Directing Users to a Group View

How to:

You can set up Dashboard users so that they automatically access a Group View assigned to their group. If users are members of multiple groups, a window displaying the group views that are available to them opens.


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Procedure: How to Automatically Direct Users to a Group View
  1. Backup the drive:/ibi/WebFOCUS81/worp/conf/bid-config.xml file.
  2. Open the bid-config.xml file using a text editor.
  3. Search for the string “GoToPersonalViewOnLogin” and you will see the following code:
    <internal-var name="GoToPersonalViewOnLogin" value="true"/>
  4. Change the value to “false” as shown in the following code:
    <internal-var name="GoToPersonalViewOnLogin" value="false"/>
  5. Close and save the bid-config.xml file.

    After the setting is changed, the following logon processing is enabled:

    • If the user is a member of a single group view, when the user selects Dashboard Personal View from the Dashboards menu, their group view automatically opens.
    • If the user is a member of multiple group views, when the user selects Dashboard Personal View from the Dashboards menu, a window displaying the group views available to them opens.

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