Delete a PerformancePoint Services service application (SharePoint Server 2010)

Applies to: SharePoint Server 2013 Preview

A PerformancePoint Services service application can be deleted by using the SharePoint Central Administration Web site or Windows PowerShell 2.0. The following steps show how to delete a PerformancePoint Services service application.

To delete a PerformancePoint Services service application by using Central Administration

1. Verify that you have the following administrative credentials:

   • To delete 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.

3. Select the PerformancePoint Services service application that you want to delete.

4. On the ribbon, click Delete.

5. If you want to delete the associated database, select the Delete data associated with the Service Applications option.

   Note

   This option is not available when you delete a service application with Windows PowerShell.

6. In the confirmation dialog box, click OK.

To delete a PerformancePoint Services 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 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:

   Remove-SPPerformancePointServiceApplication <ServiceAppName>

   Note

   When you use this cmdlet to remove a PerformancePoint Services service application, the database is not removed from the database server.

For more information, see Remove-SPServiceApplication.