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Question:
How can certain Desktop Apps be hidden in the Client Setup?

Answer:
There are certain situations in which you want to hide or unhide specific Desktop Apps from the installation window, for example if the organization does not own an appropriate license or there is no need for it.
You can hide any of the apps that are installable from the Client Setup:
 

 

To do this, please follow these steps:

  1. Open the file C:\Program Files\DocuWare\Web\Platform\ClientSetup\ClientSetup.Settings.xml in a text editor
  2. Navigate to the Modules section (shown below)
      ...
      <Modules>
          <Module Id="C2Outlook">true</Module>
          <Module Id="EditSend">true</Module>
          <Module Id="Scanner">true</Module>
          <Module Id="Printer">true</Module>
          <Module Id="Import">true</Module>
          <Module Id="SmartConnect">true</Module>
          <Module Id="WEC32">true</Module>
          <Module Id="WEC64">true</Module>
          <Module Id="AdminTool">true</Module>
          <Module Id="Workflow Designer">true</Module>
          <Module Id="IndexCleaner">true</Module>
          <Module Id="UrlCreator">true</Module>
          <Module Id="Update">true</Module>
         <Module Id="UserSynchronization">true</Module>
         <Module Id="Export">true</Module>
      </Modules>
      ...
  3. Configure the respective Desktop Apps to be shown (true) or hidden (false) in the Client Setup. Use the table below to determine which Id value corresponds to which Desktop App.
     

Id value

Desktop App

C2Outlook

Connect to Outlook

EditSend

Edit & Send App

Scanner

DocuWare Scanner

Printer

DocuWare Printer

Import

DocuWare Import

SmartConnect

Smart Connect

WEC32

Windows Explorer Client (32bit)

WEC64

Windows Explorer Client (64bit)

AdminTool

DocuWare Administration

WorkflowDesigner

Workflow Designer

IndexCleaner

DocuWare Index Cleaner

UrlCreator

DocuWare URL Creator

Update

DocuWare Update

UserSynchronization

DocuWare User Sync

Export

DocuWare Export
 

 

  1. Save the file to confirm your changes

Please note that a restart of the DocuWare Platform Services App Pool may be necessary to make the changes effective.

KBA is applicable to On-premise organizations ONLY!