Barcode Reader prompt
The Barcode Reader prompt lets users scan an item's barcode using the
iPhone camera to answer a prompted report or document. Users can also
type the barcode directly using a numeric keypad.
Note: Users can only scan item
barcodes on the iPhone. However, the numeric keypad is available on both
the iPhone and iPad.
You can add a Barcode reader prompt to a report or document by defining
a prompt and setting its display style to Barcode Reader. The prompt as
then displayed as a Barcode Reader when the report or document is executed
on the iPhone or iPad.
You can:
Note: To support the scanning
of barcodes using MicroStrategy Mobile for iPhone or iPad, you must store
the barcode data used in the associated prompt with a database data type
that supports text data. MicroStrategy recommends using the VarChar data
type for your database to store the barcode data.
The following barcode types are supported:
For general information about prompts, see
About
prompts. For more information on prompts displayed on the iPhone or
iPad, including the Geo Location and Barcode Reader prompts, see
Creating
iPhone and iPad prompts.
To create a Value prompt displayed
as a Barcode Reader on the iPhone or iPad
Prerequisites
DHTML
must be enabled. See
Enabling
DHTML in MicroStrategy Web.
If you
want analysts to answer a prompt by selecting from the results of a search
object, a search object must already be created.
Do one of the following:
The Create Prompt page opens. Select
the Text prompt option.
On the General
tab, specify a title and instructions for the prompt in the Title
and Instructions fields.
To require users to answer the prompt
before running the report, specify whether the prompt requires an answer.
Select the Prompt answer is required
check box.
To specify the minimum number of characters
that can be entered as a bar code, select the Minimum
number of characters check box and type a value in the field.
To specify the maximum number of characters
that can be entered as a bar code, select the
Maximum number of characters check box and type a value in the
field.
You can determine whether users can
save and reuse their prompt answers, and if so, how many prompt answers
they can save for the prompt. From the Personal
answers allowed drop-down list, select one of the following:
On the Style
tab, from the Display style drop-down
list, select Barcode Reader.
To ensure that the prompt's text fields
and options are of a fixed size, select the Fixed
textbox width check box and type a value in the field.
To save the prompt, select Save
As. The Save As dialog box opens.
Specify a name, description, and the
location in which to save the prompt and click OK.
To create an Attribute
Element prompt displayed as a Barcode Reader on the iPhone or iPad
Prerequisites
DHTML
must be enabled. See
Enabling
DHTML in MicroStrategy Web.
If you
want analysts to answer a prompt by selecting from the results of a search
object, a search object must already be created.
Do one of the following:
The Create
Prompt page opens with a list of the types of prompts you can create.
Click Attribute Element List.
Click Select
Attribute. Select the attribute whose elements are displayed in
the prompt and click OK. Users
select their filter criteria from a list of these attribute elements.
Choose one of the following options:
Use
a predefined list of elements: Select this option to create a list
of attribute elements from which users can choose. Click Add, select the
elements to include in the list, then click OK. To remove an object, highlight
it and click Remove. To remove
all items, click Clear.
Use
a filter to reduce the number of elements: This option is useful
for attributes with a large number of elements, such as Customer or Employee.
You can select a filter that returns a specific set of customers, for
example, the top 100 customers this month. Browse to and select the filter.
On the General
tab, specify a title and description for the prompt in the Title
and Instructions fields.
To require users to answer the prompt
before running the report, specify whether the prompt requires an answer.
Select the Prompt answer is required
check box.
Set the maximum and minimum number
of prompt answers allowed, if desired. Enter these numbers in the Minimum number of answers and Maximum number of answers fields. You
can specify a minimum number even if you do not specify a maximum number.
Determine whether users can save and
reuse their prompt answers, and if so, how many prompt answers they can
save for the prompt. From the Personal
answers allowed drop-down list, select one of the following:
On the Style
tab, from the Display style drop-down
list, select Barcode Reader.
From the Barcode
mapping attribute form drop down list, select the attribute form
to use to look up item barcodes. When a user scans or types a barcode
with the iPhone, the barcode value is used to filter the list of attribute
elements. Only the elements whose attribute form value matches the barcode
are displayed.
To save the prompt, select Save
As. The Save As dialog box opens.
Specify a name, description, and the
location in which to save the prompt and click OK.
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