Published: December 18, 2012

Summary: Configure the Business Intelligence features of SharePoint Server 2013 in a test lab environment.

Applies to:  SharePoint Server 2013 Enterprise 

This series of articles describes how to configure the Business Intelligence features in SharePoint Server 2013 in a test lab environment. These test labs are all part of the Microsoft TechNet Test Lab Guides series.

All of the test labs in this section have as a minimum prerequisite Test Lab Guide: Configure SharePoint Server 2013 in a Three-Tier Farm and all the prerequisites listed in that test lab guide. The test lab guides in this series all make use of the three-tier infrastructure.

Each test lab guide in this series may have additional prerequisites. See each guide for its list of prerequisites.

The test lab guides in this series include:

• Test Lab Guide: Create a Business Intelligence Baseline Environment – This test lab guide describes how to create a Business Intelligence Center and how to create Active Directory accounts for the subsequent test lab guides.

• Test Lab Guide: Configure Secure Store – This test lab guide describes how to configure Secure Store in a test lab environment. Subsequent test lab guides for Excel Services, Visio Services, and PerformancePoint Services make use of Secure Store.

• Test Lab Guide: Configure Excel Services – This test lab guide and the subsequent Excel Services guides describe how to configure Excel Services in a test lab environment, and how to enable data refresh.

• Test Lab Guide: Configure Visio Services – This test lab guide and the subsequent Visio Services guides describe how to configure Visio Services in a test lab environment, and how to enable data refresh.

• Test Lab Guide: Configure PerformancePoint Services – This test lab guide and the subsequent PerformancePoint Services guide describes how to configure PerformancePoint Services in a test lab environment, and how to enable data refresh.

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