KB10616: How to customize MicroStrategy Web to display various frames in the report execution page by default

In the report execution page, there are several frames that can be opened that will provide more information on the report. These frames are opened through the report menus, such as View > Report Filter, as shown below:

 
These menus can be enabled by default, so when a new user executes a report, these frames will already be available. To do so, follow the steps below:

1. Locate the pageconfig.xml file.
2. Backup the pageconfig.xml before making changes.
3. Locate the browser-settings section. The following set of report frame settings will be available:
   <browser-setting desc="Report Frame Formatting Toolbar" name="ft" value="0" />
   <browser-setting desc="Report Frame Report Filter" name="urf" value="1" />
   <browser-setting desc="Report Frame View Filter" name="uvf" value="1" />
   <browser-setting desc="Report Frame Object Browser" name="ob" value="0" />
   <browser-setting desc="Report Frame Sort Editor" name="sortEditor" value="0" />
   <browser-setting desc="Report Frame Drill Editor" name="drillEditor" value="0" />
   <browser-setting desc="Report Frame Filter On Selections Editor" name="drillFilterEditor" value="0" />
   <browser-setting desc="Report Frame Grid Formatting Editor" name="gridEditor" value="0" />
   <browser-setting desc="Report Frame Graph Formatting Editor" name="graphEditor" value="0" />
   <browser-setting desc="Report Frame Report Toolbar" name="rt" value="1" />
   
4. Change the value attribute to "0" and the frame will be closed by default; value="1" indicates that it is opened.
5. Restart IIS for these changes to take effect.

The changes are reflected when a new user (no previous cookies) executes a report. Shown below is the result of the customization using the above XML snippet which enables the report filter and view filter:

 
Customization Warning:
This customization is provided as a convenience to Strategy users and is only directly applicable to the version stated. While this code may apply to other releases directly, Strategy Technical Support makes no guarantees that the code provided will apply to any future or previous builds. In the event of a code change in future builds, Strategy Technical Support makes no guarantee that an updated version of this particular customization will be provided. For enhancements to this customization or to incorporate similar functionality into other versions, contact your Account Executive to inquire about Strategy Consulting assistance.