Download
- Download the mobile version of VitaraCharts.
- You can find the latest links for download from our download site at Main page
Steps
The downloaded file will be different from the web version and is called “VitaraChartsMobile.zip”
- This zip file will contain a folder named “VitaraCharts” and a separate folder for each of the visualizations.
- Unzip the ‘VitaraChartsMobile’ zip file, you will get around 30+ folders.
- Stop WebServer (IIS/Tomcat or equivalent)
- Delete VitaraCharts related folders under MicroStrategy mobile plugins directory (if any exist).
- Please do not keep any backup copies of VitaraCharts in the plugins directory
- Copy over all the folders extracted from “VitaraChartsMobile” zip file into the plugins folder of your MicroStrategy mobile installation. For instance if mobile server is installed under c:\tomcat\webapps\MicroStrategyMobile, you will place all folders under c:\tomcat\webapps\MicroStrategyMobile\plugins
- Below is the screenshot of plugins folder after deployment of vitara charts for mobile.
- Start WebServer.
- Connect your ipad to the mobile server
(Optional) Configure Mobile Server Path
If you have any customization applied in the global.txt or customStyles.css (like the corporate color palette for instance), you will need to update the mobile path using the steps below.
After extracting the VitaraChartsMobile plugins into plugins folder of MicroStrategy Mobile server, navigate to the mobile configuration page:
MicroStrategy Installation on IIS/Windows
https://<MicroStrategyMobileServer>/plugins/VitaraCharts/config.aspx
(ex: http://example.com/MicroStrategyMobile/plugins/VitaraCharts/config.aspx)
MicroStrategy Installation on Tomcat/Linux
https://<MicroStrategyMobileServer>/plugins/VitaraCharts/config.jsp
(ex: http://example.com/MicroStrategyMobile/plugins/VitaraCharts/config.jsp)
Setting Mobile Configuration URL
Setting mobile configuration url to Vitara Charts config helps to render Vitara Charts without internet access to the ipad/iphone.
On the page enter the path to the MicroStrategy Web application and click submit.
- Click on submit to save your changes.
- Clear cache in the app and Restart MicroStrategy iPad/iPhone app to see the changes