Hiding Parameters  in Discoverer Viewer

Hi,
I was just wondering if there was a way to hide the parameters when a report is viewed in Discoverer Viewer? I don't want them to display or have the user to be able to run the report with new parameters.
Thanks

For a parameterized report, the parameters show up along with the data or (and graph). A way to hide the parameters is by training the users to minimize the parameters just like they could do on the graph or table.
I am afraid there's no way you could hide it as long as you work with a parameterized report. Some one can correct me if I am wrong here and let me know if there's a way to do it.
Thanks,
-Esther

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