Starting in Strategy Analytics Enterprise Platform 10, Data Import has the functionality to pull data from various new sources. As of Strategy 2019 Update 1, you can now import data from Twitter.
Below are the required steps on how to configure the Twitter connector.
PREREQUISITES
Strategy Web is accessible using HTTPS protocol, login user is an administrator.
STEPS TO FOLLOW
1. Before creating a new app, complete your account information is necessary, provide sufficient intent how you use Twitter’s API, and verify your Twitter Developer Account with your e-mail.
2. Go to https://developer.twitter.com/en/apps and sign in with Twitter account.
3. Click ‘Create an app’.
4. Provide a name and description for your application.
5. Under Website enter the URl for your Web Server (e.g. https://WebServerFQDN/MicroStrategyApplicationName/servlet/mstrWeb)
6. Locate the field for ‘Callback URL’ and enter the following URL:
ASP:
https://WebServerFQDN/MicroStrategyApplicationName/asp/Main.aspx
JSP:
https://WebServerFQDN/MicroStrategyApplicationName/servlet/mstrWeb
7. Click Create.
8. After the creation is complete, locate the Consumer API keys from the 'Keys and tokens' tab. API key and API secret key are required in order to continue the configuration process.
9. Open Strategy Web with HTTPS protocol. Click "Add External Data".
10. In the "Connect to Your Data" window, hover the cursor over "Twitter" connector, click on the "Set OAuth Parameters".
11. Enter Callback URL(step6) with ‘?evt=3172’, Client ID(step 8 API Key), Client Secret(step 8 Consumer Secret), and click 'OK'.
12. Now users can click on the Twitter icon to import data from Twitter.
