Reg:page options in dashboard

Question

hi,
i have followed the link below to remove the page options button in dashboards
http://obiee101.blogspot.com/2009/07/obiee-hide-page-options-button.html
but now i just want to add a link in the place of page options called "edit dashboard" which allows directly to edit dashboard.
how can i do this?
thanks

Answer 1

Hi,
I have developed the below script to replicate the functionality of 'Edit Dashboard...' link. This script can be placed anywhere on the dashboard which would display the 'Edit Dashboard' link and behave like one. Also, the link would be hidden/shown based on the permissions defined for each dashboard.
<!-- Remove these comments surrounding the a href tag
<a href="javascript:void(null) " id="customLink" onClick = "return new_onclick()">Edit Dashboard</a>
-->
<script language="javascript">
var new_onclick = getOnClickContent();
if(getOnClickContent() == "Not Found"){
     document.getElementById("customLink").style.visibility = 'hidden';
}else{
     document.getElementById("customLink").style.visibility = 'visible';
function getOnClickContent(){
     var flag = -1;
     var el = document.getElementsByTagName('a');
     for (var i = 0; i < el.length; i++){
        if(el.innerHTML == "Edit Dashboard..."){
          flag=i;
          break;
     if(flag == -1){
          return "Not Found";
     }else{
          return(el[flag].getAttribute("onClick"));
</script>
To implement this, go to Edit Dashboard and copy paste the above the script in a Text Object. Ensure to check 'Contain HTML Markup' option. That should be it.
I have tested the above code in 10.1.3.4.1 version of OBIEE on IE7 and IE8.
Please test it at your end and let me know in case of any issues.
Hope this helps!!!
Thanks