The first client tools are the ones used for design and developing. The applications are MicroStrategy Developer, MicroStrategy Architect, and MicroStrategy Web:

• MicroStrategy Developer
  Formerly known as MicroStrategy Desktop, MicroStrategy Developer is an application that gives developers the ability to create reporting and analytics solutions. This is the tool that power users or advanced developers utilize to build Public Objects, which include Reports, Metrics, Filters, and dashboards. MicroStrategy Developer also contains administrative features to configure, monitor, and secure the BI project.

• MicroStrategy Architect
  MicroStrategy Architect is embedded into MicroStrategy Developer's interface and enables designers and developers to create objects that map to the database structures. These objects are called schema objects. (For more information refer to Chapter 2, Project Design - Creating Your Project Foundation).

• MicroStrategy Web
  MicroStrategy Web is a light client application that permits both developing and performing interactive analysis. It provides a wide range of options, from data browsing, report manipulation and dashboard creation, to self-service, information distribution, and data discovery. In some, this client is used by both developers and final users as well.