Newly published content for PerformancePoint Server 2007

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Monitoring Server software prerequisites   This article has been updated with a new section about the software and hardware prerequisites for ProClarity Analytics Server 6.3 Service Pack 3, which can be installed with PerformancePoint Monitoring Server.

Overview of the data migration tool   This article has been updated to explain that the data migration tool does not do all migration tasks in all scenarios. Some tasks will need to be performed manually, depending on the network data.

PerformancePoint Server 2007 Planning data migration tool   This article has been updated to explain that the data migration tool does not perform all tasks in all scenarios. When you are migrating data in Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007, many tasks may need to be performed manually, depending on the organizational data.

Install PerformancePoint Planning Server with SQL Server 2008   This article has been updated to show the Feature Pack for Microsoft SQL Server 2005 (SP3) download link and the new names for the four required files that are needed for this scenario.

Importsecurity: Planning Command Utility operation   Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 SP3 customers using Importsecurity command with the new /Replace flag must install the QFE26 hotfix. Customers who need this hotfix must contact Microsoft Customer Support Service first.

Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 Technical Library in Compiled Help format (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=133530&clcid=0x409)   An updated downloadable .chm file for the entire PerformancePoint Server library is now available. This download includes all content in the library as of November 30, 2009.

Prerequisites for the PerformancePoint Add-in for Excel   This article has been updated to indicate that if PerformancePoint Add-in for Excel is used in a PerformancePoint Server SP3 environment, Excel 2003 SP3 must be installed.

Planning Server software prerequisites   This article has been updated to indicate that if PerformancePoint Add-in for Excel is used in a PerformancePoint Server SP3 environment, Excel 2003 SP3 must be installed. In addition, security options in the browser must be set if using Internet Explorer 8.

Monitoring Server software prerequisites   This article has been updated to indicate that PerformancePoint Server SP3 requires users to set security options in the browser if using Internet Explorer 8.

Configure Monitoring Server for Kerberos delegation   This article has been updated with two recommendations for configuring Kerberos for PerformancePoint Monitoring Server.

Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 Service Pack 3 is now available (https://blogs.technet.com/ppsdocteam/default.aspx)   This blog post announces the release of Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 Service Pack 3. This blog entry includes links to both the 32-bit and 64-bit installation files as well as the links to the Microsoft TechNet Library documentation for the IT Professional audience.

Service Pack 3 for Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007   This collection of articles covers the three primary update scenarios for moving to Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 Service Pack 3 (SP3) from PerformancePoint Server 2007 RTM or Service Pack 1 (SP1) or 2 (SP2).

Importsecurity: Planning Command Utility operation   The importsecurity command has been updated for the PerformancePoint Server 2007 SP3 release. This article describes the new parameters and flags that can now be used with this command in PerformancePoint Server 2007 SP3.

Best practices for SQL Server 2005/2008 OLAP cube design and MDX querying   This article has been updated to include best practices for SQL Server 2008.

Monitoring Server software prerequisites   This article has been updated with software requirements for PerformancePoint Monitoring Server and client computers, and for using Office Visio and Visio Viewer when authoring and consuming Strategy Maps and reports in dashboards. It also includes a list of customer questions compiled by Microsoft Customer Service and Support for Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007.

Prepare the staging area   This article has been updated with a note to administrators that they must manually delete MemberIDs that are equal to "1" or "NONE", with the exception of MemberIDs that appear in the Scenario Dimension.

Load the prepared data   This article has been updated with a note indicating that steps 4 and 5 can be performed together or separately, as long as the correct dimension loading order is followed.

Importsecurity: Planning Command Utility operation   This article has been updated with the complete list of ObjTypes for the /Type parameter, including brief descriptions of each object.

Configure Excel Services (Monitoring Server)   This article has been updated to alert customers that Microsoft Office Excel 2007 will not work as a data source if PerformancePoint Dashboard Designer is installed on a 64-bit operating system.

Load the prepared data   This article explains how to correctly load data within a migration process. It was updated with an important note to explain that when converting the labels to IDs and then loading the dimensions for the sites, you must follow the correct order for both steps in this process or the computer running Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 could experience a load failure.

Planning Application Business Objects   This article has been updated with information about extending the calendar in Planning Business Modeler beyond 25 years by installing a hotfix package. It also lists specific requirements for this hotfix on all client computers running the PerformancePoint Planning Business Modeler.

How to obtain PerformancePoint Server   This article explains that customers who have a Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Enterprise CAL can now obtain a copy of Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007.

Verify your PerformancePoint Server edition and version number   This article lists all publicly released versions of PerformancePoint Server and explains how to determine build numbers from a .dll file or from Help/About.

Monitoring Server software prerequisites and Planning Server software prerequisites   The list of supported browsers in these articles has been updated to include Internet Explorer 8.