MicroStrategy ONE

Creating an External Mobile Folder to Allow Web Folder Browsing

You can create an external mobile folder to allow MicroStrategy Mobile users directly browse folders that are made available over the web. With this web folder integration, MicroStrategy Mobile users can browse the web folder from their MicroStrategy Mobile Home screen, their Shared Reports, or through links on documents.

To Create an External Mobile Folder to Allow Web Folder Browsing

  1. In MicroStrategy Developer, choose File > New > External Mobile Folder.
  2. In the External mobile folder name field, enter a name to use for the folder within the MicroStrategy project.
  3. From the Database Instance drop-down list, select the database instance created to access web folder resources, as described in Retrieving Web Folder Resources with XQuery.
  4. In the URL field, enter the URL for the web folder.

    This URL should provide access to the top-level folder that can be accessed and browsed by MicroStrategy Mobile users.

  5. Click OK.

Once the external mobile folder is created in MicroStrategy, MicroStrategy Mobile users can browse the web folder from within their Shared Reports. You can also make the web folder accessible to MicroStrategy Mobile users in the following ways:

  • Custom Home screen: You can provide access to the web folder from a MicroStrategy Mobile user's Home screen. For steps to configure a custom Home screen, refer to the MicroStrategy Mobile Administration Help.
  • Links on documents: You can provide a link to the web folder from within a document. For steps to create links on documents for MicroStrategy Mobile, refer to the MicroStrategy Mobile Administration Help.