MicroStrategy Tutorial by Mindmajix

This tutorial gives you an overview and talks about the fundamentals of MicroStrategy.
1. Installation And Initial Setup

The first thing to know about this Microstrategy version  10 is that it contains an essential piece called Desktop.
For those coming from previous software generations (7, 8 or 9) MicroStrategy Desktop was the tool that was used to create the metadata and reports on a Windows (PC only) environment. From version 9.3 Desktop was renamed Developer. So don’t be confused with the new name.
The Desktop version in 10 is Multi Platform, that is, it remains a desktop application but now with the ability to be run on both Windows and MAC OSX but there is no difference in functionality between both versions.

1.1 Download

The first step is of course to download our version if we don’t have it yet.
Note: If you have a corporate access, you should ask your IT department to provide you with a copy of the software and the license.
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1.2 Installation 

Once you have downloaded the corresponding installer we’ll proceed with its installation in our local computer.
After installation we’ll proceed to run Desktop and this will be the first glimpse we’ll get:

 

1.3 Setting Up Your Data Connection

In 10, we have several options to connect to our data sources, one of the main ones is the ability to connect to our MicroStrategy corporate server. That is, we can run Desktop in “solitary” to use data from different sources such as spreadsheet files, corporate databases or connect our desktop directly to the project we have assigned to upload our new data and then create our reports in this project.

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Lianamelissa is Research Analyst at Mindmajix. A techno freak who likes to explore different technologies. Likes to follow the technology trends in market and write about them.