MicroStrategy ONE
Creating Prompts for Mobile Devices
The tables below provide a list of Value prompt types and a list of Attribute Element prompt types that you can create in MicroStrategy Web for use on a user's iPhone, iPad, or Android device.
To create a prompt that accomplishes a specific goal, find the end goal you want to achieve in the first column in the table, then see the remaining columns for the prompt type, display style, and recommendations and requirements to create the prompt.
For a list of prompts for use on mobile devices and example images, see Introduction to Prompts for Mobile Devices. For a general overview of prompts in MicroStrategy Web, including a definition of Value prompts and Attribute Element prompts, see About Prompts.
Value Prompt Types
A value prompt lets users select or enter a single value, such as a date or a specific text string, and filter report data based on their selection. The table below contains a list of Value prompts displayed on mobile devices. For detailed information on Value prompts and steps to add them to a report, see Value Prompt.
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End Goal |
Prompt Type and Display Style |
Setup Recommendations and Requirements |
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Select a date from a calendar
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Prompt type: Date & Time Display style: Textbox |
Minimum value: Specify the earliest date that can be used to answer the prompt. Maximum value: Specify the latest date that can be used to answer the prompt. |
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Select a date and time from a wheel The wheel is displayed as a stepper on an Android device. |
Prompt type: Date & Time Display style: Textbox |
Minimum value: Specify the earliest date that can be used to answer the prompt. Maximum value: Specify the latest date that can be used to answer the prompt. Allow user to select time: Specify whether the user can specify a time as well as a date to answer the prompt. Interval (minutes): Specify the interval displayed between each value on the wheel. For example, an interval of 30 allows users to select times in 30 minute intervals, such as 9:30 AM, 10:00 AM, 10:30 AM, and so on. |
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Type a numeric value to answer a prompt
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Prompt type: Numeric Display style: Textbox |
Minimum value: Specify the lowest value that can be used to answer the prompt. Maximum value: Specify the highest value that can be used to answer the prompt. |
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Use a switch to choose between two numeric values
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Prompt type: Numeric Display style: Switch |
On value: Specify the numeric value used when the switch is set to its On position. The default is 1. Off value: Specify the numeric value used when the switch is set to its Off position. The default is 0. |
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Select a numeric value on a horizontal slider
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Prompt type: Numeric Display style: Slider |
Minimum value: Specify the lowest selectable value in the slider. Maximum value: Specify the highest selectable value in the slider. Interval: Specify the interval displayed between each value on the slider. For example, an interval of 10 allows users to specify values in increments of 10, such as 10, 20, 30, and so on. |
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Use a stepper to increment or decrement a numeric value |
Prompt type: Numeric Display style: Stepper |
Minimum value: Specify the lowest selectable value in the prompt. Maximum value: Specify the highest selectable value in the prompt. Interval: Specify the interval used to increment or decrement values in the stepper. For example, if the stepper's minimum value is set to 100, and the interval is 10, users can increment the stepper value to 110, 120, 130, and so on. |
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Select a numeric value from a wheel The wheel is displayed as a stepper on an Android device.
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Prompt type: Numeric Display style: Wheel |
Minimum value: Specify the lowest selectable value in the prompt. Maximum value: Specify the highest selectable value in the prompt. Interval: Specify the interval displayed between each value on the wheel. For example, an interval of 30 allows users to specify values in increments of 30, such as 60, 90, 120, and so on. |
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Filter data based on a user's current location
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Prompt type: Numeric Display style: Geo Location |
Mobile preferences: Select the Latitude or Longitude option to filter data based on the current latitude or longitude. For detailed information on the Geo Location prompt, see Using the Location of a Mobile Device to Filter Data: Geo Location Prompt. |
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Type text to answer a prompt
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Prompt type: Text Display style: Textbox |
Minimum number of characters: Specify the minimum required length of the prompt answer. Maximum number of characters: Specify the maximum allowable length of the prompt answer. |
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Scan or type an item barcode to answer a prompt
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Prompt type: Text Display style: Barcode Reader |
Minimum number of characters: Specify the minimum required length of the scanned barcode. Maximum number of characters: Specify the maximum allowable length of the scanned barcode. For detailed information on the Barcode Reader prompt, see Barcode Reader Prompt. |
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Type a large number to answer a prompt
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Prompt type: Big Decimal Display style: Textbox |
Minimum value: Specify the lowest value that can be used to answer the prompt. Maximum value: Specify the highest value that can be used to answer the prompt. |
Attribute Element Prompt Types
An Attribute Element prompt lets users select prompt answers from a limited list of specific attribute elements. The table below contains a list of Attribute Element prompts that can be displayed on mobile devices. For detailed information on Attribute Element prompts and steps to add them to a report, see Attribute Element List Prompt.
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End Goal
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Display Style
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Setup Recommendations and Requirements
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Select a date-based attribute element from a calendar |
Calendar |
Minimum Date: Specify the earliest selectable date. Maximum Date: Specify the latest selectable date. |
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Select an attribute element from a list
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List |
Show search box: Specify whether to enable searching for attribute elements. Make search required: Specify whether users are required to search for elements. |
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Use the current geographic location to filter attribute elements
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Geo Location
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Select location mapping level: Select the level at which you want to return the location of the mobile device when the user answers the prompt. For example, if you select State and the user is located at an address in Boston, Massachusetts, the location of the mobile device will be returned for the state of Massachusetts. The levels available are determined automatically by Google. Select location mapping attribute: Select the attribute to use to filter the element list. The location mapping attribute must map the location of the mobile device as returned by Google to the data you want to filter. For detailed information on the Geo Location prompt, see Using the Location of a Mobile Device to Filter Data: Geo Location Prompt. |
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Scan or type an item barcode to search for an attribute element
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Barcode Reader
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Show search box: Specify whether users are presented with a search box to filter the list of attribute elements. Make search required: Specify whether the user must search to filter the list of attribute elements. Barcode mapping attribute form: Select the attribute form used to look up barcode information. For detailed information on the Barcode Reader prompt, see Barcode Reader Prompt. |
Related Topics
Introduction to Prompts for Mobile Devices
Using the Location of a Mobile Device to Filter Data: Geo Location Prompt