SharePoint 2010 Business Intelligence

Module 7: Filter Web Parts

Overview

Filter Web Parts

Lesson: Filter Web Parts

Filter Web PartsFilter Web Parts & BIExtensibility

Filter Web Parts

Filter web parts can pull data from anywhere on the page and send to another web part to perform filtering9 filter web parts out of the boxMany other 3rd party web parts support connections from filter web parts

Filter Web Parts

Nine out of the box filters: Choice Current user UserProfile Date Page Field Query String SharePoint List SQL Server Analysis Services Text

BDC Filter web part was removed in 2010Filter Actions – a simple post back button to apply filters

Filter Web Parts & BI

Many of the other features of SharePoint can utilize Filter Web Parts

Excel Services & PowerPivot Reporting Services Business Connectivity Services Performance Point Charts & Maps

As we progress through the course we will use filter web parts every step of the way

We will create a user context focused reporting environment

Extensibility

Filter web parts are simply web parts Web parts are easy to create

Filter web parts simply require an interface to be implemented that tells SharePoint it is a filter type web part

Developers can easily create more advanced filter web parts to further tailor your BI environment

Lab 1: Filter Web Parts

Use each of the Filter Web Parts

Lab 2: Filter Web Parts & Excel Services

Use Filter Web Parts to enhance Excel Services experience

Review

Your instructor will ask a series of questions on this module

Summary

Filter web parts are very powerful allies in the BI battle!Use Filter web parts with other BI web parts to further customize the user BI experienceNew filter web parts can be created to extend your BI functionality