Microsoft SharePoint. Building Office 2007 Solutions in VB 2005 ...

320CHAPTER 8 ■ SHAREPOINT BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE SOLUTIONS6. In the Choose File dialog, navigate to My Document\My data Sources and locate theAWCube.odc file.7. Select the AWCube.odc file and click the Open button.8. On the Upload Document page, click the OK button.9. On the Data Connections page, click the Check-In button.10. In the data connection library, select Approve/Reject from the drop-down menu associatedwith the AWCube.odc file.11. On the approval page, select the Approved option and click the OK button.Creating a ReportAfter you have added the Office Data Connection file to the data connection library, you canuse it to create a spreadsheet that is delivered through Excel Services. This will allow you todeliver the PivotTable through a web browser. Additionally, delivering the spreadsheetthrough the browser will make it possible to display it in a dashboard in the Report Center.Follow these steps to create a new report:1. In the Report Center site, click the Reports link in the Quick Launch area.2. In the Reports Library, select New ➤ Report from the toolbar.3. On the Reports Library page, enter AWReport in the Name field.4. Enter AdventureWorks Report in the Title field.5. Enter an owner for the report and click the OK button.6. In the Reports Library, select Edit in Microsoft Office Excel from the drop-down menuassociated with the new report.7. In Microsoft Excel, click the Data tab.8. In the Data ribbon, click the Connections button.9. In the Workbook Connections dialog, click the Add button.10. In the Existing Connections dialog, click the Browse for More button.11. In the Select Data Source dialog, enter the URL for the data connection library in theReport Center (e.g., http://vsmoss/Reports/Data%20Connections).12. Click the Open button.13. Select the AWCube.odc file and click the Open button.14. In the Workbook Connections dialog, click the Close button.15. In the Data ribbon, click the Existing Connections button.16. In the Existing Connections dialog, select the AdventureWorks Cube connection fromthe Connections in their Workbook section and click the Open button.17. In the Import Data dialog, click the OK button.