Adding a Web GUI Component

This topic provides step-by-step instructions on adding a Web GUI Component to a page template of a MicroStrategy Web page.

Launch the Display Web GUI Component Wizard.
Enter the name for the Web GUI Component in the Component Name text box.
Check the box This component is a container if the Web GUI Component is a container.
Select a Web bean from the drop-down menu to associate the bean with the Web GUI Component.
If you want to make the Web GUI Component conditional, select the check box Enable this component only when certain features are available to a user. This allows you to select web features that define when the Web GUI Component is displayed. If you select this check box, the next panel is a shopping cart to select web features.

If you highlight only one web feature in either pane, the declaration for that feature is displayed in the pane below, together with a brief explanation of what the feature does. If you highlight multiple features, only the text Multiple Selection is displayed.

When you select a web feature, a check box appears next to it in the list of selected features. Selecting the check box adds the web feature as a position condition. Clearing the check box adds the web feature as a negative ("not") condition. For example, clearing the check box for the administrator web feature adds the condition "not administrator."
When you are finished selecting features, click Next.
If you do not select the Enable this component only when certain features are available to the user check box, click Next.
Enter the name of the style to associate with the Web GUI Component in the Style associated to this component text box.
Check the box for From Preference if the style is specified in the preference attribute.
Click the Add button to include an event that will refresh the Web GUI Component.
Click Next.
Click Finish.
Save your changes.