You can allow users to browse and view files in a web folder, such as documents, images, and videos, using a Multimedia widget. When viewed on an iPhone or iPad with MicroStrategy Mobile, the Multimedia widget displays a list of available files in a grid layout, along with information about each file, including the file name, description, and file type. Users can tap the Download icon next to a file displayed in the widget to download and view the file. When the mobile device is offline, users can view files that have been downloaded and automatically stored on their mobile device. Files that have not been stored on the mobile device are greyed out and cannot be viewed offline.
Users can view the following types of files using the Multimedia widget:
Plain text
Image
Audio and video files
ePub files
PowerPoint
Word
Excel
HTML
This procedure assumes you have already created the document in which you want to insert the Multimedia widget.
You must have configured an XQuery database instance to retrieve the contents of your web folder. For steps to configure this database instance, see the Custom SQL Queries: Freeform SQL and Query Builder chapter in the Advanced Reporting Guide.
You must have created an XQuery report to use to access the web folder that contains the files that you want to display in the widget, and added the XQuery report as a dataset report in the document. For steps to create the XQuery report, see the Custom SQL Queries: Freeform SQL and Query Builder chapter in the Advanced Reporting Guide.
Open the document in Design or Editable Mode.
From the Dataset Objects panel to the left, click and drag the dataset report to the area of the document in which you want to display the widget.
Right-click the dataset report, then select Properties and Formatting. The Properties and Formatting dialog box opens.
From the left, click Widget.
From the Widget drop-down list, point to Mobile, then select Multimedia. Click OK to save your changes.