Documents are the ultimate analytics and business intelligence tool. They are Application Objects, which provide final users with the combination of visual representation of key business indicators and interactivity, delivered in a variety of formats (Dynamic HTML, PDF, Excel, and Prints) and media (MicroStrategy Web, MicroStrategy Mobile, and email).

The following is a quick reference table for a MicroStrategy Document:

Documents can be developed using either MicroStrategy Web or MicroStrategy Developer. A Document can be created from one or more Intelligent Cubes or Datasets. Intelligent Cubes provide better performance and deliver a much better user experience since the data is already stored in-memory and retrieved by the Document when it is executed. Conversely, if the Document is based off a Report, when the Document gets executed, the Report (or Reports) needs to be executed against the database.

The following diagram depicts which objects could be used to create a document: