Welcome to the Customizations Explorer

The Customizations Explorer helps you find any customization scenario in the MicroStrategy Developer Library (MSDL). The MSDL provides detailed instructions for performing more than 100 customization scenarios using the MicroStrategy SDK. The collection of these scenarios is based on customer requirements and feedback received, and represent the most typical and popular customizations implemented by MicroStrategy consultants and customers.

To find a customization scenario, you can search for it with relevant keywords or find it in the list of scenarios below. The scenarios are organized in the same categories as those used in the MSDL.

Basic Scenarios: Cosmetic Changes for Look and Feel

Changing the Color of the Bars at the Top	All Pages
Removing the MicroStrategy Web Button	All Pages
Replacing the MicroStrategy Web Button	All Pages
Modifying the Amount of Project Detail Displayed on the Welcome Page	Welcome Page
Modifying the Project Icon on the Welcome page	Welcome Page
Modifying Icons on the Default Home Page	Desktop Page
Modifying the Icons Based on a MicroStrategy Web Color Theme	Folder Browsing Pages
Changing Color of the Table Header on the Folder Browsing Pages	Folder Browsing Pages
Modifying Default View of Folder Browsing page Content from Icon View to List	Folder Browsing Pages
Modifying the Amount of Detail displayed on the Folder Browsing pages	Folder Browsng Pages
Modifying the Icons used on the Folder Browsing pages	Folder Browsing Pages
Removing columns on the Folder Browsing page	Folder Browsing Pages
Removing Folder Description on Folder Browsing pages such as Shared Reports	Folder Browsing Pages
Hiding the Text Metrics Displayed on a Report Grid	Report Execution Page
Modifying the Look and Feel of a Report Grid	Report Execution Page
Modifying the Page By Buttons	Report Execution Page
Modifying the Amount of Information displayed on the Prompt Page	Prompt Page
Adding Icons to Buttons on the Prompt Page	Prompt Page
Modifying the Images on the Prompt Selection Shopping Cart	Prompt Page
Modifying the Color and Font Properties of a Prompt	Prompt Page
Removing the Prompt Summary from the Prompt Page	Prompt Page
Using a Custom Numbering Format for Prompts	Prompt Page
Modifying the Font properties on the Default Home page	Desktop Page
Modifying the Font properties on the Folder Browsing Pages	Folder Browsing Pages
Adding a New Language	All Pages
Adding Localized Text to a Page	Welcome Page
Adding Localized Text to the Browser Title for a Page	Desktop Page
Changing Prompt Layout on the Prompt Page	Prompt Page
Changing the Layout of the Prompt Selection Shopping Cart	Prompt Page
Removing Document Scrollbars when Two Sets of Scrollbars are Displayed	Document Execution Page

Basic Scenarios: Altering Application Workflow and Navigation

Displaying Folder Contents and Report on the Same Page	Report Execution Page
Moving the Page Section on the Report Execution page	Report Execution Page
Removing the Page Section on the Report Execution page	Report Execution Page
Creating a Custom Default Page Section That Can be Inherited by All Pages	Default Page
Customizing the main application URL	N/A
Linking to a MicroStrategy Folder from an External Web Site or Other Location	Folder Browsing Pages
Linking to a MicroStrategy Report from an External Web Site or Other Location	Report Execution Page
Removing Individual Items from the Navigational or Path Information	Folder Browsing Pages Report Execution Page
Removing the Navigational/Path Information	Folder Browsing Pages Report Execution Page
Adding a Shortcut to a Specific Page	Desktop Page
Adding a Conditional Shortcut to All Pages	All Pages
Removing a Shortcut from a Specific Page	Folder Browsing Pages
Removing a Shortcut from All Pages	All Pages
Removing the Links on the Welcome page to Version and About MicroStrategy Web information	Welcome Page
Rearranging the links on the Home page	Desktop Page
Removing a link from the Home page	Desktop Page
Removing the Links on the Folder Browsing Page for Individual Projects	Folder Browsing Pages
Creating a New Ribbon for a Report	Report Execution Page
Creating a New Toolbar	Report Execution Page
Creating a New Menu	Report Execution Page
Removing a Toolbar Item	Report Execution Page
Removing a Menu Item	Report Execution Page
Adding Custom Toolbar Items	Report Execution Page
Hiding Toolbar Items Based on Feature Availability	Report Execution Page
Disabling Toolbar Items Based on Feature Availability	Report Execution Page
Adding a Custom page to the list of Default Start pages and making it the Default Start page	N/A
Changing the Sort Order on the My Subscriptions Page	My Subscriptions Page
Displaying Different Subscription Types on Separate Pages	My Subscriptions Page
Customizing Error Messages	N/A
Creating a Custom Report Page and Accessing It through a Link on an Existing Page	Report Execution Page
Passing Value and Object Prompt Answers in the URL	N/A
Removing a link or button from the Processing page	Wait Page
Building a URL with Multiple Events	N/A

