Creating an analytical chart in PerformancePoint
Another type of Dashboard Item that you can create through PerformancePoint is called an analytical chart and allows you to create dashboard charts from any data source that you have defined through the Dashboard Designer. Since there are 17 predefined cubes available with Dynamics AX 2012 R2, the number of different ways that you can use this to slice and dice the information is virtually unlimited.
In this recipe, we will show how you can create a simple sales dashboard chart through the PerformancePoint Dashboard Designer.
How to do it...
To create a new analytical chart through PerformancePoint Dashboard Designer, follow these steps:
Open PerformancePoint Dashboard Designer, and then open up the workspace created in the last recipe that has the Dynamics AX cubes already defined.
From the Create tab, click on the Analytic Chart icon in the Reports group to start creating a chart.
When the data source selection dialog box pops up, select the cube...
