Tag Archives: SharePoint
A Primer on PowerPivot Topologies and Configurations
For those who would like a quick primer on PowerPivot Topologies and Configurations, check out the SlideShare below. Enjoy!
Can I access PowerPivot via a data access API?
I recently got asked the question: Does PowerPivot have any data access APIs? Is there any way to to programmatically access the data store? I figured that a lot … Continue reading
PowerPivot for SharePoint: Existing Farm Installation
So the fate… of the entire human race depends upon my wild guess — Doctor Gaius Baltar (Battlestar Galactica) Actually, the quote that I really wanted to … Continue reading
PowerPivot for SharePoint: Single Server Installation
A long time ago, but not in a galaxy too far away…actually, just in Redmond, WA,… there was A NEW HOPE for easier PowerPivot for SharePoint installations! So hats off … Continue reading
Help, my PowerPivot for SharePoint Lists Atom Feed has fallen and it can’t get up!
One of the cool things with PowerPivot is to click on an SharePoint List’s Export as Data Feed (i.e. an Atom feed) and its data can be imported directly into … Continue reading
PowerPivot Technical Diagram: PowerPivot Security Architecture
Just in case you didn’t already know, we just uploaded the PowerPivot Security Architecture technical diagram on to sqlcat.com / MSDN. To get access to the PDF, XPS, and/or VSD … Continue reading
Dude, Where’s my PowerPivot workbook?
In homage to Rob Collie’s blog posting style (yes!…he has style, he has grace, …) and of course the movie “Dude, Where’s my Car?”, let’s ask a new question: Dude, … Continue reading
Ramblings about missing time … and #PowerPivot sneak peek!
Wow, I just checked and its been more than a month since I did my last blog post! So for starters, apologies for the lack of cool PowerPivot stuff on … Continue reading
How do I get the menu options for individual reports within the #PowerPivot Gallery?
When you start playing with the PowerPivot Gallery, some of you will be enamored by the various views of the Silverlight control included as part of the PowerPivot Gallery – … Continue reading
Uploading #PowerPivot for Excel workbook using "Save As" vs. SharePoint UI
When you save a PowerPivot for Excel workbook by using the “Save As” function with Excel, this will use the Office Upload Center as its mechanism to save the file. … Continue reading
Quick Tips for clearing up space #PowerPivot for SharePoint Uploading
When you upload your PowerPivot for Excel workbook to your PowerPivot enabled SharePoint site, you typically will deal with much larger files than your other SharePoint sites. This is the … Continue reading
More great PowerPivot resources!
As you already may know, we have a couple of forums for PowerPivot at: SQL Server 2008 R2 PowerPivot for Excel SQL Server 2008 R2 PowerPivot for SharePoint Dave Wickert … Continue reading
Troubleshooting #PowerPivot Excel Services connectivity
You’re on your way to PowerPivot for SharePoint functionality – you’ve uploaded your PowerPivot for Excel workbook to your SharePoint PowerPivot Gallery. You view the thumbnails of your report and … Continue reading
SharePoint Prerequisite Lab Installation Tip (#PowerPivot CTP3 Install)
When you install SharePoint Beta 2 to go with your PowerPivot for SharePoint CTP3 install, some will install SharePoint on a set of servers (or VMs) that do not have … Continue reading
