Fully formatted html is not displayed when the document is displayed in pdf view or when the document is exported to excel. When the document is exported to pdf or excel, only the text in the html container is displayed. Opening and interacting with a document in pdf view microstrategy. Getting certified to the highest level in the technology that i work is always a dream and it had become true for me in 3 yrs of experience that i gained so far. Displaying text formatted by html in an html container. For examples and instructions, see formatting html containers. Except the root component, each individual webcomponent has a single parent webcomponent. The html container is automatically created and added to the dashboard.
While the html container for documents is obviously designed to do just that, you can also sneak it into attributes which can help solve some pretty neat problems. The dashboard can display the contents of a web page, such as a stock ticker running in real time next to a grid that shows historical stock information. The same html container is displayed below in presentation mode in microstrategy web. Apr 24, 2016 some users may find that the pdf file generated when a microstrategy 10. Displaying a website using a url iframe mycarlwarren. In the html container, select one of the following. Formatting options, such as borders and background colors, apply to the html container itself, not to anything placed inside the container. Study 224 microstrategy document services flashcards from samuel l. The formatting is determined by the formatting of the html container, not the html tags within it. By using page by we can display groups on separate pages interactively. How to create a link to export the current document. There are many things we, as developers, can do to create a great user experience.
Microstrategy web based training wbt, microstrategy world, office intelligence, best in business intelligence, pixel perfect, global delivery center, microstrategy identity platform, microstr ategy loyalty platform, direct connect, ente rprise grade security for every business, build your own business apps, codefree, welcome to ideal, the worlds most comprehensiv e analytics platform. For example, the following html container is an iframe, using a url to display a website. For export to excel, html, and pdf, you can specify default exporting options, or you can allow users to be prompted to make these choices. Dec 29, 20 this hotfix should be applied on top of microstrategy 9. The webcomponent interface abstracts every component of a web application. These are all relatively easy to add in an html container within microstrategy. Steps to insert a html container that displays formatted html. Html container allows user to render html code directly in the document. Oct 18, 2011 since microstrategy is primarily consumed via the web, there is a unique opportunity to embed some extra value by slipping html into little pockets of a report. Users can export this pdf in to excel flash and html view. This is useful in the context of the outofthebox microstrategy web, as well as when integrating microstrategy web with an external web site, portal, or other thirdparty application.
Dec 29, 20 html container can be created by providing either html code or a url. These titles will show in the dropdown panel selector. Opening an email outlook by clicking an image in mstr. Html container preloading this setting allows you to ask the export. Click and drag the edge of the html container to resize it. The iframe type contains the url of a website, while the html text type contains html tags that are rendered in microstrategy web. This prevents you from opening the same url to avoid an infinite loop. In the export to pdf panel, create an html container object and supply this code. Chapter 3, creating dashboards and visualizations describes how to create and format a dashboard, and ad d visual representa tions of the data.
For an example, see displaying formatted html in an html container. Once you have created a dashboard, you can display realtime information from the web, directly in your dashboard. Users can navigate through large quantities of data that have been grouped in to separate pages of the document. The new pdf export engine also supports cases where text strings with html tags are displayed on the dashboard. The font formatting for an html container applies only to html containers that use html tags. Enter the complete url as shown in the following screenshot. To begin add an html container to your document and make sure. The following tables provide a list of all the privileges in microstrategy and their corresponding command manager tokens. There are several export options you can choose prior to creating a pdf from your. For expanded examples, see the report services document creation guide. Jan 31, 20 the first step is to load the jquery library into microstrategy.
Feb 07, 2014 documents will open in desktop in a pdf view. You can choose to directly type html in the field, or display the contents of a web page in an iframe. Add an html container, insert your css to customize the exporting microstrategy mobile url api creating a custom radio button in microstrategy mobile to change panels. You can format the html container itself, with borders and drop shadows, for instance. An html container displays the contents of a web page or content formatted in html. Simplified exporting options in the export to pdf dialog. Displaying text formatted by html in an html container 145. New context menu options to move, copy, or duplicate images, text boxes, and html containers.
Microstrategy report services document creation guide. In the field, type the html to display in the dossier. You can customize the following properties for the container. This can be done one of two ways, each with some advantages and disadvantages. When the document is exported to pdf or excel, the contents of the web page are retrieved. Microstrategy about html container inside microstrategy. Displaying a website using a url iframe microstrategy. To allow users authorized to access microstrategy web administrator, microstrategy mobile server administrator, you must create the users and assign them the role of admin under the tomcat user configuration file.
