KB17333: How to set project level prioritization in MicroStrategy Intelligence Server version 9.4.1 and later

Job Prioritization allows an administrator to prioritize a project based on Cost, User Groups, Request Type, Application Type and Projects.
 
Perform the following steps to open the interface.
 

• Log on to Strategy Desktop 9.x with Administrator privileges.
• Expand the Administration icon.
• Click on 'Database Instance Manager'. On the right side, user can see the various database instances available. Open the database instance to be edited.
• Select the third tab in the Database Instance window, 'Job Prioritization' as shown below. This screen shot depicts the Job Prioritization default settings.
  

Perform the following steps to open the 'Job Prioritization Wizard'.
 

• Click 'New'.
• Click 'Next' on the 'Welcome-window'.
• Select the entry or entries on which to prioritize the project as shown below:
  

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  For example, if changing the prioritization for a particular project select 'Project' and click Next.
   
  
• Select which projects that need prioritization and move them to the right. Once all the projects that are going to be prioritized are moved over, click next:
  

• All jobs from the project will be effected by this prioritization
• Select the priority that each project should have. In the example below all jobs from Strategy Tutorial are granted a high priority. Once completed click finish.
  

• By Default, medium is the selected priority. Changing this to high will allow all jobs from the selected project to run at a high priority.
• After clicking finish the new prioritization will be shown:
  

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  After adding prioritization the number of connections by priority should be addressed as well. Change each of the three priorities to the correct number of connections.