Planning Server Application Pool Identity and Service Identity Account Permissions

Updated: 2009-04-09

The Planning Server Configuration Manager automatically sets all permissions that the Planning Server application pool identity and service identity (SI) account needs.

The following are set by Planning Server Configuration Manager for the Planning Server Application Pool Identity and SI account:

  • The account is added to the IIS_WPG Windows Group

  • The account is added to a local security policy on the host computer

  • The account is added to the SQL Server Security Logins

    For a stand-alone Planning Server installation: The dbcreator permissions in SQL Server are set and Alter Trace permissions are granted on the SQL Server computer application pool identity and SI account. Additionally, the Planning application pool identity and SI account is added to the Analysis Services server's security role.

    For a distributed Planning Server installation on a SQL Server computer that only contains application databases: The following are not set or added by the Planning Server Configuration Manager and must be set manually.

    • The dbcreator permission

    • The Alter Trace permission

    • The Planning Application Pool Identity and SI accounts addition to the Analysis Services server's security role.

    See Prepare SQL Server to host an application database for complete details.

  • The Planning application pool identity account is used to run two IIS application pools — for the PerformancePoint Planning Administration console and the Planning Web Service.

  • The Planning SI account is used to run the PerformancePoint Planning Process Service.

For a stand-alone installation, the Planning Server Configuration Manager completes all tasks required to completely configure Planning Server accounts and permissions. For a distributed installation, the above noted exceptions apply. In addition, you must run the Planning Server Configuration Manager.

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