Building Query Objects and Queries, for Designers

This chapter introduces the basics of designing and creating business reports. Before you create a report, you must have a business query in mind for that report to answer. You must also have access to various report objects that have already been created, so you can place them on the report and provide that report with its definition. If you have the appropriate privileges, you can create report objects yourself, or you can use report objects that have been created by other report designers.

This chapter also shows you how to add user-friendly additions to a report, such as a drilling map or other capabilities.

Most of the tasks in this chapter are performed in MicroStrategy Web. Some are performed in MicroStrategy Developer, and are clearly labeled.

This chapter assumes you are familiar with all the other chapters in this guide. The other chapters contain introductory information on the user experience with basic functionality in the MicroStrategy environment.