Managing Subscriptions with Newsstand for the iPhone and iPad

For iPhone and iPad, using the MicroStrategy SDK, you can configure your MicroStrategy Mobile application to use the Newsstand feature in iOS. By delivering subscriptions through Newsstand, you can schedule deliveries at off-peak hours. These subscriptions are downloaded to iPhones and iPads even if the MicroStrategy Mobile application is not running on the mobile device.

To use the Newsstand feature in iOS, you must configure MicroStrategy Mobile to receive push notifications, as described in Configuring MicroStrategy Mobile for iPhone or iPad to Receive Push Notifications.

For procedures on compiling the MicroStrategy Mobile application as a Newsstand application, see the MicroStrategy Developer Library.

You can perform the following administrative tasks to manage Newsstand subscriptions:

• Mobile clients create connections with Intelligence Server to download Newsstand subscriptions. To allow these connections to stay open during downloads, Intelligence Server allows a specific amount of idle time during the connections. To modify the idle time limit, adjust the Mobile Newsstand session idle time setting in the Governing Rules dialog box (in the Intelligence Server Configuration Editor). For detailed instructions on modifying Intelligence Server governing rules, see the System Administration Help.
• When a Newsstand subscription is ready to be downloaded, a push notification is sent to the Newsstand application on the recipient's mobile device. You can schedule an administration task to send Newsstand push notifications at a specific time of day. For detailed procedures on scheduling administration tasks, see the System Administration Help.