"B. Chernick" <BChernick@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:826DFBE9-3351-4897-A43A-62ECDFBA7083@microsoft.com...
>I suppose I'll have to recommend a custom site to my boss. I'm afraid I'm
> going to have to stand by what I said earlier. Displaying a
> non-functional
> delete option looks like terrible programming to me.
>
> "Bruce L-C [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> I am not aware of being able to disable this button. Does it default to
>> listview you want (mine does)?
>>
>> Your boss has a choice, take what Report Manager gives which in my
>> opinion
>> is just fine for general use or pay for a custom website that duplicates
>> a
>> lot of the functionality.
>>
>> Also, just an FYI. When you create subreports that the user does not
>> access
>> directly, go to the properties for the report and click on the checkbox
>> to
>> hide in listview.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Bruce Loehle-Conger
>> MVP SQL Server Reporting Services
>>
>>
>> "B. Chernick" <BChernick@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:D2E8CBAC-965D-438A-BD42-E306841E42CA@microsoft.com...
>> > That's just it. I cannot find anything in the options to disable the
>> > Show
>> > Details/Hide Details button. (While I know it can't do any harm, my
>> > boss
>> > wants it gone.)
>> >
>> > "Bruce L-C [MVP]" wrote:
>> >
>> >> When you bring up Report Manager are you seeing on the far right of
>> >> the
>> >> toolbar Show Details or are you seeing Hide Details. I don't remember
>> >> if
>> >> I
>> >> had to configure anything to have Report Manager to default to the
>> >> details
>> >> being hidden. If they are not hidden that would make it better for
>> >> you.
>> >> If
>> >> the details are hidden by default then I would not worry about this. I
>> >> have
>> >> never had a user show the details. I have a wide range of users
>> >> accessing
>> >> my
>> >> reports: engineers, manufacturing operators, management, controllers
>> >> (accountants). I have casual once a month users and people that use it
>> >> every
>> >> day and no one has ever had a problem with Report Manager being
>> >> confusing
>> >> for them or them seeing and trying to delete a report. Indeed, if
>> >> anyone
>> >> has
>> >> ever even switched to detail view I have never heard about it.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Bruce Loehle-Conger
>> >> MVP SQL Server Reporting Services
>> >>
>> >> "B. Chernick" <BChernick@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:EB029C8D-BA3A-4DB0-A429-E41E5627D34D@microsoft.com...
>> >> >I have been trying to develop my first report. One of the
>> >> >requirements
>> >> >is
>> >> > that this be made available to the users with minimal permissions,
>> >> > i.e.
>> >> > read-only. To that end I have set up a role that includes only the
>> >> > 'View'
>> >> > tasks.
>> >> >
>> >> > This appears to work as desired. However, so far the only way we
>> >> > have
>> >> > to
>> >> > view the report is through the RS manager web page that comes with
>> >> > the
>> >> > system. This caused my boss some confusion because the selection
>> >> > box
>> >> > and
>> >> > Delete button in Details remain active in spite of the report's
>> >> > read-only
>> >> > status. If a read-only user attempts to delete a report, he gets a
>> >> > visually
>> >> > messy error message. My boss does not consider this good
>> >> > programming.
>> >> >
>> >> > My question is this: Was this manager ever intended for general use
>> >> > or
>> >> > should any major use of Reporting Services be accompanied by a
>> >> > home-grown
>> >> > user interface?
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
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