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Hands Off Mobility Administration | 2016

Hands Off

Mobility Administration


1. Automating Administrative Tasks

2. Hands Off Delivery Mechanisms

3. Demonstration

4. Summary

5. Q&A

Today’s Agenda


THE PROBLEMThere is an ever expanding demand on administrative overhead

Monitor User Activity

Upgrade Infrastructure

Platform Upgrades

Troubleshoot System Errors

Manage Daily Operations

Manage Scheduled Requests

Ensure Data Integrity

Implement Settings Changes

Fine Tune the BI System

Create new Schedules

Create Mobile Configurations

Manage Security Constructs

New User Management

Device/Version Support


HIGH Overheadleads to Large Bottlenecks

• Simple tasks falling through the cracks for an

administrator have significant downstream effects.


AUTOMATING ADMINISTRATIONSignificant development has gone into automating administrative tasks… but something is missing….


Mobile BI has become a significant factor to

consider in building and maintaining your BI

ecosystem, yet little progress has been made to

alleviate the administrative overhead supporting

mobile devices brings.

Administrative tasks related to mobile

support:

• Build infrastructure and security

constructs

• Build mobile configurations

• Mobile configuration distribution

• Update support and mobile

troubleshooting

Where is mobile administration?




3. Demonstration

4. Summary

5. Q&A

Today’s Agenda


Automating Mobile

Configuration Distribution

Where you ARE

• Administrator must create mobile

configuration links

• Mobile Configuration links must

be provided to users upon request

• What if I want custom icons?

• What if I want to support multiple

projects? Multiple Environments?

• Robust Self-Service Mobile Configuration

• Multi-Environment Support

• Custom Icon Support (without .ipa)

• Security Aware distribution process

Where you’re GOING


1. User logs in to MicroStrategy Environment.

2. If the user has mobile permissions in ANY project, they will have access to a project named ‘Mobile Access’.

Process Definition


3. Upon accessing the project, a document is displayed providing options to configure approved devices for any MicroStrategy project to which the user has mobile access

• Devices are only displayed if configurations exist for them, independent by project

• Projects are displayed based on which environment the user is accessing this page from, as well as which projects the current user has access to.

Process Definition


3. Once a link is selected, the user is navigated to a small custom web application.

4. Based on the below parameters provided by MicroStrategy, an email is sent to the user which contains a mobile configuration profile.

Parameters:

• Email: captured from the metadata of the current MicroStrategy user.

• Device: captured based on the user selection.

• Attachment: captured based on the user selection.

Process Definition


3. Assuming the user has configured their Apple Mail with the corresponding account used in MicroStrategy Web, they can access the mobile profile sent as an attachment from the system.

4. Once the profile is installed, a new icon will be added to the user’s device, which automatically reconfigures the MicroStrategy application based on the icon selected.

MULTIPLE ICONS CAN BE ADDED TO CONFIGURE THE APPLICATION FOR MULTIPLE PROJECTS!

Process Definition




3. Demonstration

4. Summary

5. Q&A

Today’s Agenda


• Apple Configurator – Creates iPhone and iPad mobile profiles.

• Android Studio – Creates Android mobile applications (redirect to web link in browser)

• (1) Database table (MSTR_Mobile_Links) –Stores the Security Group access to specific projects, and attachment names for profiles.

• MicroStrategy Mobile Configuration

• MobileRegistration Custom Web Application

What’s Beneath the Hood?




3. Demonstration

4. Summary

5. Q&A

Today’s Agenda


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