Disable Report Attachments in Email Messages

To prevent users from sending reports as e-mail attachments, modify the system file system.xml.

This change hides the Include the report check box under Attachments in the Set the e-mail options dialog box.

This restriction applies to all IBM® Cognos® Business Intelligence users.

Procedure

Stop the IBM Cognos service.
Open the c10_location/templates/ps/portal/system.xml file in an XML or text editor.
For pages and dashboards, open the c10_location/templates/ps/system.xml file.
Add the following XML code to the <system> element:
```
<param name="ui_hide"> 
  <CC_RUN_OPTIONS_email_attachment/> 
</param>
```
If you hide other user interface elements by modifying the system.xml file, the <param name="ui_hide"> element already exists. In this case, add the following to the element:
```
<CC_RUN_OPTIONS_email_attachment/>
```
For more information about modifying the system.xml file, see Hide User Interface Elements Using the System.xml File.
Save the file.
Start the IBM Cognos service.