KB34910: How to display a save button on the prompts page using the MicroStrategy Web SDK

Using the Strategy Web SDK, you can display the Save button on the prompts page, as shown in the image below:

To accomplish this customization, perform the following steps: 

Update styles configuration

1. Launch the Web Customization Editor.
   
2. On the Application Settings tab, expand the Strategy Web Configuration list > Styles.
3. Scroll down to locate the style named PromptsContainerStyle_Widget and double-click to open it in the editor.
4. On the Style Parameters tab, click the Add button.
5. Locate and move the showSaveReportButton to the right-side box and click OK. 
6. Select the parameter in the box and set its default value to True on the right-hand side of the editor.

Add add-on configuration for pages

• Add the following add-on code

  PromptSavePluginRWAddOn.java

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• Using the Web Customization Editor, open Application Settings > Strategy Web Configuration > Pages.
• Double-click on rwd (Report Writing Documents) > Add-on Properties.
• Click the Add button under Add-ons to add the PromptSavePluginRWAddOn class.
  

• Repeat steps 3 and 4 for the oivm (Optimized Interactive View Mode) and Html5Vi (HTML5 VI Page).

Add a custom event handler configuration for pages

• Add the following add-on code

  PromptSavePluginRWEventHandler.java

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• Using the Web Customization Editor, open Application Settings > Strategy Web Configuration > Pages.
• Open the rwd (Report Writing Documents) page.
• Expand the Beans section and double-click on rwframe (Type=RWFrameBean) > rwb (Type=RWBean) to open the Bean Properties Editor. 
• Click the Add button under Event Handlers to add the PromptSavePluginRWEventHandler class. 
  

• Repeat steps 3 to 5 for the prompts (this page is used for answering prompts in the Mojo OIVM page) page and promptsHtml5Vi (this page is used for answering prompts in the HTML5 VI Page) page.
• Save and restart the Application server.

The example provided in this document is provided “as-is” and assumes the user has read the following customization warning:
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
The Strategy SDK allows you to customize several Strategy products and extend and integrate the Strategy business intelligence functionality into other applications. However, before changing the way Strategy products look or behave, it is helpful to understand how the application is built. For more information regarding the Strategy products or the process of customizing Strategy products, please refer to Strategy Developer Zone (https://developer.microstrategy.com).
To access the Strategy Developer Zone, 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 Zone, 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/us/services/support/contact.
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.