MicroStrategy Configuration Dialog Box Options

Option

Description

API Web Server

Enter the name of the server machine where the MicroStrategy Web Application is installed for API.

API Web Server Port

Enter the web port number used for the MicroStrategy Web Application. The default port is 80.

Intelligence Server

Enter the name of the server machine where the MicroStrategy Intelligence Server is running.

Intelligence Server Port

Enter the port number used for the MicroStrategy Intelligence Server. The default port is 34592.

API Web URL

Enter the web URL used to execute MicroStrategy web tasks. This should point to the API Web Server. The format of the URL depends on if the web application is Windows based (ASP.NET) or Java (J2EE).

• ASP.NET Format: http://<WEB_SERVER:PORT>/MicroStrategy/asp/TaskProc.aspx
  Example: http://eglnwn6:1001/MicroStrategy/asp/TaskProc.aspx

• J2EE Format: http://<WEB_SERVER:PORT>/MicroStrategy/servlet/mstrWeb/TaskProc
  Example: http://eglnwn6:1001/MicroStrategy/servlet/mstrWeb/TaskProc

External MSTR Web URL

Enter the URL used to access MicroStrategy Web from outside the firewall. This is required in for Portal queries to communicate directly with MicroStrategy Web. The format of the URL depend on if the web application is Windows based (ASP.NET) or Java (J2EE).

• ASP.NET Format: http://<WEB_SERVER:PORT/MicroStrategy/asp/Main.aspx
  Example: http://eglnwn6:1001/MicroStrategy/asp/Main.aspx

• J2EE Format: http://<WEB_SERVER:PORT>/MicroStrategy/servlet/mstrWeb
  Example: http://eglnwn6:1001/MicroStrategy/servlet/mstrWeb

Web Environment

MicroStrategy supports two versions of Web Application (ASP.NET and J2EE). Select a version from the dropdown.

Authentication Mode

Select an option from the dropdown. Best practice is to select Standard.

User

Enter the MicroStrategy user name used by the Eagle Advanced Reporting engine. Each MicroStrategy environment has a generic user name. Contact your MicroStrategy System Administrator if you do not know the user name. This user name is required, so that report requests can be validated within MicroStrategy.

If you want to run Eagle Portal queries based on MicroStrategy reports, you must have an Eagle user name and password set up in MicroStrategy. Contact your MicroStrategy System Administrator for additional information. If you are only running Advanced Reports in the Eagle Portal, you do not have to establish MicroStrategy user credentials.

Password

Enter the MicroStrategy password used by the Eagle Advanced Reporting engine. Each MicroStrategy environment has a generic password. Contact your MicroStrategy System Administrator if you do not know the password. This password is required, so that report requests can be validated within MicroStrategy.

Projects

Select the MicroStrategy projects you want to access via Eagle from the Project dropdown. The list of projects comes from the MicroStrategy environment identified by the information you entered in the API Web Server field.