Create a Visio Graphics Service service application

Using Central Administration

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

1. Browse SharePoint 2013 Central Administration.

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

3. On the ribbon, click New, and then click Visio Graphics Service. Type a name for the new service application.

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

5. Choose whether to create a Visio Graphics Service Application Proxy (recommended).Click OK.

Using Windows PowerShell

1. Click SharePoint 2013 Management Shell.

2. From the Windows PowerShell command prompt (that is, PS C:\>), type the following command :

New-SPVisioServiceApplication -Name <ServiceAppName> -ApplicationPool <AppPoolName> -AddToDefaultGroup

Example

New-SPVisioServiceApplication -Name "Visio Graphics Service Application" -ApplicationPool "SharePoint Hosted Services" -AddToDefaultGroup