Hide and Disable the New URL Button

Hiding UI elements such as toolbar buttons allows you to declutter the UI, but hiding alone will not disable the functionality behind the UI element.

For security reasons, if you want to hide the new URL button, it is best to disable it. Doing so hides the button, but more importantly, eliminates the possibility of someone adding an undesirable URL.

Procedure

  1. Stop the IBM® Cognos® service.
  2. Open the c10_location/templates/ps/portal/system.xml file in an XML or text editor.
  3. Add the following parameter:

    <param name="disableURLObjectCreation">true</param>

  4. Save the system.xml file.
  5. Restart the IBM Cognos service.

    The new URL toolbar button is removed, the URL field on the object creation wizard is disabled, and all URL object creation requests on the server handler will be ignored.