Installing and configuring the mobile client

The client applications for iPhone and iPad are available for free on the Apple App Store:

Just search for the keyword MicroStrategy and install it as any other app.

When first launched, it will show a welcome page with demo projects from a public MicroStrategy server. You can tap Explore the Product to have an overview of the extraordinary capabilities built in to this client.

In this recipe, we will configure the client so that it can open our COOKBOOK project.

Getting ready

You need to have the MicroStrategy Mobile for iPad installed before going further.

How to do it...

Within your e-mail client, open the message you sent to yourself during the previous recipe:

1. Tap the hyperlink in the message beginning with mstripad://; the mobile application will open automatically and download the configuration file from the web server.

   

2. The IIS will ask for username and password:

   

3. Type the operating system credentials you use to connect to Windows desktop.

4. Once the...