MicroStrategy Mobile Design and Administration Guide

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Designing Reports and Documents for iOS and Android Devices Mobile Design and Administration Guide
that has the MicroStrategy Mobile application. These prompts are then
displayed when the prompted report, or a document that uses the prompted
report as a dataset, is executed on the device.
For an introduction to prompts, the basic prompt types, and prompt
creation, see the MicroStrategy Web Help.
For steps to answer prompts in MicroStrategy Mobile, see the MicroStrategy
Mobile Analysis Guide.
You can display prompts on mobile devices in the following styles:
• Textbox: This prompt lets users type a value via a keypad to answer a
prompt.
• Slider: This prompt lets users select a numeric value on a horizontal
slider.
• Stepper: This prompt displays a numeric value. Users can tap the
increment and decrement buttons to increase or decrease the value for
their prompt answer.
• Switch: This prompt lets users choose between two choices, On and Off.
• Wheel: This prompt displays a wheel or row of wheels that the user can
scroll through to specify a date or date and time. On Android devices, this
prompt is displayed as a stepper.
• Calendar: This prompt lets users select a date from a calendar.
• Geo Location: This prompt lets users filter results based on their current
geographical location. The prompt includes a request for permission to
enable a GPS-style locator. For more information, see Prompting users
for their location: Geo Location prompts, page 34.
• Barcode Reader: This prompt lets users answer a prompt by scanning or
typing a barcode. For more information, see Creating Barcode Reader
prompts, page 35.
Prompts for mobile devices are divided into two types: value prompts and
attribute element prompts. Value prompts require the user to select a single
value, such as a date or number. Attribute element prompts require the user
to select from a limited list of available attribute elements.
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