MicroStrategy ONE

Creating a New Plug-in

This topic describes how to create a new plug-in using the Web Customization Editor. This plug-in will contain all the files related to your customization. You can follow either of the methods listed below.

Using the Toolbar Button

  1. Launch the Web Customization Editor. 

  2. Click on the toolbar for the Application Settings or the CSS Settings views to launch the Select Plug-In dialog. 

  3. Click New >>. 

  4. Enter a name for the plug-in in the Plug-in Name text field.

    Do not use the reserved name WebCustomizationEditor-WebPlugin. This name is intended solely for MicroStrategy use to enable interactivity between the Web Customization Editor and MicroStrategy Web.

  5. Click OK.

The new plug-in folder gets created with the necessary subfolders (such as asp/jsp, style, and WEB-INF) inside the plug-ins folder in the MicroStrategy Web installation. The name of the plug-in displayed in the status bar at the bottom.

Using MicroStrategy Preferences

  1. Launch the Web Customization Editor. 

  2. Launch the Preferences dialog from Window->Preferences, and click MicroStrategy preference added on the left. 

  3. Click the Change button next to the Customization Folder text field. 

  4. Click New >>. 

  5. Enter a name for the plug-in in the Plug-in Name text field.

    Do not use the reserved name WebCustomizationEditor-WebPlugin. This name is intended solely for MicroStrategy use to enable interactivity between the Web Customization Editor and MicroStrategy Web.

  6. Click OK. The name is displayed in the Customization Folder text field. 

  7. Click Apply. 

  8. Click OK.

The new plug-in folder gets created with the necessary subfolders (such as asp/jsp, style, and WEB-INF) inside the plug-ins folder in the MicroStrategy Web installation. The name of the plug-in displayed in the status bar at the bottom.

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