Disable Email and Comments with Web Viewer 12.1

Products

• Output Management Web Viewer

Issue/Introduction

Need to disable features, specifically Email and Comments

Environment

Release : 12.1

Component :  OUTPUT MANAGEMENT WEB VIEWER FOR ALL PLATFORMS

Cause

Security

Resolution

You can disable emailing by role.

1. Select the Administration tab
2. Select Role
3. Click on the role name on the left hand side
4. Click on properties on the right hand side
5. For eMailing, Select Disable
6. Click on update on the upper right
7. Do this for each role for which you want to disable emailing.

You can disable comments by repository

Note: This can also be disabled in View security. 

1. From the Administration tab, click the Repository subtab.
2. Select your Repository.
3. Click the Properties tab.
4. Click the Report subtab.
5. Find the Report Action section.
6. Uncheck the Allow comment updates [CA View only]
   No users will be able to edit a report’s comment in this repository.

Alternate method of hiding comments:

1. From the Administration tab, click the Repository subtab.
2. Select your Repository.
3. Click the Properties tab.
4. Click the List Layouts subtab.
5. Under the Report List Layout Section->Display Columns, highlight comments and move them to the left with a single arrow
6. Click update in the upper right.