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| Installing and Upgrading MicroStrategy SDK |  |
Installing MicroStrategy SDK
The MicroStrategy SDK and MicroStrategy Developer Library (MSDL) are not included in the MicroStrategy installation. You can download the MicroStrategy SDK from the MicroStrategy support site. You can also access the MicroStrategy Developer Library from the MicroStrategy support site.
Directory structure
The table below lists folders and files of interest that are included in the default directory structure after downloading the MicroStrategy SDK to your machine.
Note: In previous versions of the MicroStrategy SDK, the default folder locations were:
- C:\Program Files\MicroStrategy\Product Name when installed on a 32-bit Windows environment.
- C:\Program Files (x86)\MicroStrategy\Product Name when installed on a 64-bit Windows environment.
- /opt/MicroStrategy/Product Name, or $HOME/MicroStrategy/install/Product Name if you do not have write access to /opt/MicroStrategy when installing on UNIX or Linux environments.
| Directory | Contents |
| \SDK\ | Root MicroStrategy SDK directory |
\SDK\CustomizationPlugins\ |
MicroStrategy plug-ins samples for MSDL customization scenarios |
| \SDK\DevelopmentKits\VisualizationSDK\ | Visualization Framework files |
| \SDK\DevelopmentKits\WebServices\ | Web Services Development Kit |
| \SDK\samples\ | MicroStrategy SDK Samples |
| \SDK\samples\actionscript\ | Visualization samples and customizations |
| \SDK\samples\DotNet\ | All files and folders within this folder are for the ASP.NET version only |
| \SDK\samples\Java\ | Add-ons, Events, External Security, Transforms, Session Helper, Single Sign-on, Writeback |
| \SDK\samples\Java\webapps\ | External Security plug-in, Portal Kit Struts |
| \SDK\samples\XSL | Sample XSLs |
| \SDK\tools\ | Extended Property Editor (Windows only), Web Customization Editor, Flex Visualization Builder |
Upgrading MicroStrategy SDK
In order to benefit from the latest functionality available in this version of MicroStrategy SDK, an administrator must upgrade the system.
Before upgrading, refer to the Upgrade Guide for important information about preparing for the upgrade, the order in which to upgrade products, and tasks to perform after upgrading.
To upgrade customizations that were created using the SDK, refer to the MSDL.
Uninstalling MicroStrategy SDK
To uninstall the MicroStrategy SDK, manually remove all of the MicroStrategy SDK files and folders that were downloaded and extracted from the MicroStrategy support site.
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