualize the results without exposing formula• Visualize summary chart, but not the raw data
• Control permissions to each part
• Data consumed much like 2008R2
Excel Services
demo
Performance Point Services
Business Context Dashboards
• Supports self-service data visualization• Allows users to navigate and explore SSAS 2012
• Slice, Dice, and Drill through the SQL 2012 data• Apply custom filtering, sorting• Choose Top/Bottom N items
• Provides browser view for business users
Aggregating Data Sources• SQL 2012 data access is managed with Data Sources
• Data is accessible from multiple sources• Analysis Services, Excel, Lists, SQL 2012, etc…
• Accessed with service account, Secure Store or current user• Stored in list as an XML file
Visual Data Exploration• Decomposition trees allow data exploration
• New in SharePoint 2010, works with SQL 2012• Available by right clicking data in browser
• Analyze -> Decomposition Tree• Allows filtering\expanding across dimensions
Business Connectivity Services
BCS Services• Data access tier
• Connection tier with 2012• Easy to use within SharePoint Designer• Exposes external data as lists• Used in conjunction with other visualization
BCS and SSISBring everything together…
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