In this article we will explore the process of consuming data present in Data Cube hosted on SQL Server Analysis Server using Excel Services.
Before we move any further we need to verify the following prerequisites to support this demo:
- Secure Store Service Application should be created and configured properly
- Required Application ID should be created in Secure Store Service that can allow authentication for Excel Service over SQL Server Databases
- Excel Service Application should be created and configured properly
There must be atleast one Data Cube hosted on SQL Server Analysis Server which is having data to consume
Before proceeding any further we need to ensure that all the prerequisites are in place-
- Validate Secure Store Service & Application ID
Go to Central Admin => Manage Service Application
Click on “Secure Store Service”
Check for Application ID that we make use of for Excel Services.
In this case we have created Application ID by the name “Excel Services”
- Validate Excel Service Application
Now Go to Central Admin => Manage Services on Server
Look for “Excel Calculation Services” and make sure it is also in started mode
Again Go to Central Admin = > Manage Service Application
Look for “Excel Services” and make sure that it is in Started mode
Click on Excel Services Application
Then click on Global Settings
Scroll Down to the bottom and look for Target Application ID, it should be set to the same Secure Store Application ID (Excel Services) that we created in earlier steps.
- Validate SQL Server Analysis Server
Login to SQL Server Analysis Server instance and make sure that we have atleast one Data Cube hosted on SQL Server Analysis Server that can serve the data to Excel Service.
A valid Data Cube should look like as shown below:
Demo:
Launch Excel Client Application and choose Blank Workbook
Under Data Tab, Select “From Other Sources” then select “From Analysis Service”
On the Data Connection Wizard Dialog, Enter SQL Server Analysis Server Instance Name
Click Next
On the next screen of Data Connection Wizard,
Choose the required Cube
Click Next
On the next screen of Data Connection Wizard,
Click on Authentication Settings
On Excel Services Authentication Settings Dialog,
Choose None and Click OK
On the Data Connection Wizard,
Click Finish to end the Connection Wizard
On the Import Data Dialog,
Choose any option of your liking, here we are choosing “PivotTable Report”
Choose Pivot Table Fields that suits the report you needed
In this report we are presenting Internet Sales that can be filtered for State Wise
So Select “Internet Sales Amount” as aggregator that shows the sum of Values in “Internet Sales Amount” Column
In order to filter the values we can add Slicers that can help to filter out the records based on the Column which is selected as Slicer
From the Top Ribbon, click on Insert Slicer
On the Insert Slicer Dialog, select State Province and click OK
Now we can select any value of State Province from Slicer and can see the filtered value of Internet Sales Amount corresponding to the selected State Province
Now let’s save the Sheet to SharePoint
Go to File Menu => Save As
Choose SharePoint Document Library
Specify the name of the File and click Save
Now Browse SharePoint Document Library
Click on file to render it in Browser using Excel Services
Click Yes on “Query and Refresh Data” Pop Up, this option allows the sheet to re-query the updated data based on the connection we set-up with in the Excel and ensure data freshness all the time
Hope you find this helpful.
by Prashant Bansal via Everyone's Blog Posts - SharePoint Community
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