Restrict the use of a PivotTable list in the browser

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Restrict the use of a PivotTable list in the browser

When you change a setting to prevent a user from doing a specific task, you will not be able to do that task in the design program unless you change the setting again.

  1. In the design window, make sure the PivotTable list is activated. For instructions, see Help for your design program.

  2. Click Commands and Options Button image on the toolbar.

  3. Click the title bar of the PivotTable list.

  4. In the Commands and Options dialog box, click the Protection tab.

  5. Do one of the following:

    ShowPrevent adding, changing, or removing filters

    ShowPrevent grouping or changing the layout

    ShowPrevent sorting data in custom order

    ShowPrevent displaying detail data

    ShowPrevent editing detail data

    ShowPrevent adding detail rows

    ShowPrevent deleting detail rows

    ShowPrevent access to the Commands and Options dialog box

Notes

  • Even if you clear the View the Commands and Options Window in run mode check box, the Commands and Options button Button image is always available on the toolbar when you are designing the PivotTable list.
  • In Microsoft Excel, these restrictions have no effect. Users who export a PivotTable list to Excel from the browser can then use Excel features to view all detail data that is available in the source data. To prevent users from accessing the detail data in this way, you can restrict access to the Export to Microsoft Excel command in the browser by turning off the toolbar, restricting access to the Commands and Options dialog box, and writing code to hide the shortcut menus.