Business intelligence (BI) content typically includes reports, scorecards, and dashboards that people use to track performance and make decisions. In most organizations, multiple people are involved in the processes of creating and sharing BI content. Having a central place, such as a BI Center site, to store manage, share, and consume that content is important.
A BI Center site is more than just a SharePoint site. It’s also a great way to bring people, processes, and information together. Whether you’re an administrator, a report author, or an information consumer, a BI Center site can be an important part of your organization’s BI solution.
In a BI Center site, administrators can create and manage all the data connections that report authors need. Content authors can use those data sources to build and share scorecards, reports, and dashboards. Managers and information consumers can use the BI content to track performance, explore data, and make better business decisions. And, as business needs change, administrators and report authors can easily update BI content so that information consumers are using the most current information.
| These tasks… | Are done by people in these roles… | And here’s how… |
|---|---|---|
| Set up and manage data connections that report and dashboard authors will use | Administrators Content authors |
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| Create and publish reports, scorecards, or dashboards | Content author | Create and use a report or a scorecard |
| View and interact with BI content | Information consumer | Explore and analyze data in reports and dashboards |
To learn more about BI Center sites, see What is a Business Intelligence Center?