KB44121: A JavaScript error message appears when the Insert Function button is clicked in the Insert New Metric window in MicroStrategy Web

SYMPTOM:
A user attempting to insert a function into a new derived metric is shown the "Insert Function" window but it appears empty and a JavaScript error appears in Strategy Web 9.3.0, like shown below.

Sample Code/Error
Strategy Web
Strategy client-side error log:

TypeError: this.settings is undefined at http:///MicroStrategy/javascript/mstrFunctionWizardEditorImpl.js:1

• Run a report.
• Right click on a metric header and click "New...", as shown below.
  

• Insert a function into the definition using the function button, like shown below.
   

• Notice the empty Insert Function message, shown below.
  

• Clicking on the JavaScript error that appears on the page shows the following error:
  

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  Sample Code/Error
  Strategy Web
  Strategy client-side error log:
  
  TypeError: this.settings is undefined at http:///MicroStrategy/javascript/mstrFunctionWizardEditorImpl.js:1

  
  
  
   
  

CAUSE:
The user attempting to add a function does not have access to the "Functions and Operators" folder located under the Schema Objects folder in Strategy Desktop 9.3.0, as shown below.
 

 
ACTION:
Change the security properties for the "Functions and Operators" folder to allow users the ability to view the contents of the "Functions and Operators" folder located under the Schema Objects folder. Also check "Apply changes in permissions to all children objects" to give the user access to all subfolders as well.