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  • 1.  Disable Icons in Cognos Viewer(Cognos12.0.4)

    Posted Sat January 10, 2026 12:49 PM

    Hi Team,

    Need to disable to below icons in Cognos12.0.4 Viewer, Could you please let me know where we need to change

    Thanks



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    SRINIVASULU Naidu
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  • 2.  RE: Disable Icons in Cognos Viewer(Cognos12.0.4)

    Posted Mon January 12, 2026 02:14 AM

    Hey,

    that should be a task for the feature customization pane of a role. Just go to Manage -> People -> Accounts -> Cognos and hover over the right user role, click on the more menu and select "Properties".

    There you'll see a "Customization" tab. Click on it and click on the link next to "Features":

    A new pane will slide out and then go to Classic viewer -> Toolbar -> Save. This should deactivate the icon in the classic viewer. If you use the interactive viewer, then make the same steps with "Reporting".



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    Robert Dostal
    Principal Expert BI
    GEMÜ Gebr. Müller Apparatebau GmbH & Co. KG
    Kupferzell
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  • 3.  RE: Disable Icons in Cognos Viewer(Cognos12.0.4)

    Posted Mon January 12, 2026 09:31 AM

    Hello Srinivasulu,

    Robert explained the UI customization very well. I just wanted to add this to Robert's note:

    To ensure users cannot perform these actions even if they find a different way to access the feature, you should adjust Capabilities.

    To remove the ability to edit reports, go to Manage > People > Capabilities. Locate Report Studio and remove the Execute or Traverse permissions for the 'Everyone' group, replacing it only with necessary roles.
    Save Button: Removing the Write permission for a user on a specific folder or dashboard will typically disable their ability to save changes to that original content.

    Thanks,

    Abbas



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    [Abbas] [Alnamar]
    [Data Management and Analytics System Administrator]
    [Emporia State University]
    [Kansas, USA]
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