| Step | Action | Details |
| 1 | Launch SharePoint Central Administration by Selecting Start à SharePoint 2010 Central Administration |  |
| 2 | Under Application Management, select Manage Service Applications |  |
| 3 | Select PerformancePoint Service Application |  |
| 4 | Select PerformancePoint Service Application Settings. |  |
| 5 | Specify TRAINprojadmin for the Unattended Service Account User Name and MPN.train for the password, then select OK. |  |
Once the unattended service account has been configured, you must grant that account access to your data sources:
- For SQL Server data, the account must have a SQL logon with db_datareader permissions on each database that you want to access.
- For SQL Server Analysis Services data, the account must have read access to the cube or an appropriate portion of the cube, depending on your needs.
- For Excel Services data, the account must have access to the Microsoft Excel workbook in a SharePoint document library.
- For data in a SharePoint list, the account must have read access to the list.
