Version 2021

Registering a data connector

When you register a new data connector with MicroStrategy, it is added to the available external data sources. Any user with Data Import privileges can use the connector.

Follow the steps below to register a new data connector.

  1. Open MicroStrategy Web or Desktop. If you are using MicroStrategy Web, log into a project.
  2. Choose Add External Data from the project landing page.
  3. On the Connect to Your Data popup, scroll down and click + Add Connector.

    If this option is disabled, refer to Adding a new data connector.

  4. On the Add a new connector page, you can use a connector configuration (.mstrcc file) that you already created or create the configuration for the data connector manually.
    • If you have already created a mstrcc file with configuration information for the new connector and exported the file, drag and drop it on the Add a new connector page.

      Click Add.

    • If this is the first time you have created a new connector, you must manually enter the connection details. Click Manually enter connection details and the page expands to allow you to enter connection information.

      • In the expanded section of the page, enter the connection details, including the name, URL, description, and icon to use for the connector. You can enter any value for credential type; this value is not currently used.

        Enter the following information:

        • Connector Name: Name for the connector that will be displayed in the data import options on the Add a new connector page
        • Enter a URL: URL to the HTML page for the connector. For example. http://WEBSERVER/ConnectorFolder/index.html.
        • Description: Description for the connector (optional)
        • Introduction Page: Optional URL pointing to a page containing introductory information about the connector.
        • Connector icon: Image used as an icon for the connector (optional). If you do not supply an icon, the default image will be used.
        • Credential Type: You can enter any value for credential type; this value is not currently used.

      Click Add.

Once you have added your new connector, it appears on the page with all of the out-of-the-box external data connections. Users with Data Import privileges can access and use it just as they do the other connections. When a user clicks the icon for your new connector, the interactive user page the you created is displayed.