At this point, you should be familiar with MicroStrategy and its objects, both Schema and Public. In the last chapter, we built some basic reports and manipulations, now it is time to learn about some more advanced objects that will enhance analytics and reporting, adding flexibility and improving performance and scalability.

The following topics will be covered in this chapter:

• What a MicroStrategy Custom Group is and how to create it
• What a MicroStrategy Consolidation is and how to create it
• Understanding the different types of prompts and how to create them
• What a MicroStrategy Drill Map is and how to create it
• What a MicroStrategy Intelligent Cube is, and how to create it