MicroStrategy Administrator iPhone App: Part 2
Following up on Part 1 that talked about the idea for an Administrator iPhone app and showed a demo of the latest build, I’d now like to dive into the backend Java Web Service...
Monthly Archive: August 2011
Getting the Object IDs & Element IDs for URL API
Here’s a quick tip to follow up with Answering Prompts via URL API. If you need to get the Object ID of an Attribute or Metric dynamically, you can use this syntax: {&[Attribute Name]@GUID}or{&[Metric...
Freeform SQL Reports
Freeform SQL Reports can be a handy tool in your MicroStrategy bag of tricks. We’re all tempted to turn to them from time to time, but when is the right time and what kinds...
Express Mode vs Interactive Mode
MicroStrategy 9.0.2 included a new Web mode called Express to Documents. In the same release, MicroStrategy removed the antiquated View mode from Web, which was a static view of your Document. Considering the push for...
Help Documents
One of the eternal struggles with any BI project is documentation. We bring lots of data content in from all over the company, often from groups who previously had conflicting definitions or are now...
Answering Prompts via URL API
MicroStrategy offers a lot of built in manipulations that can be performed directly within the URL. This can provide a lot of benefits for seamlessly linking to MicroStrategy reports from either within MicroStrategy itself or from...
9.2.1 Hotfix 1
Just a quick note that 9.2.1 Hotfix 1 is released. (release notes). Minor bug fixes all around, with the biggest features being certification for Firefox 5 and Chrome 12 (sadly, Chrome 13 came out...
MicroStrategy Administrator iPhone App: Part 1
Since I first started in MicroStrategy, I really wanted the ability to administer the system from my mobile phone. I’ve built applications to intelligently start/stop subscriptions based on system resources, ETL status, data integrity...