Best Practices for using images in Microstrategy reports

Using images in Microstrategy reports

On the I-Server we copy the images to the following folders:

- Program Files (x86)\MicroStrategy\Developer\Images

- Program Files (x86)\MicroStrategy\IntelligenceServer\Images

- Program Files (x86)\Common Files\MicroStrategy\images

To reference an image using relative path, the following locations are required to store the image in order to display in multiple MicroStrategy products.

  

Relative path sample:

images/logo.jpg

To display images on: MicroStrategy Desktop, Web, Mobile, Distribution Services:

* Additional Adobe Flash security rule applies when displaying images on Flash Dashboard

For image to display on MicroStrategy Web Services:

 Note:

It is recommended that HTTP path should be used for reference image. User should consider using HTTP path to reference image and store image in an client accessible server for easier maintain and upgrading purpose

 More info at: 

https://www2.microstrategy.com/producthelp/10.5/DocCreationGuide/WebHelp/Lang_1033/Content/DocumentCreationGuide/Inserting_images_in_a_document.htm