MicroStrategy ONE

Removing the AutoStyle Drop-Down Menu above the Report Grid

The AutoStyle drop-down menu displays the different styles that can be applied to a report. You can select any AutoStyle, and the report gets displayed with your selection. This customization scenario deals with hiding the AutoStyle drop-down menu such that users do not have the ability to view the report in different styles.

Before customization:

After customization:

This customization can be accomplished using either of the following methods:

Deploying the plug-in provided with MicroStrategy SDK

MicroStrategy SDK provides a plug-in (ZIP file) that can simply be extracted to thepluginsfolder to view the customization in MicroStrategy Web. The following steps guide you in locating the plug-in and deploying it. 

  1. Access the plug-in: JSP version or ASP .NET version. 

  2. Extract the plug-in to the plugins subfolder inside the MicroStrategy Web installation folder.   

  3. Launch MicroStrategy Web to view the customization.

Using the Web Customization Editor to create a plug-in

MicroStrategy SDK provides a Web Configuration Editor that can be used to create a customization plug-in. The following steps guide you in creating the plug-in and deploying it. 

  1. Launch the Web Customization Editor.

  2. Click on MicroStrategy Web Configuration inside the Application Settings view to expand the hierarchical tree. The expanded list comprises the different settings that can be modified to perform customizations. 

  3. Click on Pages to expand the list of pages used in MicroStrategy Web. 

  4. Right-click the report (Report Execution) page and select Toolbars->Edit Toolbars. This launches the Edit Toolbars wizard. 

  5. Check the box for toolbar ReporGridToolbarModel.

    Certain buttons such as Save As are available in all toolbars. To remove such buttons, check all the toolbars that have that button. 

  6. Click Next. 

  7. Clear the box for ToolbarAutostyleList. 

  8. Click Next. 

  9. Click Finish. 

  10. Save your changes. 

  11. Launch MicroStrategy Web to view the customization.

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