topic Re: Disable Edit button in Qlik Sense in Management & Governance

Disable Edit button in Qlik Sense

Anonymous — Thu, 14 May 2015 05:35:54 GMT

Hi all,

I want to disable the Edit button when the user browsing Qlik Sense, from the Demo site, when I login as anonymous, so it was disabled.

Is there any other way that I can disable the Edit button like using security rules or access control?

Thanks!

Re: Disable Edit button in Qlik Sense

Gysbert_Wassenaar — Thu, 14 May 2015 09:02:40 GMT

I think all you need to do is publish the app to a stream. From the online help: http://help.qlik.com/sense/en-us/online/#../Subsystems/Hub/Content/Security/AuthorizationAccess.htm%3FTocPath%3DWorking%…

Qlik Sense has a default behavior, for example:

Only the owner of an unpublished app can see it.
An app cannot be modified once it has been published.
Only users with access to a stream can see the apps in that stream.

Re: Disable Edit button in Qlik Sense

Thu, 14 May 2015 12:12:33 GMT

By default, there is a Security Rule called "CreateAppObjectsPublishedApp" which allows everyone to create app objects in the apps they are allowed to access to.

Try disabling it and see how nobody can edit a published app (meaning they cannot create sheets by themselves, only use the Approved sheets).

Re: Disable Edit button in Qlik Sense

Thu, 14 May 2015 12:15:33 GMT

Paddy,

You will want to take a look at security rules. With security rules, you can prevent a user from editing/creating new content in an app after it is published.

Gysbert is correct in saying that once an app is published the approved sheets may not be edited, but they can be duplicated and added to the My Sheets section of the app, and the user by default has the ability to create sheets and publish them to the community.

Start with this webinar: SenseSecurityRules.mp4 - Google Drive

and then go to the help for more detailed information.

http://help.qlik.com/sense/en-US/online/#../Subsystems/ManagementConsole/Content/ServerUserGuide/SUG_ConfiguringSecurity…

Re: Disable Edit button in Qlik Sense

phaneendra_kunc — Wed, 17 Jun 2015 16:02:23 GMT

You should look at this Rules.

In below link if you setup a user as "Consumer" you wont see the EDIT button.

http://help.qlik.com/sense/en-US/online/#../Subsystems/ManagementConsole/Content/ServerUserGuide/SUG_ConfiguringSecurity…

If your user should not create a new Sheet/Object, but should be able to create Story, Snapshot, Bookmarks then use below Rule. I would recommend to go through the first link so that understanding below rule will be easy.

Re: User role to create bookmarks and stories in a published app

Re: Disable Edit button in Qlik Sense

phaneendra_kunc — Mon, 20 Jul 2015 16:43:31 GMT

Hi Jeff,

I have gone through your video and it helped me a lot in understanding how to customize roles.

One thing i am missing is once i add below rule to control not to create Sheets but Bookmarks & Stories i am not seeing Snapshot icon. Do you know what i am doing wrong?

!resource.App.stream.Empty() and resource.App.HasPrivilege("read") and (resource.objectType = "userstate" or resource.objectType = "story" or resource.objectType = "bookmark" or resource.objectType = "snapshot" or resource.objectType = "embeddedsnapshot" or resource.objectType = "hiddenbookmark") and !user.IsAnonymous() and user.@usertype="Consumer"

Re: Disable Edit button in Qlik Sense

Mon, 27 Jul 2015 00:08:19 GMT

Hi Phaneendra, I've noticed something goes a little wonky when you have "and !user.isAnonymous() followed by another and. I'd try wrapping them in parens to see if that helps. For example, and (!user.isAnonymous() and user.@usertype="Consumer"). Another way would be to wrap each in their own set of parens. It may seem silly, but make sure your custom property and value are entered the same way you have them set up.

Hope this helps.

Re: Disable Edit button in Qlik Sense

phaneendra_kunc — Mon, 27 Jul 2015 19:14:41 GMT

I tired both and no luck. Still not seeing "Snapshot icon (Camera)" on top.

((!resource.App.stream.Empty() and resource.App.HasPrivilege("read"))) and ((resource.objectType = "userstate" or resource.objectType = "story" or resource.objectType = "bookmark" or resource.objectType = "snapshot" or resource.objectType = "embeddedsnapshot" or resource.objectType = "hiddenbookmark")) and ((!user.IsAnonymous() and user.@Usertype="Consumer"))

Re: Disable Edit button in Qlik Sense

Fri, 31 Jul 2015 15:58:35 GMT

I'll do some testing so I can see what happens. I'm surprised that you can't do snapshots if you can't do sheets.

Re: Disable Edit button in Qlik Sense

phaneendra_kunc — Sun, 02 Aug 2015 19:14:35 GMT

I can do snapshots by right clicking on each object and clicking on "Take Snapshot" with the above rule.

My question is on top toolbar usually you will see "Camera(Snapshot)", "Story", "Bookmark" & "Edit" icons.

With the rule above i am missing "Camera" icon from the toolbar. This is a good to have like global snapshot tool.

Re: Disable Edit button in Qlik Sense

Mon, 03 Aug 2015 14:42:59 GMT

Seems like the camera button on the toolbar is wired with the Edit button given that you can right click and take a snapshot, but the camera above disappears. I recommend opening a case with support including screenshots of the camera not in the toolbar but ability to right click and take along with the rules you have implemented. In my opinion, from what you have described I think the camera disappearing is not supposed to happen.

Re: Disable Edit button in Qlik Sense

phaneendra_kunc — Mon, 03 Aug 2015 14:53:41 GMT

Thanks Jeff. I will definitely open a case with support.

Re: Disable Edit button in Qlik Sense

ali_hijazi — Wed, 01 Mar 2017 11:17:21 GMT

link doesn't open

can you provide an alternative link?

Re: Disable Edit button in Qlik Sense

venkathyh — Thu, 18 May 2017 15:12:48 GMT

Hi Bro,

link doesn't open

can you provide an alternative link?

Thanks,

venkat

Re: Disable Edit button in Qlik Sense

venkathyh — Thu, 18 May 2017 15:13:42 GMT

Did you achieve this?

Thanks,

Re: Disable Edit button in Qlik Sense

venkathyh — Thu, 18 May 2017 15:14:50 GMT

Hi Paddy,

Did you achieve this functionality ?

Thanks

Re: Disable Edit button in Qlik Sense

wallace0834 — Tue, 17 Mar 2020 16:34:22 GMT

I have created a security rule that would disable the Edit Button for published app that had a Consumer role. Since I enable this rule, it does work; however, the users are no longer to create bookmarks. Is there a way to modify the existing security rule to allow the user to create a bookmark, but sill not allow them to see the Edit Button?

App Object_* with read as the permission

!resource.App.stream.Empty() and resource.App.HasPrivilege("read") and (resource.objectType = "userstate" or resource.objectType = "sheet" or resource.objectType = "story" or resource.objectType = "bookmark" or resource.objectType = "snapshot" or resource.objectType = "embeddedsnapshot" or resource.objectType = "hiddenbookmark") and !user.IsAnonymous() and resourceapp.UserType="Consumer"

Please provide some assistance in this area. By the way, our environment using Qlik Sense in a mult-node environment.

Re: Disable Edit button in Qlik Sense

wallace0834 — Fri, 22 Oct 2021 21:38:18 GMT

No, I have been able to get this rule to work.

Re: Disable Edit button in Qlik Sense

wallace0834 — Thu, 28 Oct 2021 13:57:23 GMT

I still having issues. Could you please help.