One of those small things is to create custom export buttons in documents. The image above breaks pages and adds extra space in the middle of the detail section. You can size the html container manually by hovering the cursor over the edge of the html container. The url api allows you to directly request microstrategy web to perform actions by using specific arguments in the request. Urls that point to the same microstrategy web server as the one that you are using are not supported. Apr 15, 2016 i would like to share my experience on completing my microstrategy certified engineer principal mcep certification over the past few months back. Nov 15, 2016 when running the document in interactive view mode, the html container shows a link export that, as soon as it is clicked, triggers the export to pdf with currently selected panels. Finally, the webpage appears as shown in the following screenshot.
From the dossiers toolbar, click the insert icon, then click html container. For examples and a more detailed explanation of the differences, see displaying html content in a document. Displaying a website using a url iframe you can enter the url of a website in an html container. The formatting from html tags as seen on dashboards on microstrategy web, will be retained when exported to pdf format. In view mode, interactive mode, and editable mode in microstrategy web, all valid html is supported. For example, the following document, which is shown in presentation mode in microstrategy web, contains an html container. As a suite of applications, it offers data discovery, advanced analytics, data visualizations, embedded bi, and banded reports and statements. In pdf and excelin pdf view in desktop, and when the document is exported to pdf or excel, only the text in the html container is displayed. This is useful for users who need the ability to export their document when toolbars have been removed through customizations. Notice that the first line is the same size and color as the second line, unlike in the previous sample.
Jun 11, 2019 there are 3 things we need to make this happen. Using jquery in microstrategy dashboards bryans bi blog. You should be familiar with the different types of html container, iframe and html text. For an example, see displaying text formatted by html in an html container. In pdf view in microstrategy developer, and when the document is exported to pdf or excel, only the text in the html container is displayed. Users can view associated websites by clicking hyperlinks. Html container can be created by providing either html code or a url. To export to pdf, you just have to create a hyperlink using. Microstrategys outofthebox printpdf export functions for report service documents do not support export of html5 based. From the properties panel, select the appropriate options.
There are 3 things we need to make this happen the export functions we want to use a listener a button to trigger the function these are all relatively easy. You can achieve this by adding an html container to your document. Configuring administrative access to microstrategy jsp applications. The html container is moved to its new location and displayed. The image below shows a heat map visualization in the same dashboard, which displays the data using colored rectangles of different sizes and colors depending on the revenue and profit data for each call center. Pdf exportprint plugin for microstrategy our pdf exportprint plugin enhances outofthebox pdf exportprint function for report service documents and, in some cases, visual insight dashboards. This type of html container is an iframe, which is an html element allowing one html document to be embedded inside another. From the dashboards toolbar, click the insert icon, then click html container.
When the document is executed in microstrategy web, the html is executed. When running the document in interactive view mode, the html container shows a link export that, as soon as it is clicked, triggers the export to pdf with currently selected panels. Custom pdf export button in microstrategy omars bi blog. Invexer technology printpdf export plugin for microstrategy. Microstrategy export the current document using url api and. In microstrategy web, documents open in the default display mode that. Dashboard, html container, microstrategy 0 i came across an interesting requirement last week, i need to provide an option for the end user to open an email window outlook by clicking their brand image in the dashboard landing page. Now, an iframe box pops up asking us to enter the url of the website we want to show. Displaying formatted html in an html container microstrategy. A page could be a webcomponent, so is a servlet, a webbean, etc. You can customize the following properties for the. Load the library via an html container you can simply include the code to import jquery right into the html container youre going to call it from.
Viewing and interacting with documents in microstrategy web. Export html5 based widgets and visualizations, such as many d3 graphs, including your own custom widgetsgraphsshapes. Jan 26, 2016 a report services document has additional blank spaces added to it when viewing it in pdf in microstrategy desktop 8. Adding an html container to a dashboard microstrategy. Html containers in pdf and excel when the document is exported to pdf or excel, only the text in the html container is displayed. Jan 26, 2016 this hotfix should be applied on top of microstrategy 9. Microstrategy is a business intelligence software, which offers a wide range of data analytics capabilities. This is a known issue in certain versions of chrome, including but not limited to chrome v43. When the document is executed in microstrategy web, the html code is retrieved from the website. About html container inside microstrategy microstrategy. Fill color is the fill color of the container, which then is the background color of the visualizationif the visualization is transparent and has the same boundaries as the container. For example, the html container in the following document uses a url to display the microstrategy resource center website.
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