MicroStrategy

Overview

This document is a Quick Start Guide that describes how to install MicroStrategy and connect a datasource to the MicroStrategy dasbhoard for analysis.

The Connecting to SQream Using MicroStrategy page describes the following:

What is MicroStrategy?

MicroStrategy is a Business Intelligence software offering a wide variety of data analytics capabilities. SQream uses the MicroStrategy connector for reading and loading data into SQream.

MicroStrategy provides the following:

  • Data discovery

  • Advanced analytics

  • Data visualization

  • Embedded BI

  • Banded reports and statements

For more information about Microstrategy, see MicroStrategy.

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Connecting a Data Source

  1. Activate the MicroStrategy Desktop app. The app displays the Dossiers panel to the right.

  2. Download the most current version of the SQream JDBC driver.

  3. Click Dossiers and New Dossier. The Untitled Dossier panel is displayed.

  4. Click New Data.

  5. From the Data Sources panel, select Databases to access data from tables. The Select Import Options panel is displayed.

  6. Select one of the following:

    • Build a Query

    • Type a Query

    • Select Tables

  7. Click Next.

  8. In the Data Source panel, do the following:

    1. From the Database dropdown menu, select Generic. The Host Name, Port Number, and Database Name fields are removed from the panel.

    2. In the Version dropdown menu, verify that Generic DBMS is selected.

    3. Click Show Connection String.

    4. Select the Edit connection string checkbox.

    5. From the Driver dropdown menu, select a driver for one of the following connectors:

      • JDBC - The SQream driver is not integrated with MicroStrategy and does not appear in the dropdown menu. However, to proceed, you must select an item, and in the next step you must specify the path to the SQream driver that you installed on your machine.

      • ODBC - SQreamDB ODBC

    6. In the Connection String text box, type the relevant connection string and path to the JDBC jar file using the following syntax:

      $ jdbc:Sqream://<host and port>/<database name>;user=<username>;password=<password>sqream;[<optional parameters>; ...]

      The following example shows the correct syntax for the JDBC connector:

      jdbc;MSTR_JDBC_JAR_FOLDER=C:\path\to\jdbc\folder;DRIVER=<driver>;URL={jdbc:Sqream://<host and port>/<database name>;user=<username>;password=<password>;[<optional parameters>; ...];}

      The following example shows the correct syntax for the ODBC connector:

      odbc:Driver={SqreamODBCDriver};DSN={SQreamDB ODBC};Server=<Host>;Port=<Port>;Database=<database name>;User=<username>;Password=<password>;Cluster=<boolean>;

      For more information about the available connection parameters and other examples, see Connection Parameters.

    7. In the User and Password fields, fill out your user name and password.

    8. In the Data Source Name field, type SQreamDB.

    9. Click Save. The SQreamDB that you picked in the Data Source panel is displayed.

  9. In the Namespace menu, select a namespace. The tables files are displayed.

  10. Drag and drop the tables into the panel on the right in your required order.

  11. Recommended - Click Prepare Data to customize your data for analysis.

  12. Click Finish.

  13. From the Data Access Mode dialog box, select one of the following:

    • Connect Live

    • Import as an In-memory Dataset

Your populated dashboard is displayed and is ready for data discovery and analytics.

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Supported SQream Drivers

The following list shows the supported SQream drivers and versions:

  • JDBC - Version 4.3.3 and higher.

  • ODBC - Version 4.0.0.

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