SharePoint Server 2010 Configuration: PerformancePoint Services Site Feature Cannot Be Enabled

Dear all,

 

An error I ran recently across was the following. After creating a new SharePoint Server 2010 web application, I tried to activate the PerformancePoint Site Features. At first sight, everything seemed to be done in the correct order:

 

• PerformancePoint Service Application running
• Secure Store Service Application running
• Connection for PPS and SSS to my web application
• Site Collection created

 

I went on to my web application, then under:

Site Actions –> Site Settings –> Site Actions –> Manage site features

There I tried to activate the PerformancePoint Services Site Features. Tried. And failed. It failed with the following error messages:

 

 

So, the first message gave already a good hint. Off I went for the site collection features:

 

Site Actions –> Site Settings –> Site Collection Administration–> Site Collection Features

 

There, I had to enable both:

• SharePoint Server Publishing Infrastructure and
• PerformancePoint Services Site Collection Features

 

That did the trick! Now, returning to the site features, I was able to enable the PerformancePoint Services Site Features, and finally could create also KPIs, Scorecards and Dashboards.

 

More options for content creation after PerformancePoint Services have been enabled.

 

I hope this helps some of you with the same problem!

Best regards,

Martin

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SharePoint 2010: Connecting to an Existing Configuration Database and More with psconfig.exe

Hi folks,

just a quick one this time:

 

How do we connect a server to an existing configuration database? Simply by issuing the psconfig.exe command:

 

psconfig.exe -cmd configdb -connect -server <Server_name> -database <Database_name>

 

Please note that this will disconnect the server from the farm it is currently connected to!

 

Similarly, you can explicitly disconnect a server from a farm:

 

psconfig.exe -cmd configdb -disconnect -server <Server_name>

 

Moreover, you can:

 

• Provision the Services (handy in case of unresolvable service application errors)
• Provision the Central Administration (handy in case of unresolvable CA errors)
• Resume a failed upgrade
• Repair SharePoint 2010 installations

 

The repair is also quite simple:

psconfig.exe –cmd setup /repair

Afterwards, depending on your deployment, choose one of the following:

 

• Case 1: Single Server Deployment: run psconfig.exe –cmd setup
• Case 2: Farm Deployment: Run the Products Configuration Wizard

 

The psconfig tool is really a bit of an SP2010 administrator’s (configuration) army knife. You can check out its full capabilities here

 

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc263093.aspx

 

Best regards,

Martin

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New Article in “Computerwoche”: Business Intelligence

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Dear all,

Today a new article of mine was released on the online presence of the German magazine “Computerwoche”.

 

It’s title is: “Vom BI-Trödler zum Klassenprimus”

A recent research study has revealed there is a lot of potential how businesses perform when it comes to data management. Clearly, there is a connection between how well a business organizes its data and also cleaning routines, as well as organizing a centralized BI center. SharePoint 2010 can deliver these features which are needed for improving such a business. The articles shows strategies and best practices to improve from poorly performing to best in class companies.

 

You can find the full article here:

http://www.computerwoche.de/software/bi-ecm/2367976/

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