KB216731: New Feature in MicroStrategy iOS Mobile 9.4.1 Update 5: Touch ID Integration with Application Pass Code

Apple devices allow, with just a touch of the Home button, unlocking your iPhone or iPad by using the Touch ID sensor in the Home button. Starting with Strategy iOS Mobile 9.4.1 Update 5 and Strategy 9.4.1 HF1, it is possible to take advantage of this feature when using the Strategy re-branded application.
 
To find a list of Apple devices that have the Touch ID feature as well as steps to enable this feature on the device, visit the link below:
Use Touch ID on iPhone and iPad
 
Strategy iOS 9.4.1 Update 5 application can prompt for Touch ID  or pass code when performing two actions:
 

1. Launching the Strategy 9.4.1 Update 5 app
2. Executing a Report or a Document

 
This tech note provides the steps to get prompted for Touch ID/pass code when the user launches the Strategy app. 
                                             

 
Follow the steps below:
 

• Open Mobile Administrator
• Select the iPhone Settings tab 

• Scroll down to the App Password options
• Check the checkbox for "Require password to open application"

• Fill the information required in Connectivity Settings 
• Save the configuration.
• Modify the configuration xml that gets generated at the following location "..\WEB-INF\xml\mobile. Files typically have names as "mobileConfig-<ConfigurationID>. To identify which mobile configuration to edit, use the timestamp of when the file was last modified or look for the name of the configuration in the xml: 
  

  
  <cnf n="TouchIDConfiguration" cid="c9abd85b-1697-4ef3-a389-753e6c894e53" v="1" bld="9.4.1140.0038J" dt="1" cntr="10"

  
   
  
• Add the following key-value pair to the xml inside the <gnl> tag.
  

  
  <daip v="true"/>

  
   The xml should look similar to this: 
  

  
  </cty><gnl><daip v="true"/><atc v="1"/><ac v="2bacfe"/><ml v="250"/><nt v="60"/><mcs v="25"/><ll v="12"/><mls v="50"/><uas v="true"/><usc v="true"/><usl v="true"/><usd v="true"/><fc v="true"/>

  
   
  
• Copy the xml
• Replace the xml inside the Preferences.xml file of the xCode project with the xml of the configuration just created. For more information about preconfiguring Strategy Mobile, click this link: Pre-configuring MicroStrategy Mobile
• Re-compile the app with this new xml baked into the application.

 
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
 
The Strategy SDK allows you to customize the standard Strategy Web interface, and extend and integrate the Strategy business intelligence functionality into other applications. However, before changing the way Strategy Web products look or behave, it is helpful to understand how the application is built. For more information regarding the Strategy Web architecture or the process of customizing Strategy Web, please refer to MicroStrategy Developer Hub.
 
To access the Strategy Developer Hub, you must have access to the Strategy Knowledge Base, you must have purchased the Strategy SDK, and you must be current on your Strategy maintenance agreement. If you are a US-based business and believe that you satisfy all three of these conditions but you do not have access to the Strategy Developer Hub, please contact Strategy Technical Support at support@microstrategy.com or at (703) 848-8700. If you are an international business, please contact Strategy Technical Support at the appropriate email address or phone number found at https://www.microstrategy.com/en/support/contact-support.
 
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. In the event of a code change in future builds, Strategy may not be able to provide additional code on this matter even though this customization is provided at this time for this specific build. For enhancements to this customization or to incorporate similar functionality into other versions, contact your Account Executive to inquire about Strategy Consulting assistance.