MicroStrategy SDK setup or web set up with tomcat

Step 1.
Go to URL: https://tomcat.apache.org/download-70.cgi Download 32-bit/64-bit Windows Service Installer

Step 2.
Now install apache tomcat on your machine.

Step 3.
After installing tomcat,Run below URL.

Run this URL: to make sure tomcat is running. http://localhost:8080/ Change Java settings Initial Memory Pool and Maximum Memory pool Initial memory pool size-512 MB Maximum memory pool size-2048 MB

Step 4.
Go to this path: C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\Tomcat 7.0\conf Edit tomcat-users.xml Add this entry there in End just before

Step 5. From MicroStrategy Web Installer: Place “MicroStrategy.war” file at C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\Tomcat 7.0\webapps

After placing war file wait for sometime.

Open http://localhost:8080/MicroStrategy/servlet/mstrWebAdmin

Enter admin/admin



Eclipse Setup for Web Customization Editor

Step 1.
Go to the URL: http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/packages/eclipse-ide-java-developers/heliossr1

Download Windows 64-bit/32 bit Eclipse and Extract

Extract under eclipse-java-helios-SR1-win32-x86_64\eclipse

It will place “com.microstrategy.web.sdk.webcustomization.jar” file under eclipse-java-helios-SR1-win32-x86_64\eclipse\plugins

Step 2.
Open Eclipse.exe

Step 3.
Go to MicroStrategy Tab. Provide Application root and MicroStrategy WEB URL.

Application Root Path would be like C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\Tomcat 7.0\webapps\MicroStrategy

Folder created by war file which you deployed.

MicroStrategy WEB is the URL which is created after deploying your war file.

Step 4.

click on OK.

Now How to Open MicroStrategy in Eclipse

Click on Windows tab and then open Perspective and then others.

A list of perspective are opened,Choose MicroStrategy Web Customization Editor

Click on OK.