Determining display for end users

Designers can control which display modes users can view a document in. You can also define which display mode the document opens in, when it is first executed.

Analysts can run a document in a variety of displays, including Presentation Mode, Design Mode, and Editable Mode. For descriptions of the display modes, see Display modes in MicroStrategy Web. The steps below let you define display modes available to users, and specify which display mode a document opens in by default.

To enable Flash Mode, a project administrator must ensure that Flash Mode is enabled in the project, as described in the Web Administrator Help, under Project Defaults. An individual document designer or analyst can disable Flash Mode on his machine if he knows that Flash is not installed or does not want to use Flash. To do this, select Preferences at the top of MicroStrategy Web, select Report Services on the left, and select to enable or disable Flash Mode.

To select document display modes available to users and determine a default

1. In MicroStrategy Web, open the document in Design Mode or Editable Mode.

2. From the Tools menu, select Document Properties. The Properties dialog box opens.

3. From the left, select Document.

4. To make a mode available in the document, in the Run Modes area, select the checkbox in the Available display modes column for that display mode.

5. Clear the check boxes for any display modes that you do not want users to have access to. For a table comparing all display modes (including display modes intended for document designers), see Display modes in MicroStrategy Web.

6. Save a display mode as the default by selecting it from the Run by default as drop-down list.

7. Click OK to apply the changes and return to the document. The next time the document is executed, only the display modes you selected are available.