# MicroStrategy For Developers > This training is meant for an in- depth understanding of the MicroStrategy platform, its architecture and its importance on Business Intelligence Process. - Source: https://bodhih.com/microstrategy-for-developers/ - Publisher: Bodhih Training (Bengaluru, India; since 2008) - Last updated: 2026-10-15 - Contact: solutions@bodhih.com · +91 99000 11601 --- ## At a glance - **Duration:** 5-days · customisable - **Who it’s for:** Business Intelligence Professionals, Software Architects, ETL developers, Data Analytic Professionals. - **Format:** In person · Live virtual · Blended - **Where:** India & 7 regions worldwide - **Track record:** Since 2008 · 2,000+ companies 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](https://bodhih.com/corporate-training-in-bangalore/), [Mumbai](https://bodhih.com/corporate-training-in-mumbai/), [Delhi NCR](https://bodhih.com/corporate-training-in-new-delhi/), [Gurugram](https://bodhih.com/corporate-training-in-gurugram/), [Hyderabad](https://bodhih.com/corporate-training-in-hyderabad/), [Chennai](https://bodhih.com/corporate-training-in-chennai/), [Pune](https://bodhih.com/corporate-training-in-pune/), [Kolkata](https://bodhih.com/corporate-training-in-kolkata/), [Ahmedabad](https://bodhih.com/corporate-training-in-ahmedabad/) and [Jaipur](https://bodhih.com/corporate-training-in-jaipur/); as a live online course; or delivered overseas in [Dubai](https://bodhih.com/corporate-training-in-dubai/), [Singapore](https://bodhih.com/corporate-training-in-singapore/) and across the Middle East, Asia and Africa. Last reviewed 15 Oct 2026 by [Siddharthan VGJ](https://bodhih.com/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. ### **BI concepts and platform architecture**Module 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 ### **Schema design**Module 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 ### **Application objects**Module 3 · Day 3 - Simple, compound and level metrics - Filters, prompts and custom groups - Templates, derived metrics and consolidations - Transformation metrics for time comparisons ### **Reports and dashboards**Module 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 ### **Security, performance and capstone**Module 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. 78% hands-on practice · 33.8 contact hours · Cohort: 8–16 participants, each with access to a MicroStrategy training environment · In person · Live virtual ### Day 1: BI concepts and platform architecture Participants can explain dimensional models and the platform's components and navigate the development tools. 1. 09:30–10:00 · The report nobody trusts (Energiser) 2. 10:00–11:00 · Star schemas on paper (Build sprint) 3. 11:15–12:00 · Platform architecture (Concept burst) 4. 12:00–13:00 · Tool tour lab (Hands-on lab) 5. 13:45–15:00 · Warehouse exploration (Hands-on lab) 6. 15:00–15:30 · Your users' request (Case clinic) 7. 15:45–16:45 · Environments and migration basics (Demo & practice) 8. 16:45–17:30 · Day one retro (Reflection) ### Day 2: Schema design Participants can build logical tables, attributes, facts and hierarchies that reflect the business correctly. 1. 09:30–10:00 · Attribute or fact? (Energiser) 2. 10:00–11:15 · Warehouse catalogue and attributes (Hands-on lab) 3. 11:30–12:30 · Facts and heterogeneous columns (Hands-on lab) 4. 13:15–14:15 · Hierarchies and many-to-many (Case clinic) 5. 14:15–15:15 · Aggregates and partitions (Demo & practice) 6. 15:30–16:30 · Schema break-and-fix (Group challenge) 7. 16:30–17:30 · Day two retro (Reflection) ### Day 3: Application objects Participants can build reusable metrics, filters, prompts and templates that give consistent answers. 1. 09:30–10:00 · Metric dictionary race (Energiser) 2. 10:00–11:00 · Simple and compound metrics (Hands-on lab) 3. 11:15–12:15 · Level and transformation metrics (Hands-on lab) 4. 12:15–13:00 · Filters and prompts (Demo & practice) 5. 13:45–14:45 · Custom groups and consolidations (Hands-on lab) 6. 14:45–15:30 · Build the users' request (Build sprint) 7. 15:45–16:45 · Numbers that disagree (Case clinic) 8. 16:45–17:30 · Day three retro (Reflection) ### Day 4: Reports and dashboards Participants can design clear reports and interactive dashboards and distribute them to business users. 1. 09:30–10:00 · Ugly dashboard makeover (Energiser) 2. 10:00–11:00 · Grid and graph reports (Hands-on lab) 3. 11:15–12:00 · Design principles for dashboards (Concept burst) 4. 12:00–13:00 · Interactive dashboard lab (Hands-on lab) 5. 13:45–14:45 · Distribution and subscriptions (Demo & practice) 6. 14:45–15:30 · User testing (Feedback round) 7. 15:45–16:45 · Apply the fixes (Build sprint) 8. 16:45–17:30 · Day four retro (Reflection) ### Day 5: Security, performance and capstone Participants can secure and tune a project and deliver a governed dashboard from a business brief. 1. 09:30–10:00 · Who should see what? (Energiser) 2. 10:00–11:00 · Security lab (Hands-on lab) 3. 11:15–12:15 · Performance tuning (Group challenge) 4. 12:15–13:00 · Development standards (Case clinic) 5. 13:45–15:15 · Capstone build (Build sprint) 6. 15:30–16:30 · Capstone review (Presentation) 7. 16:30–17:30 · My 90-day BI plan (Action planning) 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 ✓**New developers are joining a MicroStrategy or Strategy One project**✓**Reports are slow or inconsistent and the schema needs a rethink**✓**Your team is migrating reporting to MicroStrategy**✓**Analysts need to move from consuming reports to building them** ## 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.