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How to hide 'New Workspace' icon from Cognos Connection


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Question

How to hide 'New Workspace' icon from Cognos Connection thus preventing the user to create a new Workspace

Answer

Hide the icon

1. Stop Cognos
2. Navigate to: <Cognos 10 Installation Directory>/templates/ps/portal
3. Save the system.xml file
3. Open the system.xml file in an XML or text editor and add the following code
<param name="ui_hide">
<CC_TOOLBAR_BUTTONS_newdashboard show="Administrators"/>
</param>
Note: This code hides the New Workspace icon from everyone except members of the Cognos Administrators group


See also this document to remove 'Cognos Advanced Workspace' icon from Cognos Connection
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21617712


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Document information

Cognos Business Intelligence

Report Studio


Software version:
10.1.1, 10.2


Operating system(s):
Windows


Reference #:
1627391


Modified date:
2013-03-05

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