MicroStrategy Mobile

Introduction

MicroStrategy Mobile is an interactive interface of the MicroStrategy BI platform that lets mobile business users harness the analytical power of MicroStrategy through the use of their iPhone®, iPad®, and Android™ devices.

MicroStrategy Mobile for iPhone, iPad, and Android devices

MicroStrategy Mobile and the MicroStrategy Mobile Server provide MicroStrategy reporting and analysis capabilities on iPhone, iPad, and Android devices. MicroStrategy utilizes the intuitive interface of these mobile devices to let users explore information using touch and smart gestures. MicroStrategy Mobile also provides application developers a new way to develop and deploy Mobile applications that is faster, easier, and more maintainable than using traditional Integrated Development Environments. MicroStrategy Mobile offers the following benefits:

 

  • Reduces the time to develop new Mobile applications: MicroStrategy’s Mobile application platform includes the infrastructure needed to support each new Mobile application, so that application developers only need to focus on creating the user experience and not on the back-end infrastructure.
  • Easy for non-developers to create professional Mobile applications: MicroStrategy’s Mobile applications do not require any coding. Using MicroStrategy's Mobile application platform, Mobile applications are assembled in a point-and-click fashion. Application designers can choose from an array of displays and controls that are optimized for mobile devices.
  • Easy for companies to rapidly deploy Mobile application updates: MicroStrategy’s Mobile application platform uses an on-demand form of application deployment called “in-stream” deployment. As soon as new or updated applications are ready, they are instantly available to Mobile users.
  • One design for all devices: MicroStrategy Mobile’s ability to render the same application across different mobile device operating systems means less development time, less application management, and quicker support for a heterogeneous deployment of mobile devices.

The MicroStrategy Mobile Design and Analysis Guide provides information on how to use MicroStrategy Mobile to view, analyze, and perform other business tasks with MicroStrategy reports and documents on a mobile device. This guide also walks you through examples of the kinds of business tasks you can perform using MicroStrategy Mobile on your mobile device.

For steps to install MicroStrategy Mobile on a mobile device, see the MicroStrategy Mobile Administration Guide.

Compatibility

MicroStrategy Mobile clients for iPhone and iPad devices

See Compatibility and Interoperability.

MicroStrategy Mobile clients for Android devices

See Compatibility and Interoperability.

Creating a configuration of multiple MicroStrategy Mobile Servers

To create a configuration that includes multiple MicroStrategy Mobile Servers all of the MicroStrategy Mobile Servers must be the same version. For example, you can use a MicroStrategy 10.4 Mobile Server to create a configuration including multiple MicroStrategy 10.4 Mobile Servers.

For the complete MicroStrategy Platform Compatibility and Interoperability specifications, see Compatibility and Interoperability.

Installing MicroStrategy Mobile

For steps to install MicroStrategy Mobile components on a machine that will host your Mobile applications, see the Installation and Configuration Guide. For steps to install MicroStrategy Mobile on a mobile device, see the MicroStrategy Mobile Administration Guide.

  • Windows Installer 3.0 or later is required to install MicroStrategy products on a Windows platform.
  • You can download the software from the MicroStrategy download site.

Directory structure

The following tables list folders and files of interest that are included in the default directory structure after an installation of MicroStrategy Mobile.

On Windows operating systems

The default folder location is:

  • C:\Program Files (x86)\MicroStrategy\Product Name when installed on a 64-bit Windows environment.

If installed over previous versions of the product, the folder remains the same.

Directory Contents
\MicroStrategy\Mobile Server ASPx MicroStrategy Mobile Server ASPx files.
\MicroStrategy\Mobile Server JSP MicroStrategy Mobile Server JSP files.

On UNIX and Linux operating systems

The default location in a UNIX or Linux environment is /opt/MicroStrategy/Product Name, or $HOME/MicroStrategy/install/Product Name if you do not have write access to /opt/MicroStrategy. If installing over previous versions of the product, the folder remains the same.

Directory Contents
/Mobile MicroStrategy Mobile root directory
/Mobile/MobileServer MicroStrategy Mobile Server JSP files

Upgrading MicroStrategy Mobile

MicroStrategy recommends that all users of MicroStrategy Mobile upgrade to the most recent version of MicroStrategy Mobile. This is recommended for all MicroStrategy Mobile deployments. There are significant enhancements to the overall user experience with MicroStrategy Mobile.

MicroStrategy Mobile for BlackBerry is no longer supported. Any supporting files are removed when upgrading to MicroStrategy 10.

Due to enhancements to MicroStrategy Certificate Server, if you secure your MicroStrategy Mobile connections through Certificate Server, you must upgrade your Certificate Server to support MicroStrategy 10 Mobile applications.

Before upgrading any MicroStrategy products, see the Upgrade Guide for important information about preparing for the upgrade, the order in which to upgrade products, and tasks to perform after upgrading.

Uninstalling MicroStrategy Mobile

For details about uninstalling MicroStrategy Mobile, see the "Adding or Removing MicroStrategy Components" chapter of the Installation and Configuration Guide.