MicroStrategy for developers training builds hands-on skill in designing the semantic layer, reports and dashboards on the MicroStrategy platform, now marketed as Strategy One. Participants learn architecture, schema and application objects, dossiers, security and performance tuning. Bodhih runs it as a 5-day program with labs for BI professionals, ETL developers and data analysts.
- Standard duration: 5-days, customisable to your needs
- Delivered in person at your location or as live virtual sessions
- Designed with the ADDIE model and evaluated for behaviour change
- Offered by Bodhih since 2008 to 2,000+ organisations across 7 regions
Where and how: microstrategy for developers training as an in-person workshop in Bengaluru, Mumbai, Delhi NCR, Gurugram, Hyderabad, Chennai, Pune, Kolkata, Ahmedabad and Jaipur; as a live online course; or delivered overseas in Dubai, Singapore and across the Middle East, Asia and Africa.
Last reviewed by Siddharthan VGJ, Founder · Bodhih Training, Bengaluru
MicroStrategy for Developers
Program Overview:
This training is meant for an in- depth understanding of the MicroStrategy platform, its architecture and its importance on Business Intelligence Process. It offers the participants in gaining expertise in building reports and dashboards using MicroStrategy and understanding the MicroStrategy architecture.
Training Duration:
5-days Instructor Led Training
Training Prerequisite:
- Working experience in SQL Server Management Studio
- Experience in Microsoft Access
- Experience in navigating the Microsoft Windows Environment
Target Audience:
Business Intelligence Professionals, Software Architects, ETL developers, Data Analytic Professionals.
Training Outcome:
- Practical Approach
- Hands on training session
- Real time project and case studies
- 24/7 support
What participants will be able to do
Understand the platform architecture
Participants explain how Intelligence Server, metadata, the warehouse and client tools work together.
Build a sound schema
Developers create attributes, facts, hierarchies and logical tables that reflect the business model.
Create reusable application objects
Participants build metrics, filters, prompts and templates that others can reuse.
Design reports and dashboards
Developers build grid reports and interactive dashboards with clear visual design.
Apply security correctly
Teams configure users, groups, privileges and security filters for governed access.
Tune performance
Participants use cubes, caching and SQL review to make reports faster.
Who should attend
- Business intelligence developers new to MicroStrategy
- ETL and data warehouse developers who build the reporting layer
- Software architects designing analytics solutions
- Data analysts moving into BI development
- BI teams migrating reports from another tool to MicroStrategy
Recommended program outline
Recommended design, customised to your context after a short needs analysis.
01BI concepts and platform architectureModule 1 · Day 1+
- Dimensional modelling, star schemas and data warehouse basics
- MicroStrategy components, metadata and projects
- Workstation, Developer and web tools
- Project sources, environments and object migration basics
02Schema designModule 2 · Day 2+
- Warehouse catalogue and logical tables
- Attributes, facts, forms and relationships
- Hierarchies and handling many-to-many relationships
- Designing for aggregate tables and partitions
03Application objectsModule 3 · Day 3+
- Simple, compound and level metrics
- Filters, prompts and custom groups
- Templates, derived metrics and consolidations
- Transformation metrics for time comparisons
04Reports and dashboardsModule 4 · Day 4+
- Grid and graph reports, drilling and formatting
- Building interactive dashboards with selectors
- Design principles for clear, usable visualisation
- Exporting, subscriptions and distribution to business users
05Security, performance and capstoneModule 5 · Day 5+
- Users, groups, privileges, ACLs and security filters
- Intelligent cubes, caching and reading generated SQL
- Capstone: build a governed dashboard from raw tables
- Development standards, object reuse and governance
Sample training plan: 5-day hands-on design
This five-day lab takes BI and ETL developers from raw warehouse tables to a governed, fast MicroStrategy dashboard. Each participant builds one project across the week on a retail sales warehouse: they design the star schema, create attributes, facts and hierarchies, build reusable metrics, filters and prompts, design grid reports and an interactive dashboard, apply security filters and tune with cubes and caching. The capstone asks them to deliver a regional performance dashboard from a business brief and defend their design choices in a review.
Participants can explain dimensional models and the platform's components and navigate the development tools.
- 09:30–10:00The report nobody trustsEnergiser
- 10:00–11:00Star schemas on paperBuild sprint
- 11:15–12:00Platform architectureConcept burst
- 12:00–13:00Tool tour labHands-on lab
- 13:45–15:00Warehouse explorationHands-on lab
- 15:00–15:30Your users' requestCase clinic
- 15:45–16:45Environments and migration basicsDemo & practice
- 16:45–17:30Day one retroReflection
Participants can build logical tables, attributes, facts and hierarchies that reflect the business correctly.
