Understand the Plug-In Structure

A visualization plug-in is a simple hierarchical set of folders and files in a predefined structure. The plug-in contains XML configuration files and the JavaScript file that renders the visualization, and can also include other files used by the visualization, such as image files.

Developers provide the code to register and render the visualization in a plug-in, which is a simple hierarchical set of folders and files in a predefined structure. The plug-in contains XML configuration files and the JavaScript file that renders the visualization, and can also include other files used by the visualization, such as image files. The diagram below shows the structure for a plug-in that meets the minimum requirements for a MicroStrategy HTML5 visualization.