Basic Scenarios: Customizing Existing Functionality

Adding or Removing the Number and Types of Available Export Formats	N/A
Adding or Removing a TimeStamp for a Report or a Document	Report Execution Page Document Execution Page
Displaying Information about Connection to Intelligence Server	About Page
Validating Prompt Answers for a Report	Prompt Page
Adding a New Paper Size Option for Printing a Report	N/A
Adding Shortcuts and Changing the Root Folder in the Object Browser for a Report	Report Execution Page
Disabling Functionality on Report Grid or Graph	Report Execution Page
Removing the AutoStyle Picker above the Report Grid	Report Execution Page
Using Streamlined Versions of the Report Page	Report Execution Page
Modifying Predefined Quick Thresholds	Report Execution Page
Persisting Information in Every Request	N/A
Creating a Custom Toolbar Group	Report Execution Page
Adding Custom Context Menus	Create Report Page
Removing Context Menus	Folder Browsing Pages
Adding or Removing Context Menu Items	Folder Browsing Pages
Displaying Objects Selected in a Report	Report Execution Page

Advanced Scenarios: Customizing Presentation of Data and Web Components

Displaying Dynamic Content in MicroStrategy Web pages (.NET only)	All Pages
Displaying Reports in a PDF Format	Folder Browsing Pages
Redirecting to an External URL when an HTML Document is Clicked	Folder Browsing Pages
Opening Documents in a New Browser Window	Folder Browsing Pages
Processing Events with JavaScript before Submitting Them	Folder Browsing Pages
Adding Extra Arguments to All Links	Folder Browsing Pages
Including the Prompt Question on the Document Execution Page	Document Execution Page
Altering Report Title Text on the Report Execution Page	Report Execution Page
Displaying Report Cell Contents as Preformatted Text	Report Execution Page
Hiding an Attribute Column Automatically on an Executed Report Grid	Report Execution Page
Including the Prompt Question on the Report Execution Page	Report Execution Page
Modifying the Report Grid Presentation Rules by Extending ReportGridTransformImpl	Report Execution Page

Advanced Scenarios: Extending Existing or Adding New Functionality

Adding a Dynamic Image to a Document	Document Execution Page
Answering a Prompt Question by Supplying an Answer in the URL	Prompt Page
Applying a Bulleted List View on Folder Browsing Pages	Folder Browsing Pages
Changing the View Mode of the Shared Reports Page on the Fly	Folder Browsing Pages
Modifying Export Properties for a Report Programmatically	Report Execution Page
Modifying the Prompt Style for a Specific Report	Prompt Page
Refreshing a Document Automatically	Document Execution Page
Adding GUI Elements to an Existing Prompt	Prompt Page
Adding Custom Password Validation Rules	Change Password Page
Retrieving Report XML and Automatically Logging Out	Report Execution Page
Retrieving Report XML in a Custom Format	Report Execution Page
Displaying the List of Projects in a Tabbed Display	Desktop Page
Displaying MicroStrategy Intelligence Server Statistics	Desktop Page
Displaying the TinyURL Version of an Object Link on the Properties Dialog	Folder Browsing Pages
Enabling Custom Drill Paths for Different Attribute Elements	Report Execution Page
Creating a Custom Event for Grid Manipulations	Report Execution Page
Causing MicroStrategy Web to Return a Grid when Drilling on a Graph	Report Execution Page
Adding Extra Arguments to an Existing Event	Report Execution Page
Using a Custom Web Feature to Provide Special Functionality for a User Group	Report Execution Page
Adding Context Menu Items Not Implemented by Default	Report Execution Page
Disabling or Removing Context Menu Items for a Specific Object	Folder Browsing Pages
Adding Context Menu Items that Display Information about the Object	Folder Browsing Pages

External Security Module Scenarios: Customizing Authentication

Mapping Credentials using an External Repository	N/A
Displaying Different Login Pages based on Project	N/A
Creating a Session from a Custom Login Page	N/A
Displaying Different Start Pages based on User Group	N/A
Restricting Access during Certain Times	N/A
Restricting the Number of Open User Sessions	N/A

Single Sign-on Customization Scenarios

Adding a New Trusted Authentication Provider	N/A
Changing the Default Settings for CA SiteMinder	N/A
Changing the Default Settings for IBM Tivoli Access Manager	N/A
Specifying Multiple Header Variables for Authentication	N/A