Create a Visio Graphics Service service application (SharePoint Server 2010)

Applies to: SharePoint Server 2010

Summary: The Visio Graphics Service can be provisioned through Central Administration or with Windows PowerShell. The following steps show how to create a Visio Graphics Service service application.

Video demonstration

This demonstration shows the steps for creating a Visio Graphics Service service application by using Central Administration.

Watch the video (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=196857). To download the video file, right-click the link, and then click Save Target As.

Procedures

To create a Visio Graphics Service service application by using Central Administration

1. Verify that you have the following administrative credentials:

   • To create a service application, you must be a member of the farm administrators group.

2. On the Central Administration Home page, in the Application Management section, click Manage service applications.

   Important

   Visio Services in Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 requires the SharePoint Server Enterprise Site Collection Features feature to be active on each site collection where you plan to use the Visio Web Access Web Part.

3. On the ribbon, click New, and then click Visio Graphics Service.

4. Type a name for the new service application.

5. Choose an existing application pool or create a new one.

6. Choose whether to create a Visio Graphics Service Application Proxy (recommended).

7. Click OK.

To create a Visio Graphics Service service application by using Windows PowerShell

1. Verify that you meet the following minimum requirements: See Add-SPShellAdmin.

2. On the Start menu, click All Programs.

3. Click Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Products.

4. Click SharePoint 2010 Management Shell.

5. From the Windows PowerShell command prompt (that is, PS C:\>), type the following command and press ENTER:

   New-SPVisioServiceApplication <ServiceAppName> -serviceapplicationpool <AppPoolName> -AddToDefaultGroup

For more information, see New-SPVisioServiceApplication.

See Also

Concepts

Visio Services in SharePoint Server 2010 knowledge articles
Delete a Visio Graphics Service service application (SharePoint Server 2010)
List all Visio Graphics Service service applications (SharePoint Server 2010)