- 09:30–10:00Attribute or fact?Energiser
- 10:00–11:15Warehouse catalogue and attributesHands-on lab
- 11:30–12:30Facts and heterogeneous columnsHands-on lab
- 13:15–14:15Hierarchies and many-to-manyCase clinic
- 14:15–15:15Aggregates and partitionsDemo & practice
- 15:30–16:30Schema break-and-fixGroup challenge
- 16:30–17:30Day two retroReflection
Participants can build reusable metrics, filters, prompts and templates that give consistent answers.
- 09:30–10:00Metric dictionary raceEnergiser
- 10:00–11:00Simple and compound metricsHands-on lab
- 11:15–12:15Level and transformation metricsHands-on lab
- 12:15–13:00Filters and promptsDemo & practice
- 13:45–14:45Custom groups and consolidationsHands-on lab
- 14:45–15:30Build the users' requestBuild sprint
- 15:45–16:45Numbers that disagreeCase clinic
- 16:45–17:30Day three retroReflection
Participants can design clear reports and interactive dashboards and distribute them to business users.
- 09:30–10:00Ugly dashboard makeoverEnergiser
- 10:00–11:00Grid and graph reportsHands-on lab
- 11:15–12:00Design principles for dashboardsConcept burst
- 12:00–13:00Interactive dashboard labHands-on lab
- 13:45–14:45Distribution and subscriptionsDemo & practice
- 14:45–15:30User testingFeedback round
- 15:45–16:45Apply the fixesBuild sprint
- 16:45–17:30Day four retroReflection
Participants can secure and tune a project and deliver a governed dashboard from a business brief.
- 09:30–10:00Who should see what?Energiser
- 10:00–11:00Security labHands-on lab
- 11:15–12:15Performance tuningGroup challenge
- 12:15–13:00Development standardsCase clinic
- 13:45–15:15Capstone buildBuild sprint
- 15:30–16:30Capstone reviewPresentation
- 16:30–17:30My 90-day BI planAction planning
Every session’s activity, timings, outputs and materials, plus pre-work, a 90-day reinforcement plan and how impact is measured. Free, emailed to you instantly.
Recommended: 5 days in person (09:30–17:30) as an instructor-led lab on a training project, or 10 × 3.5-hour live virtual sessions. A sample design: every Bodhih program is customised after a short needs analysis.
How long is MicroStrategy for developers training?
The recommended program is five days of instructor-led labs, 09:30 to 17:30, or ten live virtual sessions of about three and a half hours. A shorter three-day version suits analysts who mainly build reports and dashboards rather than schemas.
What activities are included in MicroStrategy for developers training?
Participants draw a star schema, build attributes, facts and hierarchies, fix a broken schema, create level and transformation metrics, investigate reports that disagree with finance, design and user-test a dashboard, tune a slow report and deliver a governed dashboard in the capstone.
When to choose this
Frequently asked questions
Is MicroStrategy now called Strategy?
Yes. The company rebranded as Strategy in 2025, and its analytics platform is marketed as Strategy One, with newer AI and semantic layer products alongside it. Many organisations and job descriptions still use the name MicroStrategy. The core developer skills of schema design, metrics, reports and dashboards remain the same, and the program covers them.
What are schema objects in MicroStrategy?
Schema objects map the data warehouse to business terms. They include attributes, such as customer or product, facts, such as sales amount, hierarchies and logical tables. They form the foundation that every report and metric depends on. A well-designed schema makes reports faster, easier to build and more consistent, so the program spends a full day on it.
Do I need SQL knowledge for MicroStrategy development?
Yes, working SQL knowledge helps a great deal. MicroStrategy generates SQL from your schema and application objects, and developers need to read that SQL to check logic and tune performance. Participants should also understand basic database concepts. Bodhih can add a short SQL and dimensional modelling refresher for teams that need it.
How long does MicroStrategy developer training take?
Bodhih's recommended program is five days of instructor-led training with labs. That covers architecture, schema design, application objects, reports and dashboards, security and performance. Teams with prior BI experience may need a shorter version focused on MicroStrategy-specific concepts, and the outline is customised after a needs analysis.
Can MicroStrategy training use our own data model?
Labs normally use a training data warehouse, but Bodhih can design exercises around a data model similar to yours so the concepts transfer directly. Teams sometimes share anonymised table structures during the needs analysis for this purpose. Confidential data is not needed, and participants practise on a safe environment.