KB203284: How to Disable Advanced Clustering Maps on a Map Widget in MicroStrategy Mobile SDK iOS

SUMMARY: Advanced Clustering Maps is a new feature introduced in Strategy Mobile  9.4.1 iOS Update 3 (KB47577). However, as explained in KB47684, this feature cannot be disabled before the document is executed. Moreover, it cannot be disabled permanently. However, this can be done on the application level in Strategy Mobile 9.4.1 iOS Update 4 using the Mobile SDK.
 
Follow these steps to achieve this goal:

• Download the DMG package for Strategy Mobile 9.4.1 iOS Update 4 and extract it.
• Open the project in Xcode 5.1
• Move the file mapWidget.plist from FinalBundle.bundle_-> Contents -> Resources to Custom > FinalBundle.bundle_-> Contents -> Resources. This will allow the changes to be preserved.
• Change the below two properties: clusteringOn and clusteringEnabled to NO:
  

• Compile the app.

 
Important Note with Strategy Mobile 10.1: In Strategy 10.1, the Map Widget now has a property to turn off clustering by default.  Information on how to do so can be found in the following documentation: KB262373: New Feature in MicroStrategy Mobile for iOS 10.1 - Additional Control to enable or disable Advanced Clustering Maps. However, the icon to enable/disable clustering will still appear. To remove this icon, the ClusteringEnabled property in the steps above will still need to be set to NO. The ClusteringOn property no longer has an effect on the Map Widget in Strategy Mobile 10.1.
 
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