Browse Folder Structure in Library Using Content Discovery

Starting in the MicroStrategy ONE Update 12, you can rename, copy, move, and delete folder content. You can also create new folders and shortcuts to organize folder contents.

Starting in the MicroStrategy ONE Update 11, the ability to browse folder structure in Library is shipped out-of-the-box. MicroStrategy ONE Update 11 also adds support for Library Mobile and the ability to add content to your library from Content Discovery.

Starting in MicroStrategy ONE Update 10, administrators can enable the Content Discovery tab in Library. This preview feature allows users to browse folders and access content.

1. Open Workstation.
2. Click here for steps to enable this preview feature in Update 10.

   Choose Help and select Preview Features.

3. In the left navigation pane, click Applications.
4. Edit the Default MicroStrategy application or click New Application.
5. Click Components and expand the Sidebar section.
6. Click the toggle to enable the Content Discovery component.



7. In Library, expand the left Navigation pane.
8. Click Content Discovery to a select a project and browse its folder structure.



9. Right-click a piece of content and choose an option to add the content to Library, favorite the content, add the content to a personal group, or perform object management such as rename, copy, move, or delete.

Troubleshooting

Why am I missing options to create folders, create shortcuts, or rename, copy, move, and delete objects?

Ensure that users have the required privileges and Access Control Lists (ACLs) for managing objects.

The required privileges for various actions are listed below.

• Create folders

  Create a new folder

• Create shortcuts

  Create shortcut to objects

• Rename objects

  Web manage objects

  Create application objects

• Copy objects

  Web manage objects

  Create application objects

  Web save to My Reports (If the destination is in the My Reports folder)

  Web save to Shared Reports (If the destination is in the Shared Reports folder)

• Move objects

  Web manage objects

  Create application objects

  Web save to My Reports (if the destination is in the My Reports folder)

  Web save to Shared Reports (if the destination is in the Shared Reports folder)

• Delete objects

  Web manage objects

The required ACLs for various actions are shown below.

• Create folders

  Read and write access for the parent folder

• Create shortcuts

  Read and write access for the folder

• Rename objects

  Read and write access for the object

• Copy objects

  Read and write access for the object

  Read and write access for the destination folder

• Move objects

  Read and write access for the object

  Read and write access for the source folder

  Read and write access for the destination folder

• Delete objects

  Why is there an error when moving an object?

Why is there an error when moving an object?

Ensure there is no object with the same name in the location where the object is being moved to.

Why can’t more than 100 objects be selected?

Actions such as move, copy, and delete can only be applied to 100 objects at